Harvard ALI Social Impact Review
Oct 29, 2024 · Harvard Social Impact Review is an online publication inspiring and informing practitioners globally to advance social equity and environmental sustainability. By bringing together diverse voices and perspectives, we raise awareness to influence action. Join us on our mission to create a better wor
Democracy and “We the People” — How Responsible Citizens and …
Sep 26, 2023 · Archon Fung, a professor of democratic governance, discusses the state of global democracy, the role of citizens, and the challenges and opportunities for democracy in the U.S. and beyond. He argues that democracy is under stress but not in decline, and that citizens need to embrace a wider range of political debate and ideas.
Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change …
Sep 30, 2020 · At a time when our world desperately needs innovative solutions to big, pressing, intractable problems, Dr. Rosabeth Moss Kanter, the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professor at Harvard Business School, Co-founder of Harvard’s Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI) and the ALI Founding Chair & Director, 2005-2018, recently published a new book focused on advanced leadership, social change, and innovation ...
Voting Rights, Reforms, and the Democracy Crisis
Nov 2, 2021 · The current challenges to voting rights, indeed to our democracy, are almost unprecedented. It is imperative for President Biden and Congress to focus on passing election reforms now. Robert Berg discusses the status of U.S. voting rights, what is being done to address these challenges and provides
Inspiring and Shaping Future Social Impact Leaders
Oct 23, 2023 · Brian Trelstad is the Faculty Chair, Advanced Leadership Initiative and William Henry Bloomberg Senior Lecturer of Business Administration and Joseph L. Rice, III Faculty Fellow at Harvard Business School in the General Management Unit. He teaches an elective course on Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and a Short Immersive Program on Effective Strategic Philanthropy.
Pursuing Happiness: Lessons Learned from the Harvard Kennedy …
Dec 19, 2023 · As you create New Year’s resolutions for 2024, consider applying some of the current research presented at the inaugural Leadership and Happiness Symposium, hosted by the Leadership and Happiness Laboratory Founded by Professor Arthur Brooks at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadersh
Mission — Harvard ALI Social Impact Review
The Social Impact Review was founded in 2020 by Susan Lynch, Patricia Lewis and Mwaba Kasese-Bota, during their first semester as Harvard ALI Fellows in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.During this time, many of society’s longstanding inequalities were more fully exposed as was the unexpected positive impact that the global shutdown had on the environment.
Articles — Harvard ALI Social Impact Review
Oct 22, 2024 · Harvard Social Impact Review features articles, opinion commentaries, interviews, relevant book reviews, and research addressing the following major social impact themes and pathways: Climate Change & Sustainability; Democracy, Law & Human Rights; Education; Health; Racial & Gender Equit
Harnessing AI to Empower Smallholder Farmers: Bridging the …
2 days ago · Smallholder farms span less than two hectares or about five acres in area. Combined, these individual farms represent 80% of farmland in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa and provide 80% of the food supply in those regions.The 600 million smallholder families worldwide make up a significant portion of the 1.1 billion people who live in poverty.. Smallholders consistently face several challenges in ...
Democracy at a Crossroads: Trends, Threats, and Backsliding – …
Mar 26, 2024 · Pippa Norris, a comparative political scientist, discusses the trends, threats, and backsliding of democracy worldwide. She argues that the problems are more structural and cultural than individual, and that elections are not enough to ensure democracy.