Managing Technology for Social Change
There is a great deal of untapped potential in consistently applying existing technologies to support, and in fact, direct social change.
Technology & Design Innovations in technology and design that serve the world
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The Power and Possibility of Simple Technology
A new study reveals how Minnesota nonprofits are using everyday technology to innovate.
Instagram-Style Innovation in the Public Sector
What if we leveraged the ingenuity and resources in Silicon Valley for the improvement and renewal of the rest of the country?
HP’s Cross-Sector Health Partnership in Kenya
HP’s work with the Clinton Health Access Initiative and the Kenyan government on early infant diagnosis of HIV is saving lives.
Building Better Solutions Together, Faster
A look at the innovative *Weekend Movement in Malaysia.
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Design Thinking for Social Innovation
By working closely with the clients and consumers, design thinking allows high-impact solutions to social problems to bubble up from below rather than being imposed from the top.
The Dragonfly Effect
Two veterans of consumer psychology, marketing, and entrepreneurship provide a guide to using social media for social change.
The Information Age Goes Old School
Is the digital divide a thing of the past?
Why Social Innovators Need Design Thinking
Design is a process especially suited to divergent thinking—the exploration of new choices and alternative solutions.
Big Data for Social Innovation
Nonprofits lag behind business and science in using big data effectively.