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What global challenge do you think innovation leaders should work to solve right now?
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We've created a shortlist of 36 Agenda Concepts. Help us evaluate these so we can compile a final list for discussion by world innovation leaders at the i20 summit.
How can we better enable inclusion of everyone?
How can we better enable the inclusion of those who are at risk of exclusion from our communities? Those most disadvantaged are frequently most likely to be locked out of the principal decision making forums involved in forming, shaping and evolvi...
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Emily Wiseman
December 04, 2010
11:52PM |
How can we initiate compassionate conversations with the elderly?
What if the elderly wore a photo button of themselves as young kids? This might break the ice with everybody and remind the currently young of how they would like to be treated in THEIR old age:)
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Avi Solomon
November 23, 2010
11:50PM |
How can we rethink money and economic systems to benefit people where they are?
With flaws in our current economic systems, how can we harness other techniques for banking and financing to benefit people and communities, providing greater opportunities and stability against global economic shifts?
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Liz Kramer
December 06, 2010
04:07AM |
Are Governments Being Overlooked in Development Work?
Governments in developing countries are often seen as corrupt, inefficient and difficult to work with. But clearly there is great potential in harnessing the human capacity and systems inherent therein. ---Innovation + Capacity Building = Bet...
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David Griffith
November 23, 2010
03:59PM |
Women and girls aren’t the problem; they’re the solution.
There’s a growing recognition in the world that focusing on women and girls is the most effective way to fight global poverty and extremism. The world is awakening to a powerful truth: Women and girls aren’t the problem; they’re the solution.
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David Griffith
December 09, 2010
04:11PM |
How do you teach people to lead themselves?
“How can we really help and improve other countries?" In my opinion, aide needs to go beyond providing much required goods and resources. We also need to discover how to teach citizens to lead and to build communities.
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Andrew Hsu
December 08, 2010
12:48AM |
How can we make integration less black and white?
In Scandinavia (and many other places in the world) the support for the xenophobic parties is rising. At the same time you are not allowed to question or point out errors in the current foreign policy without being called a racist. If we can't tal...
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Andrea Wiholm
November 27, 2010
06:39PM |
How to end war, poverty, disease and corruption all over the world?
Prepare yourself with this question: How would I "rebuild the world" to be environmentally sound, crops to be plentiful, homes to be available, disease to be eradicated?
It should come to no surprise that the issues we faced hundreds of years a...
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Kale
November 25, 2010
09:35PM |
Can governments create "social credits" to incentivize businesses to use excess capacity for social causes?
Governments have created "emission credits" as an economic incentive to cut back on carbon emissions. What if "social credits" were created to incentivize social impact. Many businesses have excess capacity that is wasted, yet increased complexit...
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Adriana Peon
November 27, 2010
08:22AM |
How can we spread sustainable practices in emerging societies?
We have countries like India and China that are developing so rapidly along conventional Western lines that they also aspire to the same old things, some of which are not so desirable. These are elements such as noisy and polluting cars, heavy air...
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Ramanand J
November 23, 2010
03:49PM |
How can we encourage innovation/design in education?
There is a severe lack of design and innovation education throughout many schooling systems throughout the world. How can we encourage education systems to provide more opportunities for students to learn about the power of innovation and design?
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Adam Hueniken
November 24, 2010
08:24AM |
How do we broaden our focus from GDP to WELLBEING?
Studies show that GDP growth, after passing the point where basic needs are met, produces diminishing returns for our actual life satisfaction and happiness. Other factors, like social relations, health, meaningful work, freedom, caring for other...
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Vincent Cheng
December 17, 2010
10:11PM |
Creating physical - not just online - communities
The last decade or so has seen massive innovation in online, or distance, community building. Facebook. MySpace. Foursquare. But what about creating meaningful physical communities? Are these online social media tools just a way to remind us how m...
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Sachpreet Chandhoke
November 25, 2010
12:05AM |
How can we tackle illiteracy on a global scale?
There have been many great concepts mentioned involving improving
educational resources, encouraging independence and fostering youth
empowerment on a global scale.
Focusing on digital learning opportunities like the Hole-in-the-Wall kiosks...
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Isabelle Duston
December 04, 2010
12:50PM |
How do we support sustainable power alternatives for the developing world?
Throughout the western world a contemporary debate surrounding sustainable energy production is starting to take form. The developing world is still very much a wild west for power companies, where they grab the chance to build irresponsible and d...
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daniel sunden
December 03, 2010
04:16PM |
How do we foster education and empower young generations in developing countries?
Prosperity and quality of life in developing countries is tied closely to the level of education of its people. People in more remote areas are sometimes unaware of the importance of education. However, improving education is correlated to improve...
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Nadia Tuma
November 29, 2010
05:13PM |
In what ways can we innovate *with, not for* communities?
Communities become resilient from within. Some of the best ideas for improving community life – health & well-being, social interaction, safety, etc can best conceptualised by the community itself. How can we support and encourage processes which ...
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Meena Kadri
November 23, 2010
04:11AM |
How can we create effective public-private partnerships?
Public private partnerships are growing in number through innovative business models, but more collaborative partnership is still needed, especially in the developing world.
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Nicole Skibola
November 24, 2010
05:39PM |
Can we turn cities into rainforests?
What can nature teach us about the way complex systems work? Rainforests are essential to the stability of the planet's environment. They are the home to millions of species and involve huge ecosystems where organisms are interconnected and interd...
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Mike Erskine
December 05, 2010
05:30PM |
How can we create an environment in which social enterprises can thrive?
Social enterprises, and the more socially active regular companies, are at the forefront of change in societies, and even across borders. In recent years they have proven to be more efficient in improving lives than governments have. I believe tha...
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Arjan Tupan
November 25, 2010
08:13AM |
