Leveraging Lean Data
Supplements to the article “The Power of Lean Data.”
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The Power of Lean Data
A series of recent projects that incorporate lean design principles show that it’s possible to gather high-quality impact data quickly and inexpensively. Includes magazine extras.
Muni Bonds for All
An online platform for “microbonds” promises to make it easier for people to invest public works projects.
Civil Rights Goes Digital
In both online and offline venues, activists at Color of Change are pursuing the fight for racial justice at Internet speed.
A Checkup on PRIs
For one leading health funder, program-related investments promise to help underserved populations.
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The Science of What Makes People Care
Five principles based in social science that will help organizations connect their work to what people care most about.
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.