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The Girls’ Lounge in The Girls’ LoungeJan 205 min read

The Girls’ Lounge Davos: Day 1 Digest

The first of three days at The Girls’ Lounge: Davos was a lively conversation centered on…

Leila JanahJan 212 min read

Davos: It’s Not an Option to Keep People Poor

I recently had a chance run-in with Dr. Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate for his work with Grameen, a pioneer in Microfinance.

People often tell me, when I say what I do with Sama, that they’re concerned about poor…

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Gillian MillarJan 234 min read

A meeting of minds at the 2016 World Economic Forum who ask “Can Switzerland sustain its economic and political models in the long run?”

Janet Longmore in Digital Opportunity TrustJan 233 min read

Reflections from Davos: Imagine the power of a youth-led fourth industrial revolution

This week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, there has been a lot of discussion about how digital innovations are transforming the world, how they have the potential to…

Jeff JarvisJan 274 min read

The Post-Snowden Davos

On my last morning in Davos, I spotted one of those telepresence robots — the kind Sheldon uses in Big Bang Theory and…

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Level39Feb 22 min read

The role of Fintech in “Mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution” (Bankable)

by Rashee Pandey, Marketing and Communications Manager at Bankable

Karl MehtaJan 304 min read

Lessons from Davos 2016: Why future-proofing your organization is the most important thing you can do and why I started EdCast

I’ve just returned from the World Economic Forum in Davos where the “Fourth Industrial Revolution” was the main…

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Kevin Echraghi in Inside GAFAnomics®Feb 511 min read

Discussing platforms at the World Economic Forum (with Airbnb, Youtube, Cisco, Accenture and NYU)

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Gabe KleinmanJan 261 min read

It’s crazy that we spend billions on global development programs that may or may not lead to outcomes — instead, agencies fund programs and activities.

Davos: It’s Not Enough to do Less Bad (5 Tech and Impact Trends)

Leila Janah

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6. Tech-style “stories of failure” finally trickle in from the social sector.

Well said, as always Leila. Billions spent without even a whiff of outcome-based orientation or accountability makes little sense.

Andrew Fursman in Singularity University BlogFeb 84 min read

Inside Davos 2016 with 1QBit, Recognized as Canada’s Technology Pioneer

Three lessons from the World Economic Forum’s 2016 Annual Meeting in Davos