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Cross-Cultural Dialogue: The Ultimate Connector
When Robert A. Johnson founded the Institute for New Economic Thinking, he wanted to make sure the old axioms, what he calls “tribal customs,” were ripped open. His boldness seems to be working. Compared to the countless other acronyms present, the Institute’s work dominated several sessions and impromptu snack table […]
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Quito vs. The Countryside: Where is poverty worse for women?
Here in the Andes of South America, $2000-3000 USD a year is good money for the average family. Young kids at the Working Boys’ Center in Quito, Ecuador help contribute to their family’s financial well-being. After a normal school day, students here help make and sell crafts, but the projects […]
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Trust & Transparency Pirates
FutureChallenges contributor Jamie Stark sat down with Daniel Domscheit-Berg at the Global Economic Symposium in Kiel on 1 October. Domscheit-Berg is a technology activist in Germany and abroad, founder of OpenLeaks, and in 2011 was named by Foreign Policy magazine in its list of top global thinkers. That same year he […]
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A Stronger Economy? Learn Bank Speak!
This post was produced for the Global Economic Symposium 2013. Read more at http://blog.global-economic-symposium.org/. John Hope Bryant sat down with FutureChallenges contributor Jamie Stark after speaking at the 2013 Global Economic Symposium in Kiel, Germany. Bryant is the founder and chief executive of Operation Hope, Inc., a global nonprofit dedicated to […]