While recognizing that every founder—or other long-term leadership transition—has its own dynamics, it is important to think about readiness in each of the three key areas mentioned above: the leader, ...

True believers in democracy must take steps to unlock people’s civic agency, with a particular focus on strategies that make ...

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In 2017, sociology professor Kenneth Andrews, in an o p-e d in the New York Times, argued social movements that succeeded in creating lasting change needed to do three things well—create cultural ...

At the core of healthy democracies are free, fair, and trusted elections. Precisely for that reason, corrupting elections is one of the core tactics employed by authoritarian leaders around the world.

How can organizational leaders create an environment that balances the needs of the individual, the needs of the institution, and the needs of the work?

To build evolving, inclusive, effective democracies, we must focus not only on developing leaders who are reflective of the nation-state but who can also change the conditions in which they operate.

How to prepare leader, board, and organization for a healthy exit ...

Cross-contextual learning has long been a vital tool for innovation. The pro-democracy field is no different, and a specific group of innovators are especially primed for and in need of cross-border ...

School systems are similarly underperforming due to poor governance and weak state capacity. According to the World Bank, ...

On the precipice of a fifth industrial revolution and converging political, economic, and environmental crises, American society faces deep social uncertainty. It is also a time of profound ...