Tech and Humanity
More and more aspects of our lives are impacted by technology. How will humanity anticipate, mitigate, and manage the consequences of algorithms, artificial intelligence, robots, and more? How do we ensure tech works for the common good? And empowers everyone?
New Longevity
For the first time in history, there are more people above 65 years old than there are below five. There isn’t an aspect of our lives and economies that isn’t affected by this Big Shift. How can we maintain purposeful, healthy lives as we age? How do we reverse age segregation and address the loneliness epidemic affecting all generations? How do we reinvent retirement and the value of care work?
Planet and Climate
Our planet is in crisis, and we are responsible for it. We have deluded ourselves into thinking that humans are separate from, and superior to, nature. How do we fundamentally rebalance that relationship? How can our economic systems prioritize creating shared wellbeing on a healthy planet? How can we bring unlikely allies and sceptics on board?
Next Now Insights
News Hour
The future is better than we think. Tap the deep knowledge and surprising insights of the world’s best social entrepreneurs *live* at partner events and every Wednesday via our Welcome Change series, broadcast on Zoom to all time zones. Browse topics and RSVP below.
Wednesday News Series: Making community-owned Internet access universal in India
Wednesday News Series: Young changemakers building a better future for people & planet
Wednesday News Series: Illegal loggers stepping up as champions of sustainable forestry
Wednesday News Hour: Supporting Black women and girls to overcome financial trauma and build wealth
Lessons from Mexico: Building resilient infrastructure for a changing climate
Wednesday News Series: From Trans* visibility to liberation: building a gender equal world
Launching into a new age of Planet & Climate action
Wednesday News Series: Young changemakers building a Bangladesh free of child marriage
Wednesday News Series: The right to sign - the deaf community & language access
Wednesday News Series: Building community wealth & economies that work for everyone
Tech & Democracy: Why we must update the social contract for the digital age
Insights
How does nature-based education change the way we live?
Brazil's Indigenous Leaders Stand Up As Land Protectors
When the rules of the game lead to climate change, change the rules
Memory loss matters for all of us
How we build welcoming communities as borders re-open (for some)
Ashoka Fellows David Lubell and Clara Jiménez Cruz bust myths on immigration and show why belonging begins with us.
Trust Young People to Lead
What if our schools were designed to let young people drive positive change around them? This question has been animating Ashoka Fellow Ali Raza Khan for nearly 20 years.
How Technology Is Re-Shaping Our Families
Nigeria’s Twitter ban and what it means for democracy
From Trans Visibility To Liberation – The Freedom To Be Our Authentic Selves
Why children need empathy, especially now
Mary Gordon on empathy in the pandemic, what young children are feeling right now (by their accounts), and the pandemic’s enduring effects on families and children.
Building a Bangladesh free of child marriage
Social entrepreneurs respond to India’s deepening Covid crisis
Why decentralized approaches, long-term thinking and tough questions have been key to responding to the Spring 2021 COVID crisis in India.
Caring Is Our Super Power—Let’s Lead With It
Make Algorithmic Audits As Ubiquitous As Seatbelts
Thinking differently – ideas for action on planet & climate
Ashoka Fellows around the world are working in the field of Planet & Climate, distilling decades of experience and spotting patterns between their diverse approaches
From rights to jobs: LGBTQ+ liberation in the Arab World
We’re Living Through A Carbon Bubble—Here’s What We Can Do About It
Mutualism: Building the Next Economy from the Ground Up
A way to build our next safety net in America through local organizations we know and trust
From Patriarchy to Inclusion: When Outrage Leads to Power Sharing
Defending privacy in the age of surveillance
Albert Fox Cahn on why we need to update the social contract for the digital age
Why We Need Data For Black Lives
This Is What We Did—When Climate Action Is Our Legacy
The climate movement has been strengthened in recent years thanks to the leadership of our youth. Yet, for the first time in our history there are more people over the age of 65 than below 5. How can we bring our elders into this movement? Meet Ashoka Fellow Jim Thompson who he is dedicating his...
Who Cares? Putting Careers On The Global Agenda
When Police Brutality And Digital Rights Collide – Lessons From Nigeria
Gbenga Sesan, founder of Paradigm Initiative, warns there's an upsurge of online censorship and digital clampdowns, following the #EndSARS protests in Nigeria
AI, Solidarity and the Future of Humanity
We Can Partner With Nature To Feed Everybody
A New Economy Out at Sea
Training Bystanders: The Pap Smear For Street Harassment
AI, Health & the Future of Human Agency
The Erosion of Privacy, And Why We Need a New Social Contract
Forget Memory, Try Imagination: A Social Innovator Takes On Dementia
The Smart Way To Protect Our Planet: Include Everyone
The New Longevity: Brazil's Gig Economy For Seniors
Table for Ten: Social entrepreneurs take on longevity and aging
How 10 Ashoka Fellows are redefining the experience of aging in countries around the world
How we bring generations together
Ashoka Fellow Marc Freedman wants to see younger and older people work together