Got digital clutter? 3 easy ways to spring clean your digital life

(BPT) - Smartphone, tablet, laptop, desktop, GPS device – are you drowning in digital clutter? If so, you’re not alone. Americans spend more than 43 hours per week on a variety of devices, and nearly half (47 percent) have one or more devices they no longer use at all, a survey by Intel discovered. Spring is a great time to add “cutting digital clutter” to your list of seasonal tasks.

7 big (but easy) ways businesses can reduce employee absenteeism

(BPT) - An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure - especially for small businesses grappling with the high costs of worker absenteeism. Employee time lost to health issues costs American businesses $84 billion a year.

Continuing education provides competitive edge for job-hunters

(BPT) - More Americans than ever are going back to school, continuing their education to add skills and credentials to their work portfolio. For many, keeping their expertise current with continuing education gives them the edge in a competitive job market.

Women and Innovation

Ten stories about women’s issues from the SSIR archives 

 From addressing reproductive health to closing the wage gap, women’s issues have been a point of focus for social innovators looking to create lasting change. In honor of upcoming International Women’s Day, we dug up 10 articles and blog posts from Stanford Social Innovation Review archives with breakthrough ideas, and new perspectives on women and gender.

Introducing The New White House Social Innovation Director

Posted on WhiteHouse.Gov by Cecilia Muñoz on March 03, 2015 at 04:36 PM EDT

I am delighted to announce that Dave Wilkinson will step forward to serve as the new Director of the Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation. Under Dave’s leadership, the Office will be focused on strengthening communities and enabling upward economic mobility by finding and growing approaches that work best for communities in need.