Google X co-founder and Unreasonable mentor relates his path to social impact.
Tom ChiDecember 10, 2014
Want to show investors that there is a measurable positive impact on a community as a result of business? Founder and CEO of a social and environmental accounting firm introduces two standard tests for impact investments and the necessary tools to measure impact.
Sara OlsenNovember 11, 2014
Corporate attorney turned entrepreneur and impact investor relates his journey into work that not only impacts the lives of clients, but also the lives of the people that they seek to serve.
Bruce CampbellNovember 5, 2014
Ugandan doctor and entrepreneur documents the history of the Ebola outbreak and relates ten lessons we cannot ignore.
Gideon EmorutOctober 31, 2014
Tech entrepreneur and author explains why in fewer than 15 years, we will be debating whether human beings should be allowed to drive on highways.
Vivek WadhwaOctober 16, 2014
We constantly see social networking apps being funded in the news, but what real social and economic progress have we seen from social media and what industries are going to drive this progress in the future?
Jigar ShahOctober 9, 2014
Entrepreneur, writer, and CEO explains how to prepare for a meaningful career while in college—the first step being to reject or accept society's definition of success.
Nathaniel KolocOctober 7, 2014
Editor for the Economist joins a multi-national task force with the ambitious goal to figure out how to catalyze a global market in social impact investment—the report, four themes and one challenge.
Matthew BishopSeptember 29, 2014
The world has problems. Big problems. They need big answers, ambitious projects and innovative solutions.…
Ken BanksSeptember 18, 2014
A new strategy emerges that makes bisecting of investing and philanthropy into two separate activities illogical according to veteran entrepreneur of five startups.
Michael Luni LibesSeptember 16, 2014
The problems facing us all today require the same boldness that was required to reach the Moon and return to Earth safely.
Ron GaranSeptember 11, 2014
Founders and builders of companies trying to have an impact don’t recognize that businesses are built on demand, not need, and it requires consistent demand.
Ross BairdSeptember 8, 2014
Business is the only force on the planet large enough and pervasive enough to change our broken global systems, and—together—citizen engineers and social entrepreneurs can act as the lever to create clean water, clean air, rich soil, biodiversity and happiness as a natural by-product of everyday work.
Ryan MartensSeptember 5, 2014
Measuring impact, designing for impact, and applying business methods toward impact: These are not always easy, but they’re almost always doable and eventually make things a lot easier.
Kevin StarrSeptember 3, 2014
Wana Energy Solutions is moving Ugandans away from charcoal and wood to liquid gas, which requires less time, costs less money, and sharply reduces indoor air pollution and all of the attendant health risks.
Nate BeardAugust 22, 2014
Questions that have the potential to produce rich explorations and solve big problems too often devolve into shouting matches that increase anger and mistrust. Here's a way to frame conversations so that people actually listen to one another.
David BornsteinAugust 20, 2014
A Dutch entrepreneur is giving girls in Kenya the means to be confident by developing a local industry and keeping girls in school.
Nate BeardAugust 18, 2014