Global Goals – The party’s over

Global Goals – The party’s over

The glitter has settled over New York, celebrities and world leaders have flown home and the party is over. A week after the adoption of the United Nations’ seventeen Sustainable Development Goals, we take a moment to reflect on the Global Goals and the efforts of The...
Have you ever thought about how #PovertyIsCreated?

Have you ever thought about how #PovertyIsCreated?

Have you eaten today? If not was it because you chose not to or because you didn’t have enough money to do so? And if you have, did you have to think carefully about what you could afford, or did you eat whatever you fancied? Whoever we are, and however much money we...
How To Feel Good About Global Poverty

How To Feel Good About Global Poverty

Tell yourself it’s easy to fix—and that you’re not responsible for it. Hope sells. Not quite as well as sex, but certainly better than despair. Politicians know this, marketers know this, and the politicians and marketers in the organizations concerned...
Hacking the SDG Discourse

Hacking the SDG Discourse

A Narrative Strategy for Changing the Story of Global Development A course is now being set for the next 15 years of global economic development. As the Millennium Development Goals come to an end, the United Nations will officially adopt their replacement — the...