Democracy is under threat in many parts of the world. Economic inequality has given rise to calls for a new economy in which the fruits of economic activity and power are shared more equally and ...

In 2020, amid a global pandemic and a wave of antiracist protests inspired by the US Black Lives Matter movement, the young German nonprofit JoinPolitics prepared its first group of motivated citizens ...

As an ever increasing number of businesses step up to address the great challenges of our time, significant opportunities for social innovation are rising to the fore. More and more businesses are ...

Social innovation is the development and application of new methods, tools, and solutions that bring forward change. This is generally achieved through organizational or conceptual improvements.

The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought illness, anxiety and economic volatility that is unprecedented. Yet, amid the darkness, we are empowered with the humble reminder that people band ...

In the spring of 2015, Jamye Wooten took a reverend from Ferguson, Missouri, on a tour through Baltimore. It was several weeks after Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old Black man, died while in police custody ...

Parsons Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability (DESIS) Lab is an action research laboratory founded in 2009 at The New School in New York City. DESIS Lab works at the intersection of ...

The Johns Hopkins Social Innovation Lab's 2020–21 Accelerator cohort might only be meeting virtually, but its members are primed to make a real-world impact in areas such as fashion sustainability, ...

The world faces many challenges today, ranging from health crises and climate change, to political and social turmoil and overpopulation, critical issues that require the knowledge and resources that ...

On Monday, 11 more companies joined the Schwab Foundation’s Rise Ahead Pledge — bringing the total signatories to 24 and highlighting the growing corporate commitment to investing in social innovation ...