We live in a rapidly changing environment with dramatic technological, communications and scientific advances and an interdependent global economic system. While expansion of global trade has improved economic opportunities and living standards for millions, it has left many further behind.  It is clear that the “status quo” interventions are not working and if actions are not undertaken soon, the effects of key issues, such as climate change, may be irreversible or severely jeopardize our children’s future. Thus, new paradigms are needed to find effective solutions that maximize the strengths of all the sectors—non-profits, businesses, governments, foundations, and academia—to overcome these challenges. Susan Ross - Expanding the pie