Latest posts
The Lobster Telephone
Lobster telephone Artist: Susan Davis “Lobster telephone, by Dali,” read the tasteful cream-colored card next to this bizarre objet d’art. The exhibit was an old school black rotary telephone with a plastic red lobster sitting on top of it. My New York friends and I were wandering through a surrealism exhibit at the Met, mostly…
Is SDG 6 Likely or Ludicrous?
Insights from an AI-powered study January 2025 How are you feeling about Sustainable Development Goal 6? Do you think we can achieve global access to safe water and toilets for all in just five years? WASH nerd Susan Davis and friends from R-AI conducted a survey of your peers. An innovative Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered strategy…
Ideas to Serve: the Evolution of Social Innovation Education at Georgia Tech
“This letter delves into the transformation of social innovation education at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) by exploring the evolution of its Ideas to Serve competition. Against the backdrop of Georgia Tech’s vision for the next decade as an inclusive innovation hub, this narrative captures a conversation between Dori Pap, Managing Director, and…
Services
Pre-mortem Workshops
During a pre-mortem exercise to predict sustainability risks, a team imagines that a project (or approach) has failed and works backward to examine what led to the failure.
Read more: Want to improve development outcomes? Anticipate the failures. Here’s how.
BS without Borders Workshops
Primarily for students and budding social entrepreneurs. We open your eyes to what doesn’t work and provide tools so you can make real and lasting social impact.
Donor Scorecard
“The Donor Scorecard – encouraging follow-up and sharing results to keep the water flowing,” received a DFAT Civil Society Innovation Award (runner up). The purpose of the award is to highlight and showcase the innovative work of civil society organizations and non-government organizations in improving water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) service delivery and sustainability. See the February 2019 scorecard.
About Susan
After seeing the impact (or lack thereof) of aid and development efforts in 30+ countries, Susan advises social entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, donors, and impact investors on how to achieve and better invest in effective, lasting social impact.
Susan Davis 