The Solve Effect
The Solve Effect
Podcast Description
The Solve Effect is a podcast by MIT Solve that hosts leaders, visionaries, and barrier-breakers intent on wielding technology for good. Each episode explores the journeys of people rewriting the rules for global problem solving—from questioning the ethics of data to tackling bias in AI to applying traditional knowledge in the modern world. Join us in inspiring action to global problem-solving!
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The show covers a variety of critical topics focused on global problem-solving, including technology ethics, digital education access, and sustainability in the textile industry, with episodes highlighting personal stories like Khaled Kteily's mission to destigmatize male fertility and Katrin McMillan's approach to digital education in underserved communities.
The Solve Effect is a podcast by MIT Solve that hosts leaders, visionaries, and barrier-breakers intent on wielding technology for good. Each episode explores the journeys of people rewriting the rules for global problem solving—from questioning the ethics of data to tackling bias in AI to applying traditional knowledge in the modern world. Join us in inspiring action to global problem-solving!
Where do you go after building a unicorn?
For Jessica Jackley, the possibilities are infinite.
After redefining how the world thinks about microlending by cofunding Kiva, Jessica could have stayed in her lane. Instead, she chose reinvention: teaching entrepreneurship courses at USC’s Marshall School of Business and, in a brand-new chapter, leading VOW for Girls as its new CEO.
Hala and Jessica connect in a conversation all about:
Staying rooted in your values: From turning down $10M at Kiva to teaching students how to interrogate power and impact, what does mission alignment really cost, and why does it matter?
Pivoting with intention: Big moves. Small experiments. What happens when reinvention doesn’t go as planned, and how do you keep going anyway?
Leveling up: When you’ve already reached the “pinnacle,” how do you keep growing without losing the fire that got you there?
Full transcript available here.
This episode was produced by Bridget Weiler and Elisabeth Graham.
Audio production by Kurt Schneider at MIT Audiovisual Services.
Music by Tunetank.
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