During the 2024 Rio Grande do Sul floods in Brazil, 183 people died and over 600,000 Brazilians were displaced. Staff and faculty at the Instituto Playing For Change in Curitiba, Brazil jumped into ...

Across the globe, there is a shift in the size of families as birthrates decline. Communities, schools, and workforces are all shrinking at an alarming rate. Even in the wealthiest countries ...

Adaptability is the ability to adjust oneself in order to function effectively in different or shifting situations. It has ...

In Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order, Ray Dalio—a billionaire investor, author, and founder of Bridgewater Associates, one of the world’s largest and most influential hedge ...

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 ...

We can all agree that change is a constant in the corporate world. Yet, despite its inevitability, most people resist it. This resistance is deeply rooted in our brain’s wiring. Our ancestors ...

Burt Wolf looks at the history of economic and cultural superpowers - Holland, England, and the US. Throughout history, specific countries have become strong — they’ve peaked and then declined, only ...

Spend some time staring at the famous painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware," and you can't miss the ice. It's everywhere. Cold weather became part of Washington's military strategy, says Alex ...

The accountant the world urgently needs has evolved far beyond the traditional role we recognized just a few years ago. Processing Content The transformation of the accounting profession is not merely ...

There’s a myth in our society that real change requires force, strength, and domination. We celebrate athletes, CEOs, and politicians who crush their opponents. But history tells a different story.

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 ...