--- description: Helping the Kurds beat ISIS, social media war in Gaza, managing risk so African farmers can use new technology to grow more, and more. title: These Are the Five Best Ideas of the Day image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Innovation](/tag/innovation/) ## Innovation Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Five Best Ideas of the Day: August 6 by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 6, 2014 4:05 PM CUT by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 6, 2014 4:05 PM CUT **1\.** [**There is another war raging over Gaza: How social media helps people personalize propaganda.**](https://medium.com/i-data/israel-gaza-war-data-a54969aeb23e "undefined") By Gilad Lotan in Medium **2\.** [**A Boston battle over a supermarket chain is highlighting a deepening divide over corporate purpose: Should companies just make money for stockholders, or contribute to the welfare of employees, customers, and society?**](http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2014/08/02/shareholder-value-bad-for-business/3O4MYxjWgmJ2DOPwkeYxyN/story.html "undefined") By Leon Neyfakh in the Boston Globe **3\.** [**Helping the Kurds is our best bet for stopping ISIS in Iraq.**](http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/will-u-s-help-kurds-fight-isis "undefined") By Dexter Filkins in the New Yorker **4\.** [**By enrolling parents alongside their children, one school is helping to break the cycle of multigenerational poverty.**](http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/dc-charter-school-educates-parents-alongside-children/2014/08/03/5966d80e-1275-11e4-98ee-daea85133bc9%5Fstory.html "undefined") By Michael Alison Chandler in the Washington Post **5\.** [**To deliver on the promise of an agriculture revolution in Africa, we must help farmers take the first steps by managing their risk.**](http://www.thisisafricaonline.com/News/Closing-Africa-s-agricultural-yield-gap "undefined") By Lindiwe Majele Sibanda in This is Africa  [_The Aspen Institute_](http://www.aspeninstitute.org/ "undefined") _is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C._ Five Best Ideas of the Day: August 6 ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3086196/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-august-6/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3086196/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-august-6/"},"headline":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: August 6","datePublished":"2014-08-06T16:05:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:43:07.058Z","description":"Helping the Kurds beat ISIS, social media war in Gaza, managing risk so African farmers can use new technology to grow more, and more.","url":"https://time.com/3086196/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-august-6/","keywords":["Innovation","Social Media","ISIS","Kurds","Gaza"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"The Aspen Institute","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/the-aspen-institute/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/innovation/","name":"Innovation"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3086196/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-august-6/","name":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: August 6"}}]}] ```