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Innovations that address global challenges such as education, environment, and health

 

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

Technology & Design

Connection Technology to Save Lives

Ridwan Djamaluddin speaks on how Indonesia is using technology to deal with climate threats and implementing early warning systems to save lives.

Featuring Ridwan Djamaluddin | Nov. 27, 2012 | 9 minutes
 

Health

Using Social Media for Social Good

Stanford business professor Jennifer Aaker discusses how social media can do more than just provide entertainment—it can also prolong or save lives.

Featuring Jennifer Aaker | Nov. 27, 2012 | 14 minutes
 

Social Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship in Service to Economic Growth

Entrepreneurship concentrating on scientific collaborations and innovations is the key to fostering sustainable economic growth.

Featuring Paul Kedrosky | Nov. 27, 2012 | 11 minutes
 
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Technology & Design

Mobile Technology for Healthcare

Eric Dishman, director of health innovation at Intel, asserts that mobile technologies can create sustainable healthcare for all.

Featuring Eric Dishman | Nov. 15, 2012 | 21 minutes
 
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Technology & Design

Info Technology and Sustainable Development

Michael Jones, Google’s chief technology advocate, discusses how connection technologies are now supporting sustainable development.

Featuring Michael Jones | Nov. 6, 2012 | 29 minutes
 

Environment

Environmental Sustainability, Economic Realities

Fabien Cousteau discusses innovative solutions that address environmental problems and the realities of market economies.

Featuring Fabien Cousteau | Oct. 30, 2012 | 13 minutes
 

Technology & Design

Technology and Environmental Sustainability

Media expert Tim O'Reilly provides insight into how innovative technologies can be used to support sustainable development and power the future.

Featuring Tim O'Reilly | Oct. 26, 2012 | 37 minutes
 

Technology & Design

Technology and International Development

USAID Chief Innovation Officer Maura O'Neill leads a discussion on how connection technologies can support sustainable development.

Featuring Maura O'Neill | Oct. 26, 2012 | 31 minutes
 
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Education

Teaching with Interactive Simulations

Katherine Perkins discusses what differentiates Physics Education Technology (PhET), and the range of students that have benefited.

Featuring Katherine Perkins | Oct. 9, 2012 | 23 minutes
 

Health

Health Innovation Challenges in India and Africa: Panel Discussion

Michele Barry, Director of Global Health Programs in Medicine at Stanford leads a distinguished group of global health professionals who have created innovative programs to benefit their respective countries’ health services.

Featuring 2011 GSB Healthcare Summit | Sep. 27, 2012 | 80 minutes