In effect, the goal of Progress Studies is to treat, not merely to understand.

The success of Progress Studies will lie in the following:

• its ability to identify effective progress-increasing interventions
• the extent to which they are adopted by universities, funding agencies, philanthropists, entrepreneurs, policy makers, and other institutions.

• We still need a lot of progress for major challenges. We haven't yet cured all diseases; we don't yet know how to solve climate change; we don't yet understand how best to predict or mitigate natural disasters.
• A lot of progress can also come from...