There’s a better solution to America’s immigration crisis
Both migrants and governments would benefit from a better solution to the immigration crisis. Finding it will require thinking about the problem differently.
Sept 19, 2019
Topics: Global Prosperity
Innovators Creating Prosperity: Lifestores Healthcare
We caught up with Bryan Mezue, CEO and co-founder of Lifestores Healthcare, to learn how his company is making needed medications affordable and accessible to millions in Nigeria and beyond.
Sept 17, 2019
Infographic: There are 2 types of development strategies, and 1 is far more effective
Development professionals and government workers are working tirelessly to make a dent in extreme poverty, but what if they have the prosperity equation wrong?
Sept 12, 2019
Leveraging Disruptive Innovation at the World Bank to finally end poverty
What can the World Bank learn from an Indian entrepreneur who developed an innovation to make sanitary pads less expensive? Quite a lot.
Sept 10, 2019
Investing to create greater shared prosperity
By keeping an eye out for market-creating innovations, socially-conscious investors will discover companies with a unique potential to succeed financially while also unleashing prosperity across the globe.
Sept 6, 2019
Nonconsumption: the fiercest competitor you didn’t know you had
If nonconsumption were a company in many of the emerging and frontier markets where it’s most prevalent, it would have a monopoly in most industries.
Aug 27, 2019
Making sense of corruption and how to reduce it
Most countries are failing in the fight against corruption, according to Transparency International’s 2018 Corruption Perception Index. How can governments and development organizations turn things around?
Aug 20, 2019
The African advantage in the solar energy revolution
Solar energy has struggled with slow adoption many places in the world, but it's found fertile ground in sub-Saharan Africa. What’s the secret to its success in a region where other electricity solutions have stumbled?
Aug 15, 2019
5 reasons why these powerful innovations might be our best shot at solving poverty
Despite significant funding, the number of people living in extreme poverty has increased in some regions around the globe. To truly end poverty, we must look to a different solution: market-creating innovations.
Aug 6, 2019
What the world’s most iconic sandal can teach us about innovation
Havaianas have become a global symbol of Brazil’s culture, but they also represent the powerful positive impact a simple innovation can have on a people and a country.
July 25, 2019