In a globe-trotting career that has spanned corporations, governments, nonprofits and philanthropy, Rosita Najmi has often found herself translating among them. Instead of focusing on leadership style, she makes the case for becoming...

In the face of three simultaneous crises -- health, the economy and climate -- do we have a chance to do capitalism differently? Economist Mariana Mazzucato explains why we shouldn't try to go back to normal after the pandemic but should...

What if we could better understand the world's biggest challenges simply by looking at a map? Jack Dangermond, a pioneer in geographic information system (GIS) technology that powers the digital maps people around the world use every...

Myriam Sidibe is a warrior in the fight against childhood disease. Her weapon of choice? A bar of soap. For cost-effective prevention against sickness, it’s hard to beat soapy hand-washing, which cuts down risk of pneumonia, diarrhea,...

What can governments learn from the open-data revolution? In this stirring talk, Beth Noveck, the former deputy CTO at the White House, shares a vision of practical openness -- connecting bureaucracies to citizens, sharing data, creating...

Jacqueline Novogratz shares stories of how "patient capital" can bring sustainable jobs, goods, services -- and dignity -- to the world's poorest.

Conflict is bad; compromise, consensus and collaboration are good -- or so we're told. Lawyer and bioethicist Jonathan Marks challenges this conventional wisdom, showing how governments can jeopardize public health, human rights and the...

Rob Forbes, the founder of Design Within Reach, shows a gallery of snapshots that inform his way of seeing the world. Charming juxtapositions, found art, urban patterns -- this slideshow will open your eyes to the world around you.

International aid groups make the same mistakes over and over again. David Damberger analyzes his own engineering failure in India -- and calls for his friends in the development sector to publicly admit, scrutinize and learn from their...

Here, we will discuss the career options for those with some gainful experience in different fields, looking to change to this career discipline of cybersecurity.

This video provides an overview of the private, public, and nonprofit sectors of society. The video highlights how these three sectors - private, public, and nonprofit - play distinct roles in the external economy, with each contributing...

Many projects need to procure services or long-term supply contracts. And getting the best value often means running a competitive tender process. So let's see the steps you need to...

What are the pros and cons of doing fixed price contract for your project?



That's the question I answer in this video, from the point of view of a contractor providing projects for...

In the 1930s, hundreds of thousands of Americans were recruited across the United States to protect and preserve the country's forests, parks, and fields. The Civilian Conservation Corps, a voluntary work relief program, was way ahead...

This video provides an overview of the private, public, and nonprofit sectors of society. The video highlights how these three sectors - private, public, and nonprofit - play distinct roles in the external economy, with each contributing...

Political scientist Mark Bevir (UC Berkeley) describes how, in politics, the explanation of a crisis often points to a solution.

The video is a lecture presentation that explains the different types of economic systems that can exist in an economy. The video explains the two main mechanisms that allocate resources, the market mechanism and the planning mechanism,...

This panel was held by the British Embassy in Washington, DC on February 11, 2020 in partnership with the U.S. National Science Foundation and Axios.



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This event was hosted at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD.

DESIGNING OUR FUTURE: A PANEL DISCUSSION ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE



Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the modern world, presenting both challenges and opportunities. Three leading AI experts weigh...

In this video the panel continue the discussion on Access to Medicines and focus on "who is doing what" (and where a person might be able to find work in this space).

Federal CIO Vivek Kundra's keynote at the Cloud Computing Forum & Workshop May 20, 2010. Kundra describes the gap between consumers access to IT and the government. He calls for cloud computing to narrow this gap while maintaining...

Financial speculation and bubbles​ are often of vital importance in fueling technological progress. Janeway reviews and distinguishes between various kinds of speculative bubbles over the past two centuries. While many have been...

Valerie Jarrett witnessed history as a senior advisor to the first black president and first family. She reflects on the latest big shift in politics as women claim their space in Congress, and looks ahead to 2020.