Written by Regina Njima
September 24, 2020
Africa is booming with entrepreneurs, from women selling vegetables in a roadside shack, to youths launching innovative technology startups. According to the African Development Bank, 22% of Africa’s working-age population …
Written by Venus Ranieri
August 20, 2020
When looking toward the future of any topic, it’s a good idea to identify key trends that will play a role in shaping that new reality. We’ve updated a few …
Written by Darlene Damm
August 6, 2020
For this Impact Spotlight, I would like to highlight the work of Paola Santana and her startup Social Glass. Paola originally joined SU as a GSP participant in 2011, hailing from the …Written by Darlene Damm
July 23, 2020
Nearly every country is grappling with high levels of unemployment. While COVID-19 ignited this crisis, it is part of a larger shift in the workforce that has been happening for …Written by Darlene Damm
July 16, 2020
For this week’s post, I would like to highlight this article from Reuters sharing how Tesla, Inc and the German company CureVac, are teaming up to build portable automated bio-printers or …
Written by Kris Østergaard
July 3, 2020
The future, by definition, is uncertain. No serious futurist would claim to be able to “predict” the future, but even if you aren’t a futurist, there are proven methods you …
Written by Jason Johnson
June 4, 2020
This post was written by Patrick Welch, DVM, MBA, DACVO, Chief Knowledge Officer at Ethos Veterinary Health; Founder of VetBloom, and Singularity University Executive Program alum. and Jason W. Johnson, DVM, MS, DACT, Founding member, …Written by Venus Ranieri
May 7, 2020
Singularity’s social media manager Venus Ranieri recently talked with Mauricio Toro, an entrepreneur, engineer and Singularity community member who launched a project to design and build affordable mechanical ventilators for …Written by Darlene Damm
April 23, 2020
The World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator, an Impact Partner of Singularity University, just published their 2019 annual report. It’s full of many great examples of how those working to …
Written by Paul Orlando
March 5, 2020
Many entrepreneurs seem focused on solving “first-world” problems for wealthy audiences. I’m often asked whether fostering startup growth in developing areas helps steer some of that creativity to a more …