What to look for in an accelerator? This VP at Singularity University, says it's not learning environment or freedom from distraction, but something else.
Pascal FinetteJanuary 2, 2017
With so few comparisons in the African tech market, it's imperative to share data to set a baseline and move the ecosystem along—the future depends on it.
Toni MaravigliaFebruary 12, 2016
As an impact accountant I have a unique vantage point into the inner workings and health…
Sara OlsenMarch 12, 2015
Since at least the early ‘90s, those involved in the generation of more than money…
Jed EmersonFebruary 25, 2015
At the heart of all progress lies measurement—a marker in the ground that tells us…
Sara OlsenFebruary 5, 2015
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
People who read, study and follow the “design with the end user” mantra might feel more than ever that they’re doing the right thing, but they’ll simply be reinforcing the outside-in, top down approach without realizing it.
Ken BanksNovember 3, 2014
Thoughts from the chief innovation advisor for the World Bank on how localized innovations scale—calling for a nuanced way to think about scale and a more sophisticated understanding of how ideas and innovations spread.
Aleem WaljiOctober 10, 2014
Clean energy entrepreneur and author unravels how entrepreneurs can take simple and accessible solutions Steve Jobs employed at Apple and apply them to new markets.
Jigar ShahSeptember 17, 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
If we continue treating complex problems as complicated, we will continue to prescribe remedies with little regard for context and variation—the World Bank’s Innovation Labs director explains why.
Aleem WaljiSeptember 4, 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
The combination of cheap capital and expensive labor has created a powerful economic dynamic driving massive innovation across virtually every industry sector.
Brad FeldAugust 8, 2014
Imagine that you run a company that sells bottled water. You spend lots of money,…
David BornsteinJuly 30, 2014
The fifth Unreasonable Institute has come and gone. We have since synthesized what we learned and are already sharpening our offerings for our next few programs. Here's a look at what we learned and what we need to improve.
Teju RavilochanJuly 23, 2014
Confronting the hardest problems on the planet requires humility to admit that we don’t know many answers when we start; sometimes, we don’t even know the right problem to work on. And if you start with the wrong problem, you’ll certainly propose the wrong solution.
Aleem WaljiJuly 18, 2014
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