Using a ship as a traveling campus, undergraduates, lifelong learners, faculty, and lecturers live and learn together while circumnavigating the globe.
Every 20 seconds a child dies for lack of access to potable water. Pedro Delgado of Agua Inc is combatting the water crisis and changing the world for the better.
Starting a company is hard. Best case scenario: your bet pays off and you uncover a monster opportunity. Worst case scenario: you don’t (but you spend a few years working on something you love). Read this post for the secret to making the "best case scenario" more likely.
Watch Kamran Elahian, high-tech serial entrepreneur, share his tales of failure, speak of the importance of entrepreneurship, and discuss leadership within a business.
Through the purification and transformation of carbon emissions, Damascus Fortune's product can be used to build cars, space ships, buildings, laptops, and mobile phones.
Ever feel like everyone else in the world other than you has their act together? Guess what, it is a MYTH! Read this excerpt from Jane Miller's upcoming book to learn why you shouldn't be too hard on yourself.
Why should we spend money on space exploration when we have so many problems here on planet Earth? The answer to solving the world's biggest problems is in the stars. Read what this astronaut has to say about it.
One Earth Designs harnesses the sun to bring clean energy to three billion people who lack access to clean fuels. This product saves lives, reduces carbon emissions, saves time for women, and saves money for families.
This week we felt it was time to get on with some work, and explore the principles that will underpin the business we (and you) are starting. Let's look at how to work toward your triple bottom line (and make it work in the real world).
There’s a saying in the technology world which asks “What would Google do?”. When I’m confronted with a problem, I’d rather ask “What would nature do?”. Why? Here are some great examples.
2 billion people lack access to basic surgical procedures. Watch this 6 minute talk to see how EvoTech created an endoscopy system for the needs of developing markets for less than 5% of the market price. The key may surprise you!
Social entrepreneurs have fewer potential sources of capital to tap into, and managing cash flow can ironically be more important for survival for social ventures than for profit maximizing businesses.
Sue Kunz has spent her career mastering gaining customers, cultivating the right team, choosing a board willing to challenge you and making your company culture global on Day 1. Watch and learn from this international energy and clean technology CEO.
As a social entrepreneur, are you constantly wrestling with pressures and trade-offs of building a company that holds high environmental and social standards? Read this post for 4 ways to create an actual social enterprise.