A how-to guide for taking the guesswork out of innovation in emerging markets
Innovation is often perceived as risky, but using these five approaches will increase the odds of success.
June 6, 2019
Topics: Entrepreneurs
For Jumia—Africa’s tech unicorn—to succeed, here’s who it must focus on
Excitement has swirled around Jumia—Africa's largest e-commerce company—since its IPO on the New York Stock Exchange last month. But what will it take for the "Amazon of Africa” to succeed?
May 23, 2019
A case study on the power of market-creating innovations: MicroEnsure
People living in poverty—who often need insurance the most—are usually those least likely to have it. In this video, Karen Dillon explains how one company spotted an opportunity to change that.
May 2, 2019
After running a poverty alleviation organization for 10 years, here’s what I’ve learned
What if the most powerful way to end poverty is not being explored enough? Here are some lessons I learned from running a nonprofit for ten years.
Apr 25, 2019
Innovators Creating Prosperity: Inyenyeri
Globally, almost three billion people depend on traditional biomass for cooking. For this Innovators Creating Prosperity post, we spoke with Iyenyeri founder Eric Reynolds about an innovation that can change that.
Apr 11, 2019
Innovators Creating Prosperity: IguanaFix
In our first Innovators Creating Prosperity post, spotlighting organizations across the globe that are positively impacting economic development, we chat with Matias Recchia of IguanaFix.
Mar 26, 2019
Push vs. pull: A tale of two strategies
Studies and reports highlight the overwhelming lack of success in many institutional reform projects. In this video, we explain why the predominant strategy of development doesn't work, and offer an alternative.
Mar 20, 2019
Insights for innovating in emerging markets: Create the market you want to be a part of
Learn how a small Rwandan company is creating a new market that serves some of the poorest people in the world.
Feb 12, 2019
Disruptive Voice: What really creates prosperity?
In this Disruptive Voice podcast, produced by The Forum for Growth and Innovation, Efosa Ojomo and Karen Dillon discuss the story behind their newly-released book with Clayton Christensen, The Prosperity Paradox.
Jan 17, 2019
M-Pesa: A tale of global prosperity
In this guest blog, Katie Zandbergen describes M-Pesa's meteoric rise to becoming Kenya's largest mobile-money transfer service—and its subsequent impact on the countries in which it operates.
Dec 18, 2018