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2014: Africa, Social Good

Stories about Sanergy

Fixing The World’s Sanitation Is A Big Business Opportunity

From building toilets to recycling waste, there are many ways to serve the 2 billion around the world without toilets.

Fixing The World’s Sanitation Is A Big Business Opportunity

Toilet Entrepreneurs, Powered By MIT Innovation

Sanergy is a business full of waste. The startup–funded in part by the U.S. government–gives toilets away to business people in the slums, who charge for use. In exchange, Sanergy gets the… leftovers, which they convert into electricity and sell.

Toilet Entrepreneurs, Powered By MIT Innovation

Impact

What “impact” means to these business leaders

Could this extra squishy new material mean safer bike helmets?

This network of microphones listens for the chainsaws of illegal loggers in the rain forest

Creativity

‘Knives Out’ caps off a year full of genre movies about class struggle

‘Queen & Slim’ is the lyrical love story for the Black Lives Matter era

Apple’s comfy holiday message to parents: Screen time is good! (Really)

Co.Design

America’s largest timber building is complete, and it may be the future of construction

These abstract therapy dolls help kids recover from trauma

The 8 best design gifts for under $25

Work Life

These are the questions you should ask to get your career on the right track

Leaders, stop trying to be so positive and authentic

How to let go of a grudge at work