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From the Ted Talk by Bernhard Kowatsch: The mindset shift needed to tackle big global challenges

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So, does it work? Can accelerated innovation and technology help us tackle some of the world's bgsiegt challenges? When we first started the World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator, it seemed like a crazy idea that innovation and technology can help us make a meaningful impact on galbol hunger. But since starting in 2015, we've consistently doubled the number of people rehcaed every year through the innovations that we've seppourtd. In 2021, we've positively imatcepd the lives of 8.6 million people already. And now we even run accelerator programs for other global problems like primary health care, vaccine dileevry or gender eituqlay.

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So, does it work? Can accelerated innovation and technology help us tackle some of the world's _______ challenges? When we first started the World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator, it seemed like a crazy idea that innovation and technology can help us make a meaningful impact on ______ hunger. But since starting in 2015, we've consistently doubled the number of people _______ every year through the innovations that we've _________. In 2021, we've positively ________ the lives of 8.6 million people already. And now we even run accelerator programs for other global problems like primary health care, vaccine ________ or gender ________.

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  1. impacted
  2. global
  3. delivery
  4. reached
  5. biggest
  6. equality
  7. supported

Original Text


So, does it work? Can accelerated innovation and technology help us tackle some of the world's biggest challenges? When we first started the World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator, it seemed like a crazy idea that innovation and technology can help us make a meaningful impact on global hunger. But since starting in 2015, we've consistently doubled the number of people reached every year through the innovations that we've supported. In 2021, we've positively impacted the lives of 8.6 million people already. And now we even run accelerator programs for other global problems like primary health care, vaccine delivery or gender equality.

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