Sushi, Prosperity Paradox, Unemployment in Nigeria

Confessions of a Sushi Master Guest: Taichi Kitamura, Master Sushi Chef, Owner of Sushi Kappo Tamura Restaurants that serve raw fish on a bed of rice or rolled in seaweed are among the most expensive and celebrated around the world. Here in America, it wasn’t until a few decades after World War II that Americans discovered a love for sushi–partly because they were being told to eat more fish for good health. Some food historians say the TV mini-series Shogun –which aired in 1980, starring Richard Chamberlain-sparked another big sushi craze.  How Innovation Can Lift Nations Out of Poverty Guests: Karen Dillon, Former Editor of Harvard Business Review; Efosa Ojomo, Director of Global Prosperity Practice at Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, Co-authors of “The Prosperity Paradox” Since 1990, global efforts have lifted a billion people out of poverty. That’s a lot of people no longer desperately poor. But look more closely at the data and it turns out most of that improvement has been in China. In other places, like sub-Saharan Africa, the number of people in poverty has actually increased. And that’s despite, trillions of dollars spent on development projects globally. Why aren’t those efforts making more of a difference? Soft Skills and Nigeria’s Unemployment Problem Guest: Misan Rewane, Co-Founder and CEO, West Africa Vocational Education (WAVE) One of the biggest challenges facing Nigeria today is a huge population of unemployed young people. Many of them are high school - even college - graduates. And yet, the businesses who desperately need workers find young people lacking skills in things like teamwork and communication. West Africa Vocational Education is tackling the challenge of teaching "soft skills" to Nigeria's youth.