Without sonographic proficiency, practitioners can misdiagnose what they see. Medical ultrasound devices are fast becoming ubiquitous due to their plummeting cost — small, wearable transducers that monitor organ function are currently in development and are anticipated to cost as little as $100 — and their powerful ability to see what is going on inside the body, without invasive…

Grand Challenges are complex, but they don’t have to be overwhelming. The sequence in my methodology is designed to help anyone get a handle on a Grand Challenge’s complexity, so that they can join in mobilizing for systemic social change. The Upward Spiral is the model I have developed in my work as a Grand Challenge facilitator. …

Christina Economos’s Ten Key Elements for Social Change inspire my approach. My work on Grand Challenges has taught me how difficult it can be to take on a systemic issue. I have found inspiration in the work…

On every side, wicked problems demand a response-but what? How? Grand Challenges hold an answer. Do you hear it? The urgent call to address large-scale societal problems? The stakes couldn’t be higher-the wellbeing of humanity and our planet. The way forward couldn’t be less clear. But that’s what Grand Challenges are made for. The term “Grand Challenges,” as I use it, refers to a…

The world is burning and churning. Wicked problems are everywhere. But so are the champions who take them on! While working at the World Bank as a leadership facilitator…