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Energy Institute Institute 2014 Talk Technology

He Builds Houses out of Recycled Plastic

Russian startup Plastica recycles 10 percent of all plastic waste in the million-person city of Volgograd, Russia, where it is based, and turns that plastic into enough bricks, paving tiles, and roof tiles for four homes per month.

Unreasonable InstituteJuly 25, 2014

Education Institute Institute 2014 Talk

Their Radical Idea for Transforming High School: Trusting High Schoolers

Ustvarjalnik brings entrepreneurs to high school classrooms and engages students with open-ended assignments aimed at solving real-world challenges. (One example: "Go get your picture taken with the mayor.")

Unreasonable InstituteJuly 24, 2014

Branding Institute Institute 2014 Poverty Scaling Talk

A Most Relaxing Way to Help a Village

Watch Yellow Leaf Hammocks co-founder Joe Demin talk about the 600-mile taxi ride that led to his company, which is creating sustainable jobs for Thailand's hill tribe communities—by selling some of the most comfortable hammocks in the world!

Unreasonable InstituteJuly 23, 2014

Education Failure Institute Institute 2014 Metrics & Evaluation Scaling Team

Eight Key Lessons from the 2014 Unreasonable Institute

The fifth Unreasonable Institute has come and gone. We have since synthesized what we learned and are already sharpening our offerings for our next few programs. Here's a look at what we learned and what we need to improve.

Teju RavilochanJuly 23, 2014

Institute Institute 2014 Talk

His Competitive Advantage? Employees With Autism

Rising Tide Carwash co-founder and COO Tom D'Eri explains how his company has made a competitive advantage out of the fact that 80 percent of its workforce has autism.

Unreasonable InstituteJuly 22, 2014

Health Institute Institute 2014 Poverty Scaling Talk Water Wellness

Clean Water in India for less than $2 Per Day

Unreasonable Institute fellow Divya Yachamaneni, deputy general manager of Naandi Community Water Services, explains how her company is bringing clean drinking water to rural Indian families for less than $2 per month. NCWS’s low-cost water-purification stations are now in more than 400 villages, delivering clean, safe drinking water to about 600,000 people.

Unreasonable InstituteJuly 21, 2014

Energy Institute Institute 2014 Legal Metrics & Evaluation Talk

Hard Data Leads to Big Money for Polluted Towns

Source International provides scientists and scientific tools to communities threatened by waste and pollution from natural-resource extraction. With the resulting data, communities been able to press for compensation.

Unreasonable InstituteJuly 18, 2014

Africa Education Gender Health Institute Institute 2014 Metrics & Evaluation Talk Wellness

An Ingenious Way to Help Girls Stay in School

https://vimeo.com/98962022 On an otherwise reasonable evening in July, more than 1,000 people packed an auditorium…

Unreasonable InstituteJuly 17, 2014

Africa Education Energy Institute Institute 2014 Talk Technology

Solar-Powered Computer Labs for Rural Schools

Hear how Greenlink builds and leases solar-powered computer labs for off-grid schools in Tanzania, where 96 percent of rural classrooms lack electricity.

Unreasonable InstituteJuly 16, 2014

Institute Institute 2014 Mentorship Metrics & Evaluation

Inside Unreasonable Institute: Weeks 4–5

The 2014 Institute has come to a close! Here’s a look at what the entrepreneurs experienced during the last two weeks, with sessions on investment readiness and strategic planning.

Teju RavilochanJuly 11, 2014

Institute Institute 2014 Mentorship Metrics & Evaluation Scaling

Inside Unreasonable Institute: Weeks Two and Three

Weeks two and three of the Unreasonable Institute included entrepreneurs pitching to 800 people and a learning of how to prototype like the co-creator of Google Glass.

Teju RavilochanJune 23, 2014

Institute Institute 2014 Management Team

Remember to Dance

Changing the world should not be all work and no play. The second week of the 2014 Institute has come to a close, and that calls for celebration.

Jane MillerJune 13, 2014

Institute Institute 2014 Team

Unreasonable Institute Recap: Week 1

Get the inside scoop of what happened during the first week of the 2014 Unreasonable Institute from CEO, Teju Ravilochan.

Teju RavilochanJune 10, 2014

Branding Career Institute Institute 2014 Pitching

How to Make Your Idea Stick

Do you want to give better pitches, create better marketing campaigns, and better articulate your ideas to investors, customers, and supporters? The answer to achieving all of this is simple. You need to make your idea "stick."

Unreasonable InstituteJune 9, 2014

Design For Impact Institute Institute 2014 Mentorship Metrics & Evaluation

How to Design for Real Impact

Know your mission, measure the right thing, and measure it well. Kevin Starr introduces a framework for gauging whether your company is creating meaningful impact (because if it isn't creating impact...what's the point?).

Unreasonable InstituteJune 4, 2014

Institute Institute 2014 Mentorship Team

An Unreasonable Start

Introducing a brand new & completely Unreasonable channel on Unreasonable.is...Unreasonable Institute 2014! Consider us your one-stop-shop for the details of what is going on at the Mansion in Boulder where 11 ventures are trying to solve the world's most challenging problems.

Jane MillerJune 2, 2014

Institute Institute 2012 Poverty Spotlight Technology

Watch How This Entrepreneur Is Transforming Trash Into Opportunity

Shalabh made a lot of money and thought he would be the happiest guy on earth, but he wasn't. He now turns India's trash into jobs and sustainable fashion. Watch his story here.

Unreasonable InstituteJanuary 28, 2014

Africa Energy Health Institute Institute 2012 Poverty Spotlight

Turning Poop into Energy Across Africa—Profitably

Most people look at poop and see problems. Ashley Murray looks at poop and sees profit. Watch this entrepreneur, working in Ghana and Kenya to completely reinvent the way that we think about human waste.

Unreasonable InstituteJanuary 7, 2014

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