When best practices aren’t best: A look at Gridworks
The CDC's Gridworks investment platform has had to do more than find investment opportunities; it has often needed to create them.
May 13, 2021
Topics: Infrastructure
Is it the government’s job to build infrastructure? It depends.
For governments in low- and middle-income counties to try to copy the United States' new infrastructure plan would be to put the cart before the horse. Here's what they should do instead.
Apr 15, 2021
Not so fast: What Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure bill needs to be impactful
The value that lies in infrastructure isn’t in the infrastructure itself, but in what it distributes or stores.
Apr 6, 2021
A market-creation story: Drinkwell
Contaminated groundwater in Bangladesh has led to one of the largest mass poisonings in human history. Drinkwell hasn’t just helped create a solution to the crisis, it’s creating new jobs and opportunities too.
Mar 11, 2021
When a light bulb is more than just a light bulb; the power of market-creating innovation
Market-creating innovations are powerful because they are more than just products or services; they are entire systems that pull in new resources, jobs, infrastructure, and regulations.
Mar 4, 2021
Problems, solutions, and outcomes; a big misunderstanding in development
Answering these three questions can help development organizations transition towards developing lasting solutions that generate better outcomes.
Feb 18, 2021
The #EndSARS movement is about more than ending police brutality in Nigeria
There is no easy fix Nigeria’s decades’ long problem with the police, but supporting an innovation-led development agenda that focuses on economic growth is a good start.
Nov 10, 2020
Guyana needs to tap into innovation, not oil
For Guyana, as for other emerging economies, enduring shared prosperity won’t come from a windfall of wealth; it will come from creating new markets.
Nov 5, 2020
At UNGA, world leaders agree to build a fairer world; the question is how
As world leaders look to rebuild a fairer world, it’s important to ask two questions: how did we get here, and how can we build back better?
Oct 7, 2020
Why most anti-poverty programs fail to eradicate poverty
Fewer than 1% of people cite anti-poverty programs as the reason they escaped poverty. Why do so many of these programs fail at the one thing they're designed to do?
Aug 27, 2020