In the video below, world famous track cyclist Robert Förstemann battles a 700w toaster. Can he, with his 74cm legs, generate enough energy to create a golden-brown toast? The challenge was set up to show how much energy we humans consume compared to what we can...
Our video storytelling mentorship in Uganda originated in 2013 in a community of ‘sisters’, a mix of refugee girls from Sudan, DRC, and Rwanda and girls from the rural village of Nalweyo. On weekends, a Ugandan filmmaker and writer, Patience Nitumwesiga, traveled from...
There’s something about working at the nexus between innovation and humanitarianism that feels a little bit like you’re flying by the seat of your pants. You’re always trying to do the right thing for the right reasons, while at the same time balancing a whole range...
In the days since the tragic earthquake in Nepal, various forms of assistance have been offered from governments, charities, humanitarian response organisations, and by for-profit technology companies, whose reach and influence is bigger than ever before. In many...
Virtually any wicked humanitarian problem can be solved by applying the following 7 powers: 1) vision, 2) innovation, 3) human-centered design, 4) collaboration, 5) venture philanthropy, 6) passion, and 7) perseverance. Let’s use emergency shelters as an example. As...
