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It turns out that the single most significant way to reduce CO2 emissions is to change the way we...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
Most journalism is about what’s wrong in the world, with very little focus or reporting on what...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
Ten years ago, a book called "The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid," introduced the idea that...
Holley Gaskill
Solutions Journalism Network
Other
The stories in this collection illustrate approaches taken toward achieving the UN’s goal to end...
Paul Niebrzydowski
Solutions Journalism Network
Educator
Wind turbines are rapidly becoming cost competitive with electricity generated by coal-fired...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
The stories in this collection are about approaches to problems that go beyond "Band-Aid"...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
Human-centered design is a social change strategy that emphasizes understanding a social...
Lita Tirak
Solutions Journalism Network
Researcher or Data Scientists
The third UN Global Goal—good health and well-being—aims to ensure healthy lives for all people...
Paul Niebrzydowski
Solutions Journalism Network
Educator
Project Drawdown ranks reducing food waste as the third most significant strategy for reducing...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
Expanding access is often about getting products and services to new people, in new markets, in...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on what we have to be grateful for, but it is also an excellent...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
The UN's fourth Goal—achieving quality education—seeks to ensure inclusive education for all. By...
Paul Niebrzydowski
Solutions Journalism Network
Educator
Project Drawdown ranks a plant-based diet as the fourth most powerful strategy for slowing and...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
This is the third of three teaching collections on Discovering What Works in the field of social...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
With all the rhetoric coming out of Washington about illegal immigration, this might be a...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
Achieving gender parity is a necessary precondition for the UN Global Goals. Providing women and...
Paul Niebrzydowski
Solutions Journalism Network
Educator
Eating a diet rich in fruits, vegetables and whole grains is good for human health, and it turns...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
Sometimes what seems like a great idea to solve a social or environmental problem fails, or even...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
In a world of 7.5 billion people, there are innumerable scenarios where individual ownership of a...
Holley Gaskill
Solutions Journalism Network
Other
Water management is one of the most challenging Goals on the 2030 Agenda. As the UN Economic and...
Paul Niebrzydowski
Solutions Journalism Network
Educator
Tropical rainforests provide many ecosystem services, including absorbing carbon and filtering...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
The stories in this collection (one of three about Discovering What Works), provide an overview...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
As a citizen, you observe from day to day how well your local government works. It is likely that...
Marie von Hafften
Solutions Journalism Network
Other
America's healthcare is by far the most expensive in the world, and in 2014 there were still 33...
Elizabeth Tompkins
Solutions Journalism Network
Media Training Professional
Ensuring universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern sources of energy is...
Paul Niebrzydowski
Solutions Journalism Network
Educator
"Education lays a foundation for vibrant lives for girls and women, their families, and their...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
The stories in this collection are about programs to help people overcome depression;...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
When communities have reached solutions that deviate from cultural norms, they have overcome a...
Lita Tirak
Solutions Journalism Network
Researcher or Data Scientists
The UN’s 2030 Agenda relies in large part on achieving decent work for all and creating...
Paul Niebrzydowski
Solutions Journalism Network
Educator
Effective family planning strategies that focus on well-being, education and empowerment not only...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
This is the second of three teaching collections on Discovering What Works in the field of social...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
The readings in this collection explore two concepts that proponents believe create the greatest...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
The stories in this collection illustrate how cultivating collaborations can lead to successful...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
Creative thinking, managing risk, having fresh perspective and overcoming concerns about failure...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
Microfinance - or creating financial products such as savings plans, small loans, or insurance to...
Holley Gaskill
Solutions Journalism Network
Other
Trust fosters confidence, particularly with marginalized communities that have little faith in...
Lita Tirak
Solutions Journalism Network
Researcher or Data Scientists
Last mile delivery focuses on building the last step in a delivery model to make sure people...
Tina Rosenberg
New York Times and SJN
Print Reporter/Digital Reporter/Staff Writer
Focusing on assets, not needs explores programs that take advantage of pre-existing assets and...
Tina Rosenberg
New York Times and SJN
Print Reporter/Digital Reporter/Staff Writer
Success factors are the tactics that are critical to a response’s success or failure. The success...
Lita Tirak
Solutions Journalism Network
Researcher or Data Scientists
More than 13% of the U.S. population is made up of immigrants. In 2016, the U.S. welcomed 96,874...
Elizabeth Tompkins
Solutions Journalism Network
Media Training Professional
In an age of economic globalization and rapidly-increasing access to technology, new avenues are...
Holley Gaskill
Solutions Journalism Network
Other
This broad collection highlights the various ways agencies, cities, governments, and entire...
Taylor Nelson
Solutions Journalism Network
Other
Sometimes the underlying causes of a social challenge are so large or complex that uniting...
Lita Tirak
Solutions Journalism Network
Researcher or Data Scientists
There are very few (if any) "silver bullet" solutions for the myriad of complex problems society...
Holley Gaskill
Solutions Journalism Network
Other
The root causes of familiar social challenges such as poverty or violence are often difficult to...
Holley Gaskill
Solutions Journalism Network
Other
Data is a powerful tool that can be put to use in a myriad of ways. Advances in the way it...
Tina Rosenberg
New York Times and SJN
Print Reporter/Digital Reporter/Staff Writer
The stories in this collection illustrate how real-world businesses are innovating and remaining...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
Certain challenges — questions of scaling and impact measurement and evaluation — are endemic to...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
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Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
This section of Teaching Collections is for you -- the brilliant educators who use solutions...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
While much of folklore surrounding the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States may not be...
Katherine Noble-Goodman
SolutionsU
Educator
Investments in sustainable industrial development, resilient infrastructure, and the innovations...
Paul Niebrzydowski
Solutions Journalism Network
Educator
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals call for us to build more equitable societies—leaving no...
Paul Niebrzydowski
Solutions Journalism Network
Educator
Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals requires creating cities that are more inclusive,...
Paul Niebrzydowski
Solutions Journalism Network
Educator
Goal 12 calls for consumers and producers to reverse current trends, decoupling resource...
Paul Niebrzydowski
Solutions Journalism Network
Educator
Goal 13 calls on the global community to take urgent action against climate change. Currently,...
Paul Niebrzydowski
Solutions Journalism Network
Educator
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals aim to ensure the sustainable use of marine resources and...
Paul Niebrzydowski
Solutions Journalism Network
Educator
Goal 15 reminds us that healthy human communities rely on the health of our land and forest...
Paul Niebrzydowski
Solutions Journalism Network
Educator
Legal systems provide the framework for countries to implement the Global Goals in the 2030...
Paul Niebrzydowski
Solutions Journalism Network
Educator
With over half a million Americans living on the street, homelessness is no small problem. At its...
Tyler McBrien
Council on Foreign Relations
Educator
Goal 17 calls for increased international cooperation in the implementation of all the...
Paul Niebrzydowski
Solutions Journalism Network
Educator
It seems like almost every day an op-ed appears lamenting that the United States is the most...
Paul Niebrzydowski
Solutions Journalism Network
Educator
Paul Niebrzydowski
Solutions Journalism Network
Educator
Teenagers and young adults in Boston decide how to spend one million dollars of the city's budget...
Paul Niebrzydowski
Solutions Journalism Network
Educator
As a citizen, you observe from day to day how well your local government works. It is likely that...
Paul Niebrzydowski
Solutions Journalism Network
Educator
Lawmakers across the United States are in hot water for drawing voting maps to favor their own...
Paul Niebrzydowski
Solutions Journalism Network
Educator
It seems like almost every day an op-ed appears lamenting that the United States is the most...
Tyler McBrien
Council on Foreign Relations
Educator
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