This paper lays out what a Grand Challenge is, giving examples. A short assessment as to whether or not you are ready to take on a Grand Challenge is included. I provide an overview of the Design Summit, a key element I developed to successfully launch Grand Challenges and include strategic partners. There is also […]
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An XPRIZE is “an innovation engine”, awarding large prizes for grand challenges that spur tremendous change. An XPRIZE captures imagination and inspires others to undertake audacious goals that spur positive change. Dr. Peter Diamandis leads the X Prize Foundation. Here’s a list of past prizes (as of this writing): Ansari XPRIZE for Suborbital Spaceflight Progressive Insurance
Dr. Peter H. Diamandis is an international pioneer in the fields of innovation, incentive competitions and commercial space. In 2014 he was named one of “The World’s 50 Greatest Leaders” – by Fortune Magazine. Dr. Diamandis is Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation set up to bring about exponential change by incentivizing Grand Challenges
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Here is Part 1 of 3 of my plenary presentation to the Leading Learning Symposium of 2015.
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Christina Economos is a researcher and activist. She led the research in 2001 that documented 10 key attributes of a national movement (documented in this paper). Her city-wide intervention, Shape Up Somerville, was studied as a key success and helped form the Collective Impact model. Today she directs ChildObesity180, with a mission to reverse the
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This article by myself and Julie Jordan Avritt tells the story of Chris Economos, a co-founder and co-executive director of ChildObesity180. Chris is a university profesor, research and social activist. Her work has been studied extensively and used to formulate effective interventions including the Collective Impact methodology. She led research in 2001 which identified 10
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Click this sentence to download the PPT. Feb 1, 2016, I presented for Michelle Popowitz, executive director of UCLA Grand Challenges, and many of her colleagues. Feb 5, I gave same presentation to staff at the XPrize Foundation.
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The American Nurses Assocation’s CEO, Marla Weston, and president, Pam Cipriano, explain their Grand Challenge. They discuss how Healthy Nurse Healthy Nation™ will close the knowing-doing gap for America’s 3.4 million nurses.
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What’s overhead and what’s essential? Find out!
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I helped build 120 Communities of Practice at the World Bank around the globe. A Community of Practice is a group of professionals who share a profession and work together to raise the bar on their collective and individual performance. In 2016 I will extend my current effort working with CEOs to begin a new
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