After decades of growth, Botswana’s economy is losing speed. A look at the driving factor in the country’s fragile economic growth hints at what went wrong and how the country can course correct.
Nov 7, 2019
Conventional thinking suggests that countries should build up good governance, enforce the law, and then corruption will disappear. Efosa Ojomo explains that this thinking is not only flawed, but backwards.
Nov 6, 2019
Rising from humble origins, Nigeria’s film industry now accounts for 5% of the country’s GDP. Can other developing industries in Africa replicate its success?
Oct 31, 2019
Development organizations are tasked with solving some of the world’s most pressing and complex problems. By stepping back to ask themselves three questions, they can truly empower the people they aim to serve.
Oct 24, 2019
From Hewlett-Packard to Blockbuster, history is full of missed opportunities that stemmed from an over-reliance on data. How can companies and countries avoid the same mistakes in the future?
Oct 22, 2019
For the first time in our lifetime, the percentage of the global population living in extreme poverty is less than 10%. Many celebrate this achievement. But maybe they shouldn’t.
Oct 17, 2019
AT&T missed the boat on the front end of the mobile phone revolution because of its inability to spot nonconsumption. What other nonconsumption opportunities are we missing today?
Oct 8, 2019
In countries like Nigeria, there’s still a long way to go in democratizing basic products and services. Fortunately, new ventures are addressing this issue and transforming lives in the process.
Oct 3, 2019
Poverty often shows itself as a lack of basic necessities, but governments and aid organizations must resist the temptation to blindly invest in providing resources to poor communities.
Oct 1, 2019
Following WWII, France’s 40 million citizens collectively owned only 100,000 cars. Pierre-Jules Boulanger’s solution to the transportation problem offers four vital lessons for innovators and entrepreneurs today.
Sept 26, 2019