Technology
Investing in AI for Good
A new framework for identifying the biggest AI opportunities for social impact, and three areas primed for investment.
Tag: Agriculture
Innovations in farming and agronomy that promote sustainability and advance social good
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Business
Interaction Fields
A new book examines the future of business that promotes the creation of shared value.
Leadership
Voluntarism and Unselfish Leadership
Selfless behavior of key individuals is critical to the development of local institutions for self-governance.
Design Thinking
Using Design Thinking to Tackle Climate Change When ‘What You Know No Longer Works’
As climate change creates new ambiguity problems for farmers, communities need to better understand and assess their own environments.
Environment
Saving the Honeybees
In an effort to save the bees and buttress the global food supply, Edete, an Israel-based agricultural technology company, has set out to reduce the strain on bees by assisting them with crop pollination.
Philanthropy & Funding
When Peers Work Together to Drive Social Change
Funders can build on “constituent engagement” by supporting peer groups as they lead their own change and work collectively to advance their lives.
Food
Building Investor Appetite for Nutritious Food
Increasing access to quality food worldwide requires money from investors for food-related enterprises. Blended finance can help boost their risk tolerance. A Viewpoint from the Summer 2020 issue.
Scaling
Four Mindsets That Accelerate Nonprofit Growth
A reflection on how a set of strategies related to target-setting, financial modeling, program measurement, and organizational culture helped one organization reach a major milestone.
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Environment
Stewards of the Land
An excerpt from A Better Planet describes how to harness American agriculture for a sustainable future.
Environment
Reducing Emissions
Research has found that the simple act of adding an unassuming seaweed called Asparagopsis taxiformis to cattle feed can lower the amount of methane that cows produce by a stunning 60 percent. A What's Next article from the Spring 2020 issue.