--- description: Development reform in Africa, a global regulator for genetics, the Pentagon on climate, addressing Egypt’s authoritarian streak, and more. 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: October 14 by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 14, 2014 4:01 PM CUT by [The Aspen Institute](/author/the-aspen-institute/) ## The Aspen Institute Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 14, 2014 4:01 PM CUT **1\.** [**Fix the system, don’t fight individual diseases: Why Ebola may change how aid dollars are spent on healthcare in Africa.**](http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/10/13/us-health-ebola-aid-idINKCN0I21ZI20141013 "undefined") By Lesley Wroughton at Reuters **2\.** [**Plan for a global body to regulate the great promise of genetics — balancing unfettered innovation with sensible rules to prevent abuse.**](http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/142180/jamie-f-metzl/the-genetics-epidemic "undefined") By Jamie F. Metzl in Foreign Affairs **3\.** [**Because it increases disease and exacerbates resource scarcity, the Pentagon sees climate change as a threat multiplier.**](http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/220575-pentagon-unveils-plan-to-fight-climate-change "undefined") By Laura Barron-Lopez in the Hill **4\.** [**The U.S. should call out Egypt’s rising authoritarian leadership and the plight of repressed people there.**](http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-united-states-wont-say-a-word-about-egypts-repressed/2014/10/13/27166128-5300-11e4-ba4b-f6333e2c0453%5Fstory.html?wprss=rss%5Feditorials "undefined") By the Editorial Board of the Washington Post **5\.** [**Successful community collaborations build civic confidence for increasingly audacious projects that can improve lives.**](http://collectiveimpactforum.org/blogs/40501/building-civic-confidence-through-collective-impact "undefined") By Monique Miles in the Collective Impact Forum blog  [_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/3506105/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-october-14/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3506105/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-october-14/"},"headline":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: October 14","datePublished":"2014-10-14T16:01:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:07:25.522Z","description":"Development reform in Africa, a global regulator for genetics, the Pentagon on climate, addressing Egypt’s authoritarian streak, and more.","url":"https://time.com/3506105/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-october-14/","keywords":["Innovation","Africa","climate change","Genetics","Government","John F. Kerry","Egypt","National Security","Chuck Hagel","development","Aid","ebola"],"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/3506105/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-october-14/","name":"Five Best Ideas of the Day: October 14"}}]}] ```