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Education Illiteracy Literacy Technology

Can’t Seem to Stop Those Ads Following You Around? Why Not Become ‘Metaliterate’?

We can all be metaliterate learners – meditative and empowered, asking perceptive questions, thinking about what and how we learn, while sharing our content and insights as we make contributions to society.

Trudi Jacobson and Thomas P. MackeyApril 20, 2018

Education Kinetic Literacy Project Literacy Lab Talk Technology

Unleashing the 21st Century Potential of Students Across 132 Countries

We fall short in preparing students for the real world. This is the most effective edtech product on the market, helping students improve their literacy across 132 countries.

Brittany LaneJuly 30, 2017

Communication Government, Politics & Civic Engagement Kinetic Unreasonable Goals

A Government Solution for the People, By the People: Q&A with Colab

What if there were a way to make governments listen to the voices of the governed? In Brazil, there’s an app for that.

Aubrey SandersJuly 26, 2017

Communication Disability Education Kinetic Project Literacy Lab Talk Technology Video

This App Ensures One Billion People With Disabilities Don’t Get Left Behind

One billion people, or 15% of the world’s population, experience some form of disability. Social exclusion is the norm. This company wants to prevent that.

Brittany LaneJuly 23, 2017

Employment Innovation Technology

Why Universal Basic Income and Tax Breaks Won’t Save Us From the Jobless Future

Many jobs are going to rapidly disappear. New jobs will be created, but not for those who have lost them. This leads to social disruption unless we act now.

Vivek WadhwaJuly 18, 2017

Creativity Employment Technology

Is AI the End of Jobs or a New Beginning?

AI is going to become our guide and companion — and take millions of jobs away. We can deny it, be angry or ignore it. But if we do, we will be the losers.

Vivek WadhwaJune 9, 2017

Technology Unreasonable Impact Unreasonable Impact Asia Unreasonable Impact Asia 2017

Bringing Space and its Data Within Reach for People Everywhere, Every Day

The company slogan is “Space within your reach,” and they're making access to space – and its data – an everyday reality with small, flexible satellites.

Brittany LaneMay 15, 2017

India Mobile Technology

How Apple Is Dropping the Ball In India

Apple is repeating the mistakes it made in China by relying on its brand recognition to build a market and failing to understand the needs of its customers.

Vivek WadhwaMay 11, 2017

Kinetic Technology Unreasonable Impact Unreasonable Impact US Unreasonable Impact US 2016

Democratizing Manufacturing by 3D Printing From Trash: Q&A with re:3D

What if every household could act as its own factory and personally manufacture exactly what it needed to thrive? The world is not that far off.

Brittany LaneApril 21, 2017

Technology Values

What Have We Learned From the Mistakes of Uber and Theranos?

Anyone who stays silent when they see wrongdoing within an organization is complicit in injustice. It's not the CEO's choices that matter, but yours.

Vivek WadhwaApril 18, 2017

Communication Energy Kinetic Technology Unreasonable Impact Unreasonable Impact US Unreasonable Impact US 2016

The Next Generation of Rural Infrastructure: Q&A With Altaeros Energies

This is what it’s like to develop the next generation of infrastructure to affordably and sustainably connect billions of people.

Brittany LaneApril 7, 2017

Fireside Chats Full Interview Interview

Fireside Chat | Dr. Jennifer Holmgren – LanzaTech CEO

LanzaTech has created a revolutionary process that captures carbon from steel mills and other industrial…

Scott McElroyMarch 30, 2017

Collaboration Communication Development

Have We Really Made Progress? A Four-Part Manifesto for Change

This may be the start of a bolder conversation, where we put into action projects and programs that put the needs of those we seek to help before ourselves.

Ken BanksMarch 21, 2017

Economy India Technology

What the U.S. Can Learn From India’s Move Toward a Cashless Society

There are many lessons that Silicon Valley and the United States can learn from the developing world. India's move toward a cashless society is one of them.

Vivek WadhwaMarch 6, 2017

Innovation Technology

Innovation is Not the Same as Technology – It’s More Than That

While technology usually forms the foundation of innovation, one crucial factor – namely the human one – is poorly understood in the overall equation

Chris AutryMarch 1, 2017

Disability Health Technology Unreasonable Impact Unreasonable Impact UK 2016

Putting Empathy Back in Healthcare With 3D Printing: Q&A With Andiamo

Using 3D scanning and printing, Andiamo delivers orthotics for children in a more human-centered approach to healthcare – in a matter of days.

Brittany LaneFebruary 9, 2017

Design For Impact Design Thinking Technology

Making Technology Work for the Most Vulnerable

Is there a way to encourage tech advancement, promote entrepreneurship, and do so while empowering the most vulnerable to share in the benefits?

Chris GoodFebruary 1, 2017

Innovation Relationships Technology

Why 2017 Is the Year of the Bot

By listening to everything, bots learn how we think, live, work and play. They are gathering massive amounts of data about us. What does this mean for us?

Vivek WadhwaJanuary 30, 2017