Thinking For Yourself: Intellectual Self Reliance in an Hyper-Connected World

Fundamentally, self-reliance in the twenty-first century is about thinking for yourself and not becoming paralyzed by the data deluge and overwhelming information we suffer through on a daily basis. Vikram Mansharamani discusses ways to harnesses the power of experts and technologies without giving up autonomy.

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Social Enterprise and Economic Development, Racial and Gender Equity Marta Lucía Ramírez de Rincón Social Enterprise and Economic Development, Racial and Gender Equity Marta Lucía Ramírez de Rincón

Women's Economic Empowerment: A Critical Tool for Post-Pandemic Economic Repowering in Colombia

Marta Lucia Ramírez, the Vice President of the Republic of Colombia, discusses how national economies weakened by the COVID-19 pandemic must take measures that include comprehensive actions for women's economic empowerment, as a prerequisite for a sustainable recovery.

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Think Outside the Building: How Advanced Leaders Can Change the World One Smart Innovation at a Time

Professor Rosabeth Kanter, in her book, counsels that today's challenges - climate change, COVID-19, systemic racism, economic inequality - require a new paradigm of thinking to upend the status quo. “To think outside the building” is a call to action for bold advanced leaders with the mission to tackle the world’s biggest problems when we need social, economic, and environmental solutions more than ever.

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Upholding the Social Contract in Latin America and the Caribbean

COVID-19 is a global humanitarian crisis that threatens both our lives and our livelihoods. The outlook is especially severe for regions like Latin America, where economies are characterized by high levels of inequality and informality. Andrés Cadena discusses how an upgraded conditional cash transfer program can help Latin America so it does not lose a decade of socioeconomic progress.

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Racial and Gender Equity, Social Enterprise and Economic Development Maria Bobenrieth, Aditi Mohapatra, and Marissa Wesely Racial and Gender Equity, Social Enterprise and Economic Development Maria Bobenrieth, Aditi Mohapatra, and Marissa Wesely

Building Economic Resilience for Women in a Post-COVID-19 World

In order to overcome the disproportionate economic devastation that COVID-19 has had and will continue to have on millions of women around the world, Maria Bobenrieth, Aditi Mohapatra, and Marissa Wesely discuss ways we can achieve women’s economic empowerment and advance economic justice and rights.

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