- Winter 2015 Davidson Review Published
Winter 2015 Davidson Review Published
Monday, March 23, 2015
The winter 2015 issue of the Davidson Review, featuring a cover story on the Institute's entrepreneurship project in Jordan and the launch of the BoP Roadmap, is now ready to view online. The Review profiles five young Jordanians who have benefited from WDI’s work to build an entrepreneurial mindset at… - WDI Seminar In The Philippines Focuses On Career Services
WDI Seminar In The Philippines Focuses On Career Services
Monday, February 23, 2015
Development Consulting Services (DCS) Career Services experts Tom Devlin and Farouk Dey were recently deployed to Manila, Philippines to assist the Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP) in career center development and industry outreach. Dey and Devlin evaluated the current status of student career services and partnerships with business and… - New USAID Guide For Healthcare Innovations Unveiled
New USAID Guide For Healthcare Innovations Unveiled
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
WDI’s Healthcare Research Initiative hosted a special preview Jan. 28 of a new USAID guide and toolkit designed to help people develop, introduce and scale global health innovations. David Milestone of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Center for Accelerating Innovation and Impact led the WDI seminar. The center developed, “IDEA… - London Sits Down For Q&A With Global Envision
London Sits Down For Q&A With Global Envision
Monday, January 26, 2015
WDI Senior Research Fellow Ted London recently sat down for a question and answer session with the blog site Global Envision to talk about the base of the pyramid and WDI's recently-released BoP Roadmap. You can read the Q&A session with London here. To learn more about the BoP Roadmap,… - Philippines Case Collection Debuts On GlobaLens
Philippines Case Collection Debuts On GlobaLens
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Following a successful Development Consulting Services (DCS) workshop in the Philippines and editorial assistance from GlobaLens case writers, the William Davidson Institute (WDI) is proud to announce the publication of the Philippines Case Collection on the GlobaLens website. The cases are some of the first to be written by Filipino… - London Blog Post On Inclusive Business Now Online
London Blog Post On Inclusive Business Now Online
Thursday, December 11, 2014
WDI Senior Research Fellow Ted London has penned a blog post that calls on BoP leaders to take stock of the inclusive business domain, noting achievements over the past decade, but cautioning that there are warning signs on the horizon. Posted on The Practitioner Hub for Inclusive Business website, “Inflection… - Featured Videos: Madison Ayer of Honey Care Africa and Farm Shop
Featured Videos: Madison Ayer of Honey Care Africa and Farm Shop
Monday, December 8, 2014
Madison Ayer, who leads two social ventures in Africa, is featured in two recent WDI videos. In the first, Ayer discusses the latest with Honey Care Africa. In the second, he talks about a new venture called Farm Shop. In both videos, Ayer is interviewed by WDI Senior Research Fellow… - Next WDI Speaker To Discuss Financial Tools To Fend Off Poverty
Next WDI Speaker To Discuss Financial Tools To Fend Off Poverty
Friday, December 5, 2014
The usefulness of inclusive financial products and services - such as commitment savings and microinsurance – to give low-income families across the developing world more tools to ensure that shocks do not push them further into poverty was the topic of the Dec. 8 WDI Global Impact Speaker Series. Thierry… - London Talks Roadmap On Google Hangout
London Talks Roadmap On Google Hangout
Thursday, November 20, 2014
WDI Senior Research Fellow Ted London participated in a Google Hangout hosted by Devin Thorpe of Your Mark On The World Center. During the 9-minute discussion, London talked about the recently-released BoP Roadmap he authored along with Stuart Hart and Sateen Sheth, and the role it will play in the… - Marketing Manager Of Mexican BoP Initiative To Speak
Marketing Manager Of Mexican BoP Initiative To Speak
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
The marketing manager of an initiative in Mexico that provides construction materials to low-income customers to build new homes or expand their existing ones was the featured speaker at the Nov. 19 WDI Speaker Series. The event with Henning Alts Schoutz of CEMEX’s Patrimonio Hoy initiative began at 5 p.m.…