Five insights for innovating in emerging markets
Innovating in emerging markets presents unique challenges. To that end, Research Fellow Efosa Ojomo shares five insights from his research in a Facebook Live event with Harvard Business Review.
Innovating in emerging markets presents unique challenges. To that end, Research Fellow Efosa Ojomo shares five insights from his research in a Facebook Live event with Harvard Business Review.
Feb 6, 2017
Give a person a mosquito net and she might use it; but give a person a job and she will not only buy a mosquito net, but also take care of her family.
Jan 19, 2017
While more than a billion people have “escaped” poverty, their present-day vulnerabilities are still stark. For this reason, programs that create prosperity should be the standard towards which countries aspire.
Oct 19, 2016
It's tempting to think that one form of innovation is better than another; unfortunately that's not the case. Depending on the circumstance, each form of innovation has a role to play in creating prosperity.
Oct 12, 2016
Today efforts continue to alleviate global poverty, and while they have been largely successful, a majority of people are still unable to live comfortably and prosper.
Sept 28, 2016
How is it that an industry that is filled with some of the brightest minds in the world and spends hundreds of billions of US dollars a year on global development is unable to have more of an impact?
Sept 21, 2016
In my last blog I discussed the prospects of low-end disruptive strategy for potentially disruptive innovations in healthcare. Because low-end disruptions compete directly with established […]
Sept 15, 2016
From logistics to energy, by taking ownership of other links in the value chain, Tolaram was able to access swathes of Nigerian consumers who had previously been out of reach and create a new market.
Sept 14, 2016
Understandably, the response from nations, development organizations, and well-meaning people is to provide resources to those in need. However, a different approach is needed to solve the fundamental problem.
Sept 7, 2016
Nonconsumption is rampant in poor countries, but it also presents significant business and developmental opportunity. To that end, here are five enterprises tackling nonconsumption around the globe.
Aug 31, 2016