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 Robert Muggah
September 3, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has fallen hardest not just on cities but on poorer, overcrowded neighborhoods, lending further credence to the observation that, in today’s world, one’s post code determines one’s …
Written by Patrick Welch
August 27, 2020
This article was originally published on IBM’s Blockchain Pulse blog. The author is Dr. Patrick Welch, a Veterinarian, and CEO of VetBloom. Dr. Welch collaborated on this project with Dr. …
Written by Venus Ranieri
August 20, 2020
We just kicked off our new next: series around learning. When looking toward the future of any topic, it’s a good idea to identify key trends that will play a …
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 Venus Ranieri
July 10, 2020
By now you might have heard that former Democratic presidential candidate and entrepreneur Andrew Yang is working on a framework that would allow the ‘average Joe’ to get paid for …
Written by Kris ?stergaard
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 Jacob Banas
June 25, 2020
Building an engaged audience first is the only way people will listen when you really have something to say later. That’s partially why the team behind the Futurism brand has …