With support from the Rockefeller Foundation, we recently ran an experiment at GlobalGiving that had shocking results. We asked people in four c...
We shall find too that such current notions as that society 'acts' or that it 'treats', 'rewards', or 'remunerates' persons, or that it 'values' ...
The World Bank, in collaboration with AidData and the Development Gateway, have just announced the release of a service that allows you to use...
Reforming the World Bank, by David Phillips, is the most constructive book on the topic I have read. Phillips, a long-time World Bank s...
"We dump hardware down and hope magic will happen," said Michael Trucano, senior information and education specialist at the World Bank, whose of...
"When you break that paradigm of litigation and give patients the chance to understand the human element of the other side -- of the doctor and wha...
Guest post by Marc Maxson. "Calls for aid reform assert that better evidence will lead to better policy." What if this isn't true? What if policy...
"Don't be seduced by visualization. It can be cool for data wonks. But you need to focus on real users who are trying to solve a problem." That was...
The ability to listen is one of the most important factors determining whether aid workers can have a positive -- and lasting -- impact on a community.
Teams from Virginia, North Carolina and Winterthur, Switzerland, with roots in the world of auto racing have won the first Progressive Insurance Autom...
I have learned that the community had the answer. They even told me so, though I ignored it at first. But they left it up to me to figure out the 'how...
Facts, they found, were not curing misinformation. Like an underpowered antibiotic, facts could actually make misinformation even stronger.That is fro...
Rather than relying on fast food chains or large supermarkets, urban residents with access to a local farm should eat fresh fruits and vegetables grown right in their communities.
Guest post by Felipe Cabezas. "There is no such thing as the Western world and the developing world." - Hans Rosling The speakers at Monday's TEDxCh...
