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Energy Institute Institute 2014 Legal Metrics & Evaluation Talk

Hard Data Leads to Big Money for Polluted Towns

Source International provides scientists and scientific tools to communities threatened by waste and pollution from natural-resource extraction. With the resulting data, communities been able to press for compensation.

Unreasonable InstituteJuly 18, 2014

Africa Education Gender Health Institute Institute 2014 Metrics & Evaluation Talk Wellness

An Ingenious Way to Help Girls Stay in School

https://vimeo.com/98962022 On an otherwise reasonable evening in July, more than 1,000 people packed an auditorium…

Unreasonable InstituteJuly 17, 2014

Africa Education Energy Institute Institute 2014 Talk Technology

Solar-Powered Computer Labs for Rural Schools

Hear how Greenlink builds and leases solar-powered computer labs for off-grid schools in Tanzania, where 96 percent of rural classrooms lack electricity.

Unreasonable InstituteJuly 16, 2014

Balance Career Debunking Metrics & Evaluation Policy

Let’s Build Events to Address Problems Instead of Sectors

If we’re serious about breaking down silos, we could start by holding fewer sector-specific events and running more on issues and challenges—and other common themes running through the ‘for good’ sector.

Ken BanksJuly 16, 2014

Institute Institute 2014 Mentorship Metrics & Evaluation

Inside Unreasonable Institute: Weeks 4–5

The 2014 Institute has come to a close! Here’s a look at what the entrepreneurs experienced during the last two weeks, with sessions on investment readiness and strategic planning.

Teju RavilochanJuly 11, 2014

Chile Teaches the World a Lesson About Innovation

Chile has made a bet that the foreign entrepreneurs can transform its entrepreneurial culture by teaching the locals how to take risks, help each other, and form global connections.

Vivek WadhwaJuly 9, 2014

Fundraising Investment Scaling

Crowdfunding a Startup—A Success Story

Women are starting companies at a rate 1.5 times higher than the national average, but male-owned businesses receive 23 times more venture capital funding. This isn’t just sexist; it’s bad business. But these days, entrepreneurs have a new financing tool at their disposal: crowdfunding.

Lisa CurtisJuly 8, 2014

Development Technology

How Technology Can Unleash India’s Full Potential

Indians are fed up with government inaction and corruption. They want accountability, better education for their children, improved health care, and economic prosperity. And they want change now.

Vivek WadhwaJuly 7, 2014

Development Emerging Markets Poverty

Who Will Grab the Fortune at the Base of the Pyramid?

Major corporations have demonstrated no meaningful interest in the bottom-of-the-pyramid market, and it seems unlikely to do so in the future because it squanders resources. Who will fix this disconnect?

Paul PolakJuly 3, 2014

Career

CSR—Where Do You Draw the Line?

Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard has famously limited his company’s growth to avoid having too large an environmental impact. (The brand has even run ad campaigns asking people not to buy stuff from Patagonia unless they really need it.) Would you make a similar decision if your company scaled up? When would you know the time for such a decision had come?

John BradleyJune 27, 2014

Africa Development Policy Poverty Technology

Why Entrepreneurs Will Beat Multinationals to the Bottom of the Pyramid

Success in nascent markets requires a commitment to agility and constant refinement. Entrepreneurs bypass the bureaucracy of multinational corporations leaving them better equipped to fight for those at the bottom of the pyramid.

Paul PolakJune 26, 2014

Poverty

Borders From Space

Read an astronaut's reflection after seeing the human-made border between India and Pakistan from the International Space Station, and heed his call to action: we must strive to improve life on Earth.

Ron GaranJune 13, 2014

Design For Impact Institute Institute 2014 Mentorship Metrics & Evaluation

How to Design for Real Impact

Know your mission, measure the right thing, and measure it well. Kevin Starr introduces a framework for gauging whether your company is creating meaningful impact (because if it isn't creating impact...what's the point?).

Unreasonable InstituteJune 4, 2014

Emerging Markets Health Mobile Technology

Innovation Out Of Necessity Is Alive And Well

Living with first world amenities can cloud an individual's perspective on innovation. Switch the lens through which you view innovation, and take note of where it is taking place all around the world.

Ken BanksMay 14, 2014

Career Guest Post Productivity

5 Key Tips To Be A More Effective Social Entrepreneur

There's a lot to be learned from those who’ve been there, done it, and know what works. Read this post for 5 key learnings gathered from the most effective social entrepreneurs across the country.

Zoe SchlagMay 5, 2014

Education Guest Post Poverty Technology

An Open Letter To Larry Page From University Innovation Fellows

University Innovation Fellows respond to Larry Page's assertion that, "I would rather give billions to Elon Musk than charity." They believe, "The future depends on us. The time is now."

Paul PolakApril 23, 2014

Philanthropy Poverty

An Open Letter To Larry Page From Paul Polak

Recently Larry Page was quoted as saying; “I Would Rather Give My Billions To Elon Musk Than Charity.” This is Paul Polak’s thoughtful response to Larry’s idea.

Paul PolakApril 14, 2014

Philanthropy Technology

What If Apple Worked On Big F*&#ing Problems?

Steve Jobs liked to “live at the intersection of the humanities and technology,” and that’s exactly the place where communications technologies need to be.

Ken BanksApril 7, 2014

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