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Change.org, a five-year-old San Francisco-based startup, has emerged as one of the leading platforms for online activism.
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Medical Device Innovation: Panel Discussion
Focusing on unmet needs, healthcare entrepreneurs provide their in-the-trenches perspectives on advancing medical technologies. Working to extend and enhance lives.
ReCoding Good: Part 2
From the Field Series: An ongoing report of the Philanthropy, Policy, and Technology Project, which explores the use of private resources for public good.
Q&A with MASS Co-founder Michael Murphy
A new generation of architects and designers are raising expectations for the public interest design movement.
Thrun on the Udacity Model
A follow up to the recent post "Some Questions About Udacity."
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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.