Every social system has its own unique and self-reinforcing characteristics, practices, and vocabularies. Learning to span these boundaries is a prerequisite for any significant change effort.
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Thanks to Kevin Starr for shining a spotlight on how to strengthen big bet philanthropy. As a leading member of the growing movement to mobilize big bets in the philanthropy sector, I’d like to point ...
Collective impact initiatives have contributed to systems changes and improved the lives of many living in our communities. In the next decade, they must focus on equity, shifting imbalances of power, ...
More than one billion people around the world live with a disability. At some point, most of us will likely experience a temporary, situational, or permanent disability. Employment and education rates ...
OpenAI’s governance saga might give leaders pause about alternative ways of organizing, but research shows hybrid governance models can be successful—with effective boards to lead them.
I just got back from Skoll World Forum, the Cannes Festival for those trying to make the world a better place. What makes it so special is its focus on those who do the real work, and a growing horde ...
Increasingly, the lived experience of young people is shaped by what they experience online and what they do offline. Being nearly always connected, interpersonal relationships that characterize ...
Aligning return on investment (RoI) with learning impact (return on education, RoE) and social impact ( return on community, RoC) can ultimately help the ed-tech environment become an ecosystem—or ...
Business sustainability has come a long way. From the dawn of the modern environmental movement and the establishment of environmental regulations in the 1970s, it has become a strategic concern ...