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Read “The Elevator Pitch” in the latest issue of Stanford magazine to learn how the Seed Transformation Program plans to lift people out of poverty.
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Stanford Seed News
May 15, 2017
Participants get an on-the-ground view of businesses and the impact of the Stanford Seed Transformation Program during a 2017 faculty study trip.
May 9, 2017
More than 500 business leaders have participated in program designed to support greater economic prosperity through leadership and innovation training
April 12, 2017
Researchers collaborate with the Indian government to provide children with fortified rice in an effort to reduce alarming rates of anemia and malnutrition.
April 12, 2017
Can teaching better management skills improve the lives of workers?
January 9, 2017
Inside Stanford GSB’s ambitious venture to lift people out of poverty.
December 15, 2016
Stanford Seed intern Musila Munuve makes a lasting impact by tackling big projects at a mobile technology company.
October 31, 2016
Stanford Seed Intern Michelle Gatonye gains invaluable experience as she delivers an expansion strategy for House of Tara.
August 24, 2016
Stanford Seed Intern Mai Tran’s talents and adaptability are put to the test as she develops a plan to introduce peritoneal dialysis to Nigeria.
June 17, 2016
Stanford | 125|Minds meet and connections thrive at Stanford Seed’s East and West Africa centers. 
June 9, 2016
Meet Ciiru Waweru, incoming Seed Transformation Program participant and founder of Funkidz, a Kenyan company that creates children’s furniture.
June 9, 2016
Following the launch of Stanford Seed East Africa, participants, staff and faculty share their thoughts and impressions.
Insights on Seed Research
April 6, 2016
A change in the law could extend electricity to millions of people.
January 20, 2016
The quality of ideas produced through networking may depend on the personality types of those interacting.
January 11, 2016
Jim Yong Kim talks about how audacious goals bring real change.
September 22, 2015
Workers who feel a sense of belonging stay in their jobs longer.
August 19, 2015
The founder of a U.S. construction company spent a year coaching West African business leaders. Here’s what he taught them.
June 10, 2015
In Kenya, a Stanford researcher shows that ethnic diversity can spur productivity.
