global problem solvers

This post was written by guest blogger Azellia Alma Shafira. Alma Shafira is a final year business student who loves to explore new things. She has won several medals in equestria, led the press organization both in high school and university, co-founded a creative house called BikinBareng Creative,…

For millennia, entrepreneurs have been changing the way we live, how we work, what we eat, and more. They touch every aspect of society with their ingenuity, creativity, and technical know-how and today we are excited to honor their accomplishments by celebrating National Entrepreneurs’ Day. At Cisc…

“Even the best of ideas needs a platform to flourish. And this is exactly what Cisco’s Global Problem Solver Challenge did for CareNX.” —Aditya Kulkarni, Co-Founder of CareNX On October 15, 2019, Cisco launched its fourth annual Cisco Global Problem Solver Challenge, a worldwide search for the next…

When Todd Miller, IT Specialist at St. Joseph’s Christian school began teaching Global Problem Solvers (GPS): The Series to his 5th and 6th grade classes, he didn’t know what to expect. He soon discovered that small things can have a big impact. St. Joseph’s is a small private school serving just un…

In May 2019, 10 schools and over 250 students came together in Phoenix, Arizona for the Global Problem Solver Showcase and Competition. The winner? A new type of IoT device that helps to deter drunk driving. The inventors? A team of three middle schoolers. This is all possible through a partnership…

The 2019 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE19) event convenes this week to bring together a community of educators looking to learn about new technologies that can help solve challenges in the classroom. Having been an educator in a previous life, I am always excited to meet wit…

While some of you know me as a steward of our corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts, my history with Cisco goes back much further to my first role in business development. How, you might ask, did my journey take me from business development to where I am today? Working at one of the world’s…

Growing up in Kenya, the Ruto brothers couldn’t recall ever having a consistent water supply. Ken and Denis would often go days and weeks without running water, as over 50% of Kenya’s water resources are lost to theft, corruption, or leakage in the aging analog systems. Like other families, they’d b…

Cisco was founded on the belief that when we connect, we can change the world for the better. More than 30 years later, that belief is stronger than ever. We combine the power of our technology and the passion of our employees to make the world a better place. In 2016, we made a commitment to help p…