Red Balloon Ideas

07/05/2017

We are thrilled to be kicking off an engagement with three amazing organizations –the Kapor Center for Social Impact, Dev Labs, and the City of Oakland – who are partnering to create the Oakland Startup Network, an initiative supporting local entrepreneurs, particular women and men of color. We love having clients that are committed to social change!

02/18/2017

We have a new website up – Check it out!
www.redballoonideas.com

06/19/2014

Working with Castilleja and Kisaruni students in Kenya. Today's session included brainstorming innovative products to address challenges faced by local market vendors.

12/10/2013

Shoot for the stars this week, world changers!

Movie stars? Check. Buckets from seven-stories? Check. Making shots with both hands (at the same time!)? Check. Titus returns in what may be the greatest com...

11/25/2013

Love seeing our client's work highlighted! Congrats Nuru International!

Jake Harriman says that if the company he’s founded still exists in 30 years, “we’ve failed.” You see, Harriman believes Nuru International can end extreme poverty in that time. Harriman and I met at the Social Innovation Summit at Stanford this week, where I found a number of young entrepreneurs wh...

11/13/2013

A new option to promote exercise. What do you think about this incentive option?

To promote exercise and the 2014 Olympics, Olympic Changes installed a very special ticket machine at the Moscow subway station.  Instead of accepting money as payment, the high-tech ticket machine only accepted exercise.

01/23/2013

We love reading the updates from our great clients. Nuru International is awesome!

Looking back and reflecting is something I have never been that good at. The pace of my life over the past five years and the aggressiveness of what we are

12/28/2012

Our Founder Fay is on the Board of Food Recovery Network. They reduce waste by collecting unused food from college cafeterias and delivering to people in need.

Check out this new infographic on food waste from CNN. "Food waste at consumer level in industrialized countries (222 million tons) is almost as high as the total net food production in sub-Saharan Africa (230 million tons)."

12/28/2012

We've had an amazing year working with change markers around the world. Thank you for your passion, dedication to finding lasting solutions, and belief that change is possible. Happy New Year!

11/22/2012

This year we're grateful for all the dedicated World Changers out there that work tirelessly to see sustainable, positive change. You inspire us! Happy Thanksgiving all!

11/10/2012

A proud father with his children and their LifeStraw filter, made by Vestergaard Frandsen. Amazing to hear the stories of how this product has transform families' lives.