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Audio lectures brought to you by Social Innovation Conversations, co-hosted by Stanford Social Innovation Review's Managing Editor Eric Nee.

Technology & Design

Solar Power in a Suitcase

In this audio interview, Sheela Sethuraman talks with Laura Stachel and Hal Aronson, co-founders of WE CARE Solar, about their effort to combat this issue worldwide. WE CARE stands for Women’s Emergency Communication and Reliable Electricity.

Featuring Laura Stachel & Hal Aronson | Apr. 18, 2012 | 35 minutes
 

Water

Sustainable Water Treatment

How can a young nonprofit organization make a tangible improvement in people's health through clean water using only the power of gravity?

Featuring Daniel Smith | Mar. 23, 2012 | 28 minutes
 
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Nonprofit Management

Leveraging Online Collaboration

What happens when you leverage the power of internet volunteerism in much the same way as Wikipedia, but with the intention of translating and subtitling videos?

Featuring Dean Jansen | Mar. 14, 2012 | 21 minutes
 
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Nonprofit Management

Partnering for Scale and Impact

How can partnerships help the nonprofit sector navigate legislative hurdles, new leadership, and antiquated business models?

Featuring Melissa Bradley | Mar. 13, 2012 | 59 minutes
 

Health

Medical Device Innovation: Panel Discussion

Focusing on unmet needs, healthcare entrepreneurs provide their in-the-trenches perspectives on advancing medical technologies. Working to extend and enhance lives.

Featuring Global Health Speaker Series panel | Feb. 14, 2012 | 78 minutes
 
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Business

GSB 2011 Healthcare Summit: Future of the Healthcare Sector

John Capek talks about ways we can improve the potential success for technologies in order to improve the delivery of healthcare over the next decade.

Featuring John Capek | Jan. 9, 2012 | 21 minutes
 

Socially Responsible Business

Shared Value - Future of Green

Mark Kramer discusses the challenges of coordinating corporate social responsibility projects with corporations and the success of the cell phone industry in emerging (third world) markets.

Featuring Mark Kramer | Dec. 16, 2011 | 43 minutes
 

Education

How to Cultivate the Best Teachers

Teachers play a key role in influencing the future not only of students, but of the country and world as a whole. What contributes to teacher effectiveness?

Featuring a Global Education Conference panel | 1 | Oct. 26, 2011 | 54 minutes
 

Health

Capital for Early Stage Innovation

Representatives from various investment firms explain the medical innovation funding landscape, and advise early stage innovators with creative ways to navigate these complexities.

Featuring a Global Health Speaker Series panel | Oct. 14, 2011 | 71 minutes
 

Education

Addressing the K-12 Crisis

Educators, administrators, academics, business people, and politicians talk about potential solutions, what’s working, and what isn’t.

Featuring a Global Education Conference panel | Oct. 12, 2011 | 34 minutes