George Clooney Admits to Spying on Sudan
At some point actor George Clooney realized that swinging the spotlight off himself and onto pressing social issues was a good idea. Since 2010 he’s been actively campaigning against the genocide in Sudan, an East African country that’s been torn apart by a bloody 21-year civil war that has claimed more than 2 million lives […]
Jerry Yang, Founder of Yahoo
Yang was born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1968, and his father died two years later. He moved with the rest of his family to San Jose, California when he was eight years old. Upon arriving in America, Yang knew just one word of English: “shoe.” But in spite of these massive disadvantages, Yang excelled in […]
Cyberattacks Around the World: The Race for Safety
Some argue that targeted cyberattacks and acts of cyberterrorism may be over-sensationalized, but with real-life incidents occurring regularly can we afford to ignore it? We live in a world that has become used to spectacular and daring acts of conventional terrorism. But, as with the world around us, terrorism, and the threat it poses, is […]
Charlize Theron: From African Farm to Hollywood
Charlize Theron is a South African and American actress and film producer who has starred in several Hollywood films, such as The Devil’s Advocate, The Italian Job, Hancock and more recently, Mad Max: Fury Road. Theron was born in Benoni, in the then-Transvaal Province of South Africa, the only child of Gerda and Charles Theron. […]
Business Leaders Ready to Tackle Social Challenges
The Global Opportunity Network shows us how to turn risk into opportunity. How we see the world The Global Opportunity Network Report is rooted in the tension between global risks and opportunities. The concept of opportunity offers a perspective of the world where change is beneficial, even on a large societal scale. From the two […]
The Future of Finance: Become Your own Bank
Bankers are happy to loan you money as long as you can prove that you don’t need it. Roger Ying found a better way and is making traditional banking obsolete with technology-driven tools that empower the 99 percent. Ying stepped into this brave new world and founded financial services company Pandai in 2011, after seeing […]
Albert Einstein: Genius, Inventor, Scientist, Immigrant
In February 1933 while on a visit to the United States, Einstein knew he could not return to Germany with the rise to power of the Nazis under Germany’s new chancellor, Adolf Hitler. He and his wife Elsa returned to Belgium by ship in March, and during the trip they learned that their cottage was […]
The Battle for the Minds of our Children
Porn has been proven to release more dopamine in our brains than heroin. While billions are spent on winning the war on terror and drugs, who is fighting for the mental wellbeing of our children? Technology-enabled porn is also teaching violence against women and girls. Dr. Gail Dines explores the online business that gets more […]
The Doctor who Can’t Wait to Save Millions of Lives
Sometimes the world needs to move a little faster, especially when lives are at stake. James Bernstein brushes aside convention and invents a sterile surgery in a suitcase. Great ideas sometimes start with asking uncomfortable questions. After being told how to treat pneumonia, perform an appendectomy and conduct a physical, Dr. James Bernstein had the audacity to […]
The Purpose Economy, Expanded and Updated
Aaron Hurst’s Second Edition Brings The Purpose Economy to a More Personal Level. On October 11th, social entrepreneur Aaron Hurst releases the second edition of The Purpose Economy. In 2014 Aaron Hurst, Ashoka fellow and founder of Imperative and Taproot Foundation, published The Purpose Economy, the book that catalyzed the purpose revolution. With his prediction […]
