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.
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
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
In this TEDxBYU talk, Efosa Ojomo describes a fundamental misunderstanding many development organizations have with fixing poverty, then highlights an interesting and surprising insight.
July 11, 2019
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
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
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
Organizations and governments often push resources into poor communities in an attempt to eradicate poverty. On the surface this makes sense, so why do these efforts often fall short?
Oct 29, 2018
October 17th is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. What if, instead of asking how can we end poverty, we began asking, how can we create long-term prosperity?
Oct 17, 2018
NBA superstar, LeBron James just partnered with the Akron, Ohio public school system. Here are three lessons the partnership highlights for global development organizations.
Sept 6, 2018
Every development organization should ask itself these three questions in order to increase their odds of success.
Aug 30, 2018