Innovation Could Solve Some of our Thorniest Global Problems

An article on the Boston Globe website noted that we cannot solve today’s complex multi-dimensional challenges by foreign aid, by public services, or by philanthropy alone. No one actor has all the answers or the monopoly of good ideas. Cross-sector cooperation — working with the public, private and non-profit sectors — is more critical now than ever before. MIT Solve is crowdsolving massive global problems through open innovation. We find great social entrepreneurs to join our Solver class. We connect them with a diverse set of corporate, nonprofit, government, and academic leaders, and then broker partnerships to help them accelerate their solutions globally. To truly realize the potential of open innovation, you need to start by asking the right questions, in an open way. What are the key challenges that communities face globally and locally? How can technological innovation address these challenges?

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