Data is a poor judge of opportunity
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?
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
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
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
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
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