Lessons in Mass Collaboration
Recent experience with government-convened hackathons has generated insights into the methods and instruments used to design effective mass collaboration efforts.
Technology & Design Innovations in technology and design that serve the world
Latest
Big Data for Social Innovation
Nonprofits lag behind business and science in using big data effectively.
Review
Government by Toolkit
The first chief technology officer of the United States offers a vision for remaking public services.
Pop-Up Housing
In London, the YMCA is combining prefab construction with stylish design to create a new kind of affordable home.
Putting Bullies in Their Place
A Web-based initiative uses analysis of social media chatter to locate hotspots of antisocial behavior.
Most Popular
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.