9 insights from innovators doing the “impossible”
To get a better sense for how market-creating innovators do the “impossible”–create new markets–we piloted a webinar called The Impossible Series: Stories of Market Creation.
Jan 20, 2022
Topics: Global Prosperity
Could Elon Musk’s $6 billion help WFP solve world hunger? It depends.
The most viable way to help people and economies recover and build long-term resilience is through new markets that address unmet needs. Perhaps that's an approach Elon Musk can even get behind.
Jan 13, 2022
What “Jobs” theory reveals about vaccines and the never ending pandemic
Using Jobs Theory to assess vaccination rates and how seriously people take the pandemic can shed some light on how we can make progress against the virus in 2022.
Jan 11, 2022
Global Prosperity: Our top 10 blogs of 2021
Global Prosperity: Our top 10 blogs of 2021
Dec 21, 2021
Brazilian innovators should look to companies in growth markets—not Silicon Valley—for inspiration
For companies and innovators to thrive in "growth markets," it is often necessary to invest in market-creating innovations.
Dec 17, 2021
How to win the war on malaria once and for all
The problem with the war on malaria is that most malaria fighting strategies focus on symptoms of malaria, and not the root cause.
Dec 8, 2021
Creating a market for people who need jobs
Mind Lab aims to reverse the trend of unemployment in Brazil. But what is the mechanism behind Mind Lab's platform?
Nov 29, 2021
Why we are piloting the What Investors Want series
For innovators to be catalysts for economic prosperity, they must understand what investors want. We decided to go on this journey to find out what guides investors' decisions.
Nov 16, 2021
How South Korea became the “most innovative country” in the world
South Korea is once again the world's most innovative country. How did they escape poverty and become a global innovation leader in less than a century?
Nov 9, 2021
How a better understanding of corruption could have helped in Afghanistan
By better understanding how corruption evolves in society, leaders in Afghanistan and global development experts could have developed more lasting solutions for the country.
Oct 28, 2021