Seth Kahan on Big Change

XPRIZE

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

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Peter H. Diamandis

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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Christina Economos

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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Christina Economos: Leading the Way to Scalable Social Change

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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