When creating a new market, simply doing what you’re good at is rarely enough
For innovators creating new markets, it isn’t just about what your organization is good at doing; it’s about what needs to be done.
Apr 8, 2021
Topics: Entrepreneurs
Making your own luck in emerging economies: Six innovative strategies for creating new markets
History has shown that market creation is vital for building strong organizations and economies, but it’s often deemed too risky. This groundbreaking research reveals the innovative strategies successful organizations ...
Apr 8, 2021
Innovators Creating Prosperity: Mintor
We chatted with Leànne Viviers, co-founder and CEO of Mintor, about how her company is helping solve Africa's looming employment crisis.
Mar 25, 2021
Video: Why does poverty persist? An introduction to the prosperity paradox
Learn why the predominant development strategy falls short of making meaningful progress towards solving poverty, and discover why a counterintuitive approach is our best shot at creating lasting prosperity.
Mar 18, 2021
A market-creation story: Drinkwell
Contaminated groundwater in Bangladesh has led to one of the largest mass poisonings in human history. Drinkwell hasn’t just helped create a solution to the crisis, it’s creating new jobs and opportunities too.
Mar 11, 2021
When a light bulb is more than just a light bulb; the power of market-creating innovation
Market-creating innovations are powerful because they are more than just products or services; they are entire systems that pull in new resources, jobs, infrastructure, and regulations.
Mar 4, 2021
Lessons from Apple and Kodak for the next USAID administrator
Tapped by Joe Biden to lead USAID, Samantha Power must examine and transform the organization's capabilities before they become disabilities.
Feb 4, 2021
Accelerating prosperity through the Market-creating Innovation Bootcamp
We’re thrilled to announce the Market-creating Innovation Bootcamp, our collaboration with the MIT Legatum Center to empower Africa’s market-creating innovators.
Jan 26, 2021
3 lessons from 2020 that will guide our global prosperity work in 2021
2020 was a devastating year for many, but its challenges also offered important lessons for creating a more prosperous future. Here are three of our biggest takeaways.
Jan 7, 2021
2020 roundup: What we learned from #InnovatorsCreatingProsperity
Despite the daily onslaught of new challenges, innovators are coming up with creative solutions to seemingly intractable problems.
Dec 22, 2020