As aid declines and markets shift, social enterprises show how impact-driven business can deliver growth, resilience, and ...

For eight years running, World Changing Ideas has celebrated the people and companies working to make the world safer, cleaner, more sustainable, and more equitable. It’s no small feat—but it’s ...

COVID-19 took the world by storm in early 2020, being declared a pandemic in March of that year. While it was the most recent emerging infectious disease, experts anticipate it won’t be the last. Well ...

The S&P 500 returned more than 13% per year from 2015 through the end of 2024, conditioning many investors to expect a continuation of double-digit equity returns. Unfortunately, several factors that ...

Across the globe, there is a shift in the size of families as birthrates decline. Communities, schools, and workforces are all shrinking at an... How Smaller Families are Changing the World How ...

For decades after the end of World War II, the phrase "liberal international order" was often associated with a few things: globalization, multilateralism and a rules-based global system anchored by U ...

As the world continues to change and adapt, energy dominance will see its definition change to reflect a changing world. “Energy dominance” is more than oil rigs and gas wells. In today’s geopolitical ...

The leaders told us how they are facing a warming planet in a world where international collaboration on climate change is fraying. By David Gelles I host the Climate Forward newsletter and live event ...

At a site in Kenya, archaeologists recently unearthed layer upon layer of stone stools from deposits that span 300,000 years, and include a period of intense environmental upheaval. The oldest tools ...

Here’s how Fast Company chose the winners of the World Changing Ideas Awards 2025. Why Costco CEO Ron Vachris is Fast Company’s Visionary of the Year The Costco CEO rose from forklift driver to the ...