Every System Is an Ecosystem: A New Approach for Engineers
As engineers, we have the power to drive systems change, but first we may need to shift how we think about systems ourselves. That means moving beyond isolated...
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Every System Is an Ecosystem: A New Approach…
As engineers, we have the power to drive systems change, but…
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When AI Goes Wrong in Africa: The Case…
This article is adapted from a presentation I delivered on July…
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A Fresnel Lens, a Stirling Engine, and the…
A global team of Engineering for Change fellows, SeaFreight Labs and…
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Heat Pumps Could Cut Bills and Emissions, but…
Air-source heat pumps are touted as a tool for reducing household…
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Four Engineering Toolkits that Champion Gender Inclusion
Engineers working to ensure that their solutions meet needs equitably across…
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Energy Efficiency Retrofits Could Backfire Without Ventilation
Renovating our homes to improve energy efficiency will be necessary if…
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Field Research Has Halted After USAID Funding Cuts
Editor’s note: Before its sudden closure in February, the United States…
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Interdisciplinary Innovation
While studying for a Master’s of Public Health program, I repeatedly…
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Your Questions About the Energy Transition Answered
Take the Energy Transition Quiz below! If the energy transition is…
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Anchored Fish-Aggregating Devices Take the Guesswork Out of…
The piercingly blue ocean laps softly against pristine beaches in northern…
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“Africa Doesn’t Need Copied Blueprints…” A Conversation About…
At the Africa Energy Forum in Cape Town this year, energy…
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Water Access in Kenya Goes Digital with Ubuntu
Throughout 15 counties in Kenya, the startup Ubuntu Waterhub Africa has…
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Young Leaders as Protagonists: Reflections on an Audience…
On representation, responsibility, and sustainability in global cooperation Walking into the…
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One Question Tech Startups Need to Answer
Startups developing tangible products–hardware, as opposed to software–have the added challenge…
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IP Improves Sustainability and Startups Should Invest
Intellectual Property law may be key to improving sustainability and achieving…
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Phototherapy, Graywater Recycling, and Robotic Rehab Place in…
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has announced the three…
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Rehab Robots, Solar Pods, and Graywater Retrofits: ISHOW…
A graywater recycling system retrofit, wearable robotics for infant shoulder rehab…
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A Guide to Navigating Sustainability Principles, Standards and…
First, let’s define terms. “Principles are values. They are guiding beliefs.…
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Startups Should Embrace Systems Thinking for Sustainability
Engineers and designers who take a moment to step back from…
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Public-Private Partnerships Can Bridge Water Access Funding Gaps
Global spending on water access may have to triple before the…
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Bob Hauck’s Tips for Hardware Startups
Join the ASME ISHOW Americas virtual awards ceremony August 6th. Register…
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Local Action Is Key to Achieving the Sustainable…
If the world is going to meet the Sustainable Development Goals,…
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African Nations Power Up Their Shift to Electric…
On a typical day along the Nairobi-Nakuru highway, the majority of…
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Pathways Through the Forest of Systems Change
Development organizations have long struggled to measure evidence of systems change,…
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Project Invent Seeks Volunteer Engineers: Help Young Inventors Build Real Solutions
This volunteer opportunity was first presented to Engineering for Change Fellows.…
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ISHOW Africa 2025 Selects Biofuel, Malaria Testing, and…
A bioethanol system that turns agricultural waste into clean fuel, a…
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Young People Are Digitalizing Panama’s Mountain Villages
In the remote western highlands of Panama, where the Ngäbe Buglé…
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Hardware for Health, Food, and Transport: African Ventures…
Register now for the virtual awards ceremony Wednesday, June 18, at…
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When Does Off-Grid Solar Make Sense?
Solar-powered devices designed to work off the grid are counteracting some…
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Keziah Ntwiga’s Tips for Hardware Startups in a…
Keziah Ntwiga has seen the spectrum of product design and startup…
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You Asked, Experts Answered: Your Questions About Nature-Based…
See video clips from the seminar: Nature-Based Solutions to Flooding Three…
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Africa is Primed for an AI Boom Built…
Artificial intelligence is advancing in a uniquely African context on the…
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Startups Give Youth Mental Health a Digital Upgrade
Watch the latest videos from Cohort 5 of the Headstream Accelerator…
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EPC Takeaway: Kenya’s Digital Transformation Is Underway
A theme that emerged over the course of two days of…
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From Peru to Kenya, These 10 Innovations Took…
AI-guided agriculture, biodegradable packaging, technical training for Peruvian women, and a…
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In the Wake of Disasters, Rural Health Could…
By Will Atwater North Carolina Health News When Hurricane Helene ripped…
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How Refugee Entrepreneurs Are Supplying Sustainable Energy to…
Refugees are providing energy within camps home to millions of displaced…
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Sepsis, Smoke, and Soil Hardware Solutions Advance in…
Seven Indian social ventures made their pitches at T-Hub in Hyderabad…
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Ten Tools for Surviving Rising Seas
Coastal communities worldwide are grappling with more frequent flooding, shoreline erosion,…
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What Are ‘Sponge Cities’ and How Can They…
A new AI-based study compares cities’ trees and lakes to how…
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