A smart, essential look at how technology is shaping the world of impact, from the Future of Good editorial team.
Generative AI’s potential “worthlessness” challenges extractive tech hype and opens space for human-centred, justice-driven innovation, underscoring the importance of investing in people, communities, and trust—not just tools.
Gen Z is entering the workforce with values rooted in stability, inclusion, and purpose, reshaping traditional career paths. Employers who fail to adapt risk losing talent to organizations that prioritize flexibility, authenticity, and sustainability.
Despite having a large environmental footprint, the technology industry is one of the few industries that lacks a decarbonization strategy, said François Burra, a digital decarbonization consultant.
Generative AI is shaping culture, politics, and economics, but commercial models often prioritize profit over public good. For changemakers, exploring CanGPT means rethinking AI as democratic infrastructure — a tool designed to serve communities, not just corporations.
While the choice model food bank is not a new concept, Regina’s Community Food Hub has also added a “layer of innovation” through data-enabled decision-making, said CEO John Bailey. Although clients are not paying for their food, data about what they are “buying” is becoming invaluable to the food bank’s operations.
