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April 21, 2015
For those of us who were able to attend the Skoll World Forum last week, there is much to be done in the way of reflection: what we learned, the wonderful people we met, and the possibilities of new business. For those unable to attend this year’s Forum, which was set to the theme […]
April 17, 2015
This week the team from Markets For Good have been attending the Skoll World Forum, enjoying a host of sessions on best practice, new trends, and exciting innovations across the social enterprise space. One such data innovation that caught out eye comes from the Resilience Exchange, who practice what they call the “solutioning approach,” […]
March 19, 2015
As many of you will you know, TED 2015: Truth or Dare is currently taking place in Vancouver, Canada. To mark this event, we thought it appropriate to cycle back through the years to one of our favorite TED talks, ‘The Beauty of Data Visualization‘ by David McCandless. In David’s talk, he turns […]
March 13, 2015
Kim Syman, Managing Partner at New Profit, feels it is “fair to say that data is among the most powerful, under-utilized, and incompletely understood forces in social problem solving.” However, in her latest piece in Fast Company she argues that the “complexity and dynamism of social problems and related human decisions are tremendous, so […]
February 27, 2015
The speculation is over! The White House has named DJ Patil its first ever ‘Chief Data Scientist and Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Data Policy.’ Jessi Hempel of Wired explains some of the reasons why Patil was appointed. Hempel believes that “there is arguably no one better suited to help the country better embrace […]
February 20, 2015
In PndBlog, Mitch Nauffts takes a look at ‘The Millennial Wheel of Disengagement,’ a new infographic from Virtuali. The infographic highlights the data behind millennials in the American workplace, with key insights and takeaways for the global economy. Nauffts notes “the fact that every day between now and 2030, 10,000 baby boomers will […]
February 12, 2015
“Failure is trending right now.” Deepthi Walaratna is the founder of Thicket, a design lab and consultancy helping people harness the power of complexity. In a recent post in the SSIR, Walaratna is quick to highlight the positive learnings from the startup community. She cites “fail fast” as a “traditionally taboo topic” in international development […]
January 30, 2015
“In the future it will be possible to donate our personal data to charitable causes.” This is the view shared by Anya Skatova and James Goulding of Nottingham University, England, published in The Conversation. They hold the belief that given many people already donate precious resources such as money or even blood for the […]
January 28, 2015
Last year we featured an article from Beth Kanter on ‘The Future of Personal Health Data,’ and now, the question of its practical medical use has been placed firmly on the table in a recent NPR article. Amy Standen enquires as to why Dr Paul Abramson, a self proclaimed techie, is caused to pause […]
January 23, 2015
Published late last year, Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2015 is an annual industry forecast written by leading philanthropy scholar, Lucy Bernholz, about the social economy. Published via the Foundation Centre’s GrantCraft service, we encourage you to peruse both the Blueprint and the additional resources provided by GrantCraft. The Blueprint gives an overview of the current landscape, […]
