Summary: <p>Data has the potential to help fuel social change across the world, yet many relevant datasets remain locked away and siloed across government agencies, nonprofits, and corporations. What kind of collaboration does it take to make this data available to different actors working to create change? </p> <p>In a series of TED-style talks, Melinda Rolfs of the <a href="http://mastercardcenter.org">MasterCard Center for Inclusive Growth</a>, John Wilbanks of <a href="http://sagebase.org">Sage Bionetworks</a>, Greg Bloom of <a href="https://www.civichalllabs.org/justice-lab/">Civic Hall Labs and Open Referral</a>, and ST Mayer of <a href="https://www.codeforamerica.org">Code for America</a> talk about how to develop not only the right tools, but also the right relationships to make data collaboration happen. Jake Porway of <a href="http://www.datakind.org">DataKind</a> then leads a discussion on how we can collectively harness data for the greater good. </p> <p><img src="https://ssir.org/images/blog/Jake_Porway-headshot.jpg" alt="Porway" height="100" width="100" class="photo"> <img src="https://ssir.org/images/articles/Wilbanks.jpg" alt="Wilbanks" height="100" width="100" class="photo"> <img src="https://ssir.org/images/articles/Bloomgreg.jpg" alt="bloom" height="100" width="100" class="photo"> <img src="https://ssir.org/images/articles/st-mayer.jpg" alt="Mayer" height="100" width="100" class="photo"></p> <p>View the slides from this session <a href="http://www.ssirdata.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/DOP_DGD_Day-1_Unlocking-Data-Unleashing-Potential.pdf">here</a>.</p><br><a href="https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/unlocking_data_and_unleashing_its_potential">https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/unlocking_data_and_unleashing_its_potential</a>
