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A version of this post originally appeared on the World Bank's Investing in Health blog.  Last Friday, I had the privilege of attending the launch of a new global report  that …

For years, consumer product and marketing firms have utilized user-centered product development approaches to attune their offerings to customers' needs and wants. Increasingly these human-centered design (HCD) techniques are being …

Like many people across the world, we at The Rockefeller Foundation have been captivated by the news coming out of Nepal. We were truly saddened by the reports of new deaths, …

The National Disaster Resilience Competition (NDRC), an innovative partnership between the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and The Rockefeller Foundation, is already bearing fruit—even before the selection …

At The Rockefeller Foundation, we take a systems approach to our work. This means we try to understand how different actors operate together and the different incentives that drive them, so …

A version of this post originally appeared on The World Bank blog. Around the world, the challenge of unemployment is growing by the year. According to the United Nations, the number …

A version of this post originally appeared on LinkedIn. The traditional model for getting a satellite into orbit can take years–and once they're up there, the technology is sometimes already obsolete, …

2015 is a star-powered year in the world of international development. The year kicked off with the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos to discuss the new global context …

The past few decades have seen a significant increase in urbanization in low and middle income countries. The vast majority of those moving to and living in cities rarely find …

KEY TAKEAWAYS SHARE THIS Along the Woodhaven/Cross Bay bus corridor in Queens, longer commute times are associated with higher poverty levels. SHARE THIS Transportation deserts limit access to jobs, education, and health care, increasing …