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New platforms are using crowdsourcing and open-source technology to challenge Google’s dominance over how we see the world.
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Document leaks, big data, and open government are reviving the fight against global graft.
Internet on a Bike
Google and Tata Trusts partner to bring the Internet to women in rural India.
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Hindi for “friend,” the Saathi Internet program enables women in rural India to help other women improve their lives and livelihoods.
Corporate Social Responsibility for a Data Age
Proprietary data can help improve and save lives, but fully harnessing its potential will require a cultural transformation in the way companies, governments, and other organizations treat and act on data.
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Innovative Solutions for the Housing Crisis
Six pathways to making housing more affordable and available from the Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability.
The Challenge of Organizational Learning
A recent study found three common barriers to knowledge sharing across nonprofits and their networks, as well as ways and means to overcome them.
The Dragonfly Effect
Two veterans of consumer psychology, marketing, and entrepreneurship provide a guide to using social media for social change.
The Case for Causal AI
Using artificial intelligence to predict behavior can lead to devastating policy mistakes. Health and development programs must learn to apply causal models that better explain why people behave the way they do to help identify the most effective levers for change.