Episodes
Understand what the jobs of the future will look like, what makes a job good, and why increasing the quality of more jobs — and not just the quantity of jobs — is critical in addressing income inequality. Maureen Conway, of the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program and Joyce Klein, from the Institute’s Microenterprise Fund for Innovation will join the discussion with Zeynep Ton from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Published 12/19/14
New philanthropists are impatient, strategic, and focused on results. They define philanthropy broadly to include all private means of financing the social good. Join a conversation with the Institute's Jane Wales about ways in which new givers and social investors are partnering with peers in the US, brazil, India, Nigeria and elsewhere,redefining philanthropy in the process.
Published 12/19/14
With General Stanley McChrystal and the Institute’s Jason Mangone and Tara Maller, learn how and why the Franklin Project is working to make a service year a rite of passage for every young American — and how you might help. Get involved. Stanley A. McChrystal
Published 12/19/14
What does the momentum around early childhood mean for young parents and their own prospects? The Bezos Family Foundation’s Jackie Bezos will join in this discussion with the Anne Mosle, who leads the Institute’s ASCEND program. Get involved.
Published 12/18/14
Twenty-five percent of undergraduate and graduate degrees are in business. How do business schools influence the attitudes, values and perspectives of the next generation of business leaders? Join Judith Samuelson and Miguel Padro of the Institute’s Business and Society Program to discuss. With Professors David Besanko (Kellogg School of Management), Christopher Bruner (Washington and Lee Law School), Natalie Slawinski (Memorial University of Newfoundland), and Lynn Wooten (University of...
Published 12/18/14
Move beyond the hype and buzzwords to explore practical strategies for using your investments to drive positive social change, while making a financial return. Randall Kempner of the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs will lead the conversation.
Published 12/18/14
Join Melody Barnes, Steve Patrick and Monique Miles — the team that leads the Institute’s Forum for Community Solutions —for an interactive discussion on how communities are coming together to implement innovative and sustainable strategies for change. Using the Opportunity Youth Incentive Fund as an example, you’ll explore how community-level collaboration is solving seemingly intractable challenges, and how you might play a role in your own community’s change. Get involved. Melody Barnes,...
Published 12/18/14
Join Senator Joe Manchin and the Institute’s Dan Glickman and Mickey Edwards, both former Congressmen, to discuss the causes of Washington’s political gridlock and possible solutions to move the country forward. Get involved. Joe Manchin, Dan Glickman, Mickey Edwards
Published 12/18/14