How Daystar Power is empowering Africa’s energy market
Through its market-creating innovations Daystar holds the power to transform Africa’s power sector and socio-economic development.
Nov 22, 2022
Author: Sandy Sanchez
What’s causing the largest energy deficit in the world? And how to address it.
Understanding why solar energy adoption isn’t happening as quickly as one would expect in Nigeria is critical to an innovator's approach.
Oct 26, 2022
Calling all innovators: Africa’s electricity market is ripe for market-creation
Within Africa’s mass nonconsumption of electricity lies immense opportunity for innovators to drive forward the continent’s socio-economic development.
Oct 11, 2022
How an understanding of Jobs to Be Done can strengthen democracy
Recent headlines on democracy have been bleak, but understanding what “job” each of us hires democracy for can help motivate us into action.
Sept 27, 2022
What Somalia’s Impending Famine Teaches Us About Addressing Donor Fatigue
To avoid donor fatigue Somalia needs both emergency assistance to address immediate crises, and investments that create long term solutions.
Sept 7, 2022
From 911 to 988, assessing the new United States’ hotline through the lens of Jobs theory
If adequately operated and funded, the new 988 hotline will nail the “Job” of prioritizing mental health crisis care.
Aug 23, 2022
Rethinking Development Can Turn “Latin America’s Vicious Circle” Into a Virtuous One
Push strategies don't address the issue of long term economic growth, but market-creating innovations can turn the tide of development.
Aug 9, 2022
What The Economist gets wrong about democracy and development in Latin America
Institutional reforms alone won't create sustainable development. Instead, what we need to focus on is helping average Latin Americans make progress.
Aug 2, 2022