How do you respond to an email sent to you that's so venomous that your blood pressure increases dramatically and you actually feel a hand slapping you hard across your face.
Jane MillerDecember 18, 2014
The real work of social innovation is to fix our broken human systems. The way to do that is by inviting real diversity into our lives; seeing and then removing the boundaries between us.
Cheryl HellerDecember 16, 2014
In a world shaped by efforts to influence us, using methods that are ever-evolving in scope and sophistication, freedom is inconceivable (or meaningless) without some kind of mental judo.
Manoj FenelonDecember 15, 2014
There are systems that reach beyond the local, and we need to have the friendships that let us do work on those systems that span the globe.
Joy AndersonDecember 12, 2014
Want to solve the world's biggest f*cking problems? Here are four qualities we've found in successful startups.
Unreasonable InstituteDecember 11, 2014
Google X co-founder and Unreasonable mentor relates his path to social impact.
Tom ChiDecember 10, 2014
A serial entrepreneur has enabled users to convert their dumb phone to a smart phone—and now he explains why he is providing the source code to this technology, for free.
Deepak RavindranDecember 9, 2014
Billionaire Peter Thiel claims that college education is a bubble and doesn’t provide more value than an insurance policy, but in reality, today’s knowledge-based economy requires mastery of a wide assortment of technical skills, ability to work in groups, and continual learning.
Vivek WadhwaDecember 8, 2014
Executive and entrepreneur explains why her Russian degree has been the foundation from which she built her career—plus five simple tips that will get you on the road to your “top.”
Jane MillerDecember 5, 2014
Forget that humans are horrible multitaskers—when you're doing two things you're doing neither of them well—and realize that it's draining.
Seth LevineDecember 4, 2014
Over 22,000 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) exist in Mexico, all competing for the same pool of funds, but this startup gives organizations a different option by designing revenue sources for sustainable impact.
Cayte BoslerDecember 3, 2014
By embracing "and," entrepreneurs bring products and services into the world that disrupt tradition, and by doing so they build iconic brands.
David HowittDecember 1, 2014
Go out and mentor someone. Even if you think you're too young or inexperienced, or that you don't have anything to give quite yet, trust me—there is always someone a step (or more) behind you who will learn an incredible amount from you.
Pascal FinetteNovember 28, 2014
Distributed renewable energy offers a means for individuals to invest in new, efficient infrastructure with compelling returns and address climate change.
Jigar ShahNovember 26, 2014
Conventional wisdom about education is right, attending a brand-name college can offer a major boost to your entrepreneurial career, but degrees don’t determine your destiny.
Chris YehNovember 25, 2014
The last of a five-part series: If we don’t focus on human capital, we run the risk of the impact investment world excluding a large number of talented professionals.
Ross BairdNovember 24, 2014
So many people in startup land go with the crowd and, thus, create the umm-teenth version of something that already exists. The supposedly smarter ones go against the crowd, which is not much better, as their theory of change is simply based on negating what everybody else is doing.
Pascal FinetteNovember 22, 2014