Technology & Design
Accessible Images
An open source web application draws on the wisdom of the crowds to give the blind access to images.
Tag: Open Source
Social Entrepreneurship
Open Innovation: A Muse for Scaling
Open innovation enables behaviors that lay the groundwork for scale.
Impact Investing
ReCoding Good: Part 8
From the Field Series: An ongoing report of the Philanthropy, Policy, and Technology Project, which explores the use of private resources for public good.
Technology
Open Source for Humanitarian Action
Ushahidi develops free software that allows volunteers to map humanitarian crises from their mobile phones.
Technology & Design
From Crowdsourcing to CouchSurfing
An interview with Casey Fenton, co-founder of CouchSurfing.
Health
An Open Source Approach to Medical Research
An interview with Stephen Friend about using using open source to encourage collaboration and share health information.
Technology & Design
Scaling Social Impact by Giving Away Value
An interview with Village Telco Founder Stephen Song about applying open source technology to social change.
Water
Water Thinking
The Peer Water Exchange manages diverse solutions and resources to fight the global water crisis.
Economic Development
One Acre at a Time
One Acre Fund feeds the world’s poor by helping them feed themselves.
Impact Investing
Between Innovation and Development
An interview with Aleem Walji, practice manager for innovation at the World Bank Institute.