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Earth Day 2016: Taking Action on Climate Change

Impact & Innovation

April 22, 2016 Morgan Singer no comments

Three months ago, nearly 200 countries came together to discuss climate change and its affects on global health, poverty, national security, and more. Today, leaders will...

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Building Businesses with Impact and Scale

Impact & Innovation

April 15, 2016 Laura Asiala no comments

There is a fortune at the Base of the Pyramid, not waiting to be found, but awaiting co-creation. That’s the message Ted London delivers in his new book, The Base of the ...

Can Companies Manage Risk Through Partnership?

Leadership

April 14, 2016 Mary Cline no comments

Partnerships are intended to de-risk a project, but carry risks of their own,” Judy Brown, the Chief Advisor for External Affairs in the East Pacific and Latin America at...

The U.S. Government Celebrates Partnerships that Advance Diplomacy and Development

Impact & Innovation

April 6, 2016 Drew O'Brien no comments

In my office’s public-private partnerships trainings, we often open with an ice-breaker in which we challenge groups of participants to complete a puzzle as a team, witho...

A Senegalese Farmer’s Quest to Feed His Family

Impact & Innovation

April 5, 2016 John Leary no comments

After decades of backbreaking subsistence farming, Malik Ndao faced a bleak future. Despite years of work cultivating his fields, Malik could barely grow enough crops in ...

Citizen diplomacy is a tool for promoting peace and prosperity

Citizen Diplomacy

March 31, 2016 Matt Clark no comments

As part of an ongoing series, Matt Clark, from the Center for Citizen Diplomacy at PYXERA Global, is interviewing leaders of organizations that belong to the Citizen Dipl...

The Circular Economy: Supply Chain Reinvented

Impact & Innovation

March 30, 2016 Marc DeCourcey no comments

Breaking news from the frontlines of business—the world’s largest corporations are throwing away money. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s latest research report, ...

Public-Private Partnership Builds Toward a Better Future

Leadership

March 15, 2016 Dipika Chawla no comments

At the Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) Conference hosted last fall by Georgetown University’s Master of Science in Foreign Service program, former Administrator of USAI...

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Human-Centered Design is the Next Necessary Skill Every Professional Needs

Impact & Innovation

March 8, 2016 Alicia Ness no comments

“From my house to the White House, we’ve used human-centered design and it actually works.” Tyson Weinert is a lively and ingratiating veteran trainer, who after 18...

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