{"672802":{"#nid":"672802","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Rajiv Shah Advocates \u0027Big Bets\u0027 Approach to Problem-Solving ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDr. Rajiv Shah\u0027s book, \u003Cem\u003EBig Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens\u003C\/em\u003E, examines the inner workings of large-scale change from the perspective of the president of the Rockefeller Foundation and the former United States Agency for International Development ambassador. Shah shared his advice to Tech students and faculty during a conversation with President \u00c1ngel Cabrera Tuesday.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShah noted that too often, many people settle for \u0022good enough\u0022 in problem-solving and stop short of seeking comprehensive solutions.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDrawing on his expertise after leading the U.S. response to the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, and working to increase access to immunizations worldwide, Shah outlined the framework of a \u0022big bet.\u0022 It begins with identifying innovative solutions and building broad alliances to transform the lives of large numbers of people.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022If there\u0027s one message I hope people take away from the book, it\u0027s that these problems are actually solvable,\u0022 he said. \u0022If 50% of the world\u0027s global birth cohort is not getting vaccinated and immunized from simple diseases, it may take 20 years and $30 billion, but we\u0027re going to solve the problem of universal childhood immunization. If an Ebola pandemic is ravaging West Africa and threatening the rest of the world, we\u0027re not going to settle for what we can do. We\u0027re going to really study the issue, invent new solutions, and engineer new solutions.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u0027s mission to advance technology and improve the human condition was on display throughout the Covid-19 pandemic as testing infrastructure and contingency plans were created and implemented. Cabrera and Shah discussed how such crises give way to creativity in developing solutions and how the Institute can use the same ambition to lead the world through the next decade\u0027s problems.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Coming to Georgia is so exciting because what\u0027s happening in the state is very much the epicenter of clean technology and jobs \u2014 power, manufacturing, science, and technology all coming together to shape the future. The question is, are you going to shape a future that solves the problems we face? Or are we going to shape a future that just serves the human desire for luxury and optimizing for those who have plenty? That\u0027s a set of judgments that\u0027s in your hands,\u0022 he said. \u0022To me, this is a great institution to be a part of because you have the position to be problem solvers.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBefore the public conversation, Shah participated in a faculty roundtable discussion about combating climate change \u2014 a primary goal of the Rockefeller Foundation.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhen thinking of their own \u0022big bets\u0022 or those that have a global impact, Shah encouraged students to simplify the problem they are trying to solve and apply what they\u0027ve learned at Georgia Tech to change the world for the better.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022I\u0027m a big believer that you all, especially students, can be change agents within whatever institutions you go to when you leave this great one, and I hope the book offers a bit of a playbook for how to do that,\u0022 he said. \u0022Asking simple questions is a gift we all tend to lose as we grow up professionally, but I hope you will retain it.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kb4Dkh4AOkM\u0022\u003EWatch the full conversation.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Rockefeller Foundation President Rajiv Shah joined Georgia Tech President \u00c1ngel Cabrera for a discussion about his book \u0027Big Bets,\u0027 and students\u2019 pivotal role in finding solutions to global issues."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERockefeller Foundation President Rajiv Shah joined Georgia Tech President \u00c1ngel Cabrera for a discussion about his book \u003Cem\u003EBig Bets: How Large-Scale Change Really Happens\u003C\/em\u003E, and students\u2019 pivotal role in finding solutions to global issues.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Rockefeller Foundation President Rajiv Shah joined Georgia Tech President \u00c1ngel Cabrera for a discussion about his book \u0027Big Bets,\u0027 and students\u2019 pivotal role in finding solutions to global issues."}],"uid":"36418","created_gmt":"2024-02-06 22:25:58","changed_gmt":"2024-02-09 15:19:25","author":"sgagliano3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2024-02-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2024-02-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672991":{"id":"672991","type":"image","title":"Rockefeller Foundation President Rajiv Shah joined Georgia Tech President \u00c1ngel Cabrera to discuss his book, \u0027Big Bets.\u0027 ","body":null,"created":"1707258682","gmt_created":"2024-02-06 22:31:22","changed":"1707258682","gmt_changed":"2024-02-06 22:31:22","alt":"Rockefeller Foundation President Rajiv Shah joined Georgia Tech President \u00c1ngel Cabrera to discuss his book, \u0027Big Bets.\u0027 ","file":{"fid":"256331","name":"24-R10400-P38-005.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/02\/06\/24-R10400-P38-005.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2024\/02\/06\/24-R10400-P38-005.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":12912696,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2024\/02\/06\/24-R10400-P38-005.jpg?itok=PmGeKWOc"}},"672992":{"id":"672992","type":"image","title":"Rajiv Shah Faculty Roundtable ","body":"\u003Cp\u003ERockefeller Foundation President Rajiv Shah participates in a faculty roundtable discussion at Georgia Tech about combating climate change.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1707258855","gmt_created":"2024-02-06 22:34:15","changed":"1707258855","gmt_changed":"2024-02-06 22:34:15","alt":"Rockefeller Foundation President Rajiv Shah participates in a faculty roundtable discussion about combating climate change. 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