Social Innovation

Recap of USAID’s Inaugural Global Innovation Week Kickoff

“Innovation is making the impossible, possible, the unsolvable, solvable. And of course, nowhere is this more true than in the area of international development, where technology and new thinking are enabling us to reinvent how we go about fulfilling our mission.” These remarks, delivered by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator, Mark Green, kicked…

Hurricane Harvey: The aftermath, service, and power of community

A couple weeks has past since #HurricaneHarvey wrecked havoc over the Bayou City, and survivors are still coming to terms with their new reality. Trying to rebuild lives while witnessing their homes in distraught, cars submerged with water, family displaced, and work being delayed. Sadly enough there are still areas in Houston that are barricaded…

On World Refugee Day: What lessons we can learn from Africa

Today, low- and middle-income countries host a majority of the world’s refugees. The reality of refugees striving to rebuild their lives alongside host communities can fuel divisive politics, and the strain of refugee flows can threaten hard-won development gains. Despite the political turmoil precipitated by forced displacement, this is an eminently manageable challenge for the…

U.S. Policy Today in Africa Tomorrow

Between August 4-6th, 2014, President Obama convened most of the heads of state of the 54 nations of Africa in Washington, D.C. for the first-ever summit between U.S. and African leaders. In anticipation of the summit, the United States Institute of Peace hosted a conversation on “U.S. Policy Today for Africa Tomorrow.” The panel of…

Journey to the Innovation Age?

I want to talk about how technology and further it’s constant innovation has brought about a new world filled with opportunity and creativity. I will acknowledge the growth and advancement of our earlier times, but will focus more on the development that has occurred in more recent times. The world has changed immensely in many…

Have You Ever Wondered How and Why a Startup With Lots of Funding Failed?

Here is the story of Everpix Current Everpix site – After Demise Everpix made some fundamental mistakes despite being very intelligent and experienced entrepreneurs. I came across an article about their rise and fall noted that the biggest mistake they made was by focusing on growth too late. I believe their mistakes were much greater…

21st Century Education: Innovative Reform in Practice

S.O.S.: Save our schools now and for the future America’s schools are failing and so are schools across the world. It is not hard at all to find accurate critiques of various portions or the whole current education apparatus and it’s ineptitude in providing the sufficient and relevant preparation to its students. Education, at it’s…