Blurred Images, Better Futures
Software from a group called Ultrasafe Ultrasound promises to make it harder to practice sex-selective abortion.
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The Call of Violence
In parts of the world, expanding cell-phone coverage brings with it an increase in violent activity.
The Snowden Leaks: Turning the Outside In
Our digital infrastructure is rapidly eroding accepted boundaries that diplomacy, good governance, and politics have relied on for centuries.
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Creating Climate Wealth: Unlocking the Impact Economy
Creating Climate Wealth discusses business model innovations that will help battle the effects of climate change.
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SMART CITIES: Big Data, Civic Hackers, and the Quest for a New Utopia
SMART CITIES explores how the combination of city growth and new technology can bring opportunities for the future.
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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?
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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.