From Lion Killers to Lion Savers
An excerpt from Mixed Signals on using incentive to change culture
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Affirmative Action Decision Is a Call to Double Down on Racial Equity
The Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action. But race-informed approaches to policy can still transform our institutions in ways that close equity gaps and benefit everyone.
Cross-Boundary Collaborations in Cities: Where to Start
How public, for-profit, and civic organizations working to address the same city-wide social challenge can find a common starting point.
The United Nations’ Innovation Learning Journey
Despite a notoriously innovation-adverse environment in UN organizations overall, a growing body of success stories are changing lives and contributing to continuous organizational learning.
2023 Summer Social Innovation Reading List
Suggested books and articles from SSIR’s editors.
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Local Collaboration Can Drive Global Progress on the SDGs
Learning from global peers and using the sustainable development goals as a framework for measuring progress, US cities are accelerating solutions to social problems.
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The Ask
An excerpt from Good Influence on harnessing the “Influencer Effect” for impact
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Bossware Is Coming for You: Worker Surveillance Technology Is Everywhere
Technology enables companies to monitor their employees constantly. But workers are organizing to fight back.
Approaching Gender Equity Through Indigenous Knowledge and Customs
A trial program that worked with couples in rural Zimbabwe shows the potential of a locality-based approach.
Lifting a Powerful Policy Lever for Housing Justice
A new federal policy could make the equitable housing that communities need a reality—but only if the right steps are taken to rally resources in support of the rule.