Bloggers, media, NGOs, celebrities, and global thought leaders from a variety of public health and human rights spectrums converged this week on the Upper East Side of Manhattan for the Social Good Summit-- presented by Mashable, 92nd Street Y, and the United Nations Foundation--to discuss
the power of innovative thinking and technology to solve the world’s greatest challenges. Meanwhile, about 40 blocks south in Midtown Manhattan, UN Week unfolded for high-level government agencies and officials
in the 66th session of the General Assembly. Actually, there are so many big events happening this week that
The Daily Beast announced the world has come to NYC.
What happens when you place United Nation members, health experts, social entrepreneurs, activists, athletes, and some of the most media-savvy professionals together? A social media extravaganza focused on how to change, help, and better our world from a global perspective. A dynamic dialogue of such range, depth, and inspiration that the outcomes could, in fact, be earth changing.
The Social Good Summit opened with Ted Turner’s thoughts on war and why the United Nations remains relevant. One of Turner’s biggest focuses, however, was also on how population size demands more focus on family planning. In a later session that day, Raj Shah, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) echoed similar thoughts when he took the stage to discuss “Developing Technology for the Developing World: the Big Challenges.” Shah's focus on the Horn of Africa tells how deep this crisis currently and how it could become even more so.
Not surprisingly, such great interviews from some of our world’s greatest thinkers and innovators continuously roared across most organizations’ Facebook pages because the entire meeting is available on Livestream. While highly relevant, how to ensure audiences don’t get overwhelmed by these short, successive, and numerous talks?
