--- description: Incubators for food startups, storage units for the homeless, why the Pentagon doesn’t forget missions, and “Data Jam” title: These are Today's Best Ideas 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 28 by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 28, 2014 4:03 PM CUT by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 28, 2014 4:03 PM CUT **1\.** [**New Orleans is at the heart of a new HIV epidemic, and only massive health system reform can remedy the situation.**](http://aeon.co/magazine/health/how-new-orleans-became-americas-ground-zero-for-hiv/ "undefined") By Jessica Wapner in Aeon **2\.** [**From dismantling Syria’s chemical arsenal to hunting down Joseph Kony, America’s military missions abroad far outlast the public’s attention span.**](http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/08/25/forgotten%5Fmissions "undefined") By Kate Brannen in Foreign Policy **3\.** [**To look beyond stereotypes and understand the programs and interventions that improve life for young men of color, the U.S. Department of Education invited them to a “Data Jam.”**](https://www.edsurge.com/n/2014-08-27-my-brother-s-keeper-how-can-data-empower-young-men-of-color "undefined") By Charley Locke in EdSurge **4\.** [**Taking a page from silicon valley, incubators for restaurateurs can help get new ideas on the plate.**](http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2014/08/18/336877182/for-food-start-ups-incubators-help-dish-up-success "undefined") By Allison Aubrey at National Public Radio **5\.** [**So the homeless can work, worship, and transition to normal life, cities should offer safe, flexible storage options.**](http://www.citylab.com/cityfixer/2014/08/cities-can-ease-homelessness-with-storage-units/379073/ "undefined") By Kriston Capps in Citylab  [_The Aspen Institute_](http://www.aspeninstitute.org/ "undefined") _is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3207138/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-august-28/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3207138/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-august-28/"},"headline":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: August 28","datePublished":"2014-08-28T16:03:04.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:43:04.817Z","description":"Incubators for food startups, storage units for the homeless, why the Pentagon doesn’t forget missions, and “Data Jam”","url":"https://time.com/3207138/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-august-28/","keywords":["Innovation","Food","girls","Syria","Government","new orleans","Data topic","Pentagon","Tech","reform","health","Washington D.C.","City","HIV","Nigeria","storage","minority","startup","homeless"],"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/3207138/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-august-28/","name":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: August 28"}}]}] ```