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Society & Future of Work
There is great value in giving feedback, and research shows that people want to hear it
We may be reluctant to provide feedback because we don’t realise how valuable it can be to the person receiving it. A new study investigated this idea.
Gender Inequality
A lack of female scientists means fewer medical treatments for women
Research shows that women scientists are 35% more likely to create medical treatment for female conditions, but many of their ideas don't become inventions.
Future of Work
Should employees be allowed to choose what they want to do?
Researchers investigate when the self-selection of tasks would outperform managerial allocation - and find that specialization is the deciding factor.
Social Innovation
How Do Countries Join The EU?
Innovation
These countries have the most female inventors
2021 World Intellectual Property Organization data shows that Cuba ranked the highest in the share of female inventor applicants for international patents.
Social Innovation
4 ideas on how businesses can be responsible for political lobbying
Public demand is growing worldwide for more transparency and scrutiny when it comes to corporate lobbying and its impact on environment and social issues.
Space
This is how research in space is changing life on Earth
Space research has helped develop numerous innovations and advance understanding of cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, GPS, 3D printers and other conditions.
Systemic Racism
How supporting social innovators can help drive racial equity
A new roadmap aims to empower social entrepreneurs so leaders across society can accelerate innovation, support communities and promote racial equity.
Social Innovation
How a women-led café is turning around this impoverished Nepalese community
Amma Café is a women-led, World Bank-supported social enterprise in Lumbini that aims to regenerate a community that has become one of the poorest in Nepal.
Entrepreneurship
Two ways corporates can support women entrepreneurs
Women founders face serious challenges in accessing venture capital and this lack of investment in women means many opportunities are being missed.
Social Innovation
Social innovators have improved the lives of 722 million people
From building hospitals in India to providing financial resources to communities in Ghana, social innovators are making an impact around the world.
Davos Agenda 2022
The social innovators of 2022 are building trust and supporting millions
Together with the winners of 2019 and 2020, the Schwab Foundation's 2022 awardees have impacted the lives of 100 million people worldwide through trust.
Social Innovation
This is how 15 leaders are changing the world through trust
Social innovation transforms economic, political and societal systems - now more than ever as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to expose global inequality.
Social Innovation
How social innovators have improved the lives of over 722 million
Watch the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship awards for Social Innovators of the Year 2022 on Tuesday 18 January 2022.
COVID-19
Meaningful conversations can transform our world, here’s how
Transforming everyday smalltalk into meaningful conversations can change perspectives and cause social change. There are four key principles to do so.
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