What if we connected education to the needs of our economies? Efosa Ojomo What if we connected education to the needs of our economies? When done right, education not only expands students' minds, but also gives them the tools to climb up the economic ladder. Apr 2, 2018 Efosa Ojomo
Disruption, climate change, and the future of farming Christina Nuñez Disruption, climate change, and the future of farming Can disruption fight climate change and transform farming in the process? Companies like Groasis certainly think so. Feb 26, 2018 Christina Nuñez
5 tips to avoid an innovation flop Efosa Ojomo 5 tips to avoid an innovation flop 70% of new products fail. Here are five ways to get innovation right. Jan 30, 2018 Efosa Ojomo
Nonconsumption Entrepreneurs in the ring: Fighting to create global prosperity Efosa Ojomo Entrepreneurs in the ring: Fighting to create global prosperity Entrepreneurs have an incredible opportunity to change our world for the better, but how should they go about it? Dec 12, 2017 Efosa Ojomo Nonconsumption
Innovate your way to better governance; there’s almost no other way Efosa Ojomo Innovate your way to better governance; there’s almost no other way Conventional wisdom suggests that good governance is an input to the economic prosperity creation equation. But what if good governance were a result of prosperity and not solely an input? Nov 13, 2017 Efosa Ojomo
Innovation & tech: Africa’s only hope in educating hundreds of millions of children Efosa Ojomo Innovation & tech: Africa’s only hope in educating hundreds of millions of children It will cost sub Saharan Africa more than $26 billion to achieve universal primary education. But that is using conventional models and projections. What if there is a more impactful and less expensive way? Sept 19, 2017 Efosa Ojomo
On toilets: Why the Indian government should listen to Bill Gates Efosa Ojomo On toilets: Why the Indian government should listen to Bill Gates Open defecation is often seen as a huge problem in the world and is treated as such. But what if we listed all the "good things" about it and created a better solution? Aug 15, 2017 Efosa Ojomo
TEDx features Institute’s research on Global Prosperity Christensen Institute TEDx features Institute’s research on Global Prosperity In this TEDx Talk in Gaborone, Botswana, Research Fellow Efosa Ojomo argues that instead of focusing on ending poverty, we should focus on the goal of creating prosperity. Aug 14, 2017 Christensen Institute
Our obsession with building “good institutions” might be doing more harm than good Efosa Ojomo Our obsession with building “good institutions” might be doing more harm than good Building good political and economic institutions is often promoted as a hallmark in economic development, but our focus on building institutions makes us miss the most important part. July 6, 2017 Efosa Ojomo
RE: Development… Why we should stop giving people what we think they need Efosa Ojomo RE: Development… Why we should stop giving people what we think they need Billions of dollars are spent every year providing needs for poor people. But what if that approach, giving people what we think they need, is flawed? There's a better way. June 28, 2017 Efosa Ojomo
Four reasons why the Oxfam report on inequality in Nigeria missed the point Efosa Ojomo Four reasons why the Oxfam report on inequality in Nigeria missed the point Oxfam's May 17th report on inequality in Nigeria was informative, but it misdiagnosed the country's problem. Here's why. June 22, 2017 Efosa Ojomo
Why development organizations should be more like Netflix and less like Blockbuster Efosa Ojomo Why development organizations should be more like Netflix and less like Blockbuster What in the world do the strategies of Blockbuster and Netflix have to development? Everything, it seems. May 24, 2017 Efosa Ojomo
