In the 10 years since SSIR published a seminal article on design thinking in social innovation, many other leaders of change have refined, criticized, and praised the practice. In this roundup, explore their work over the years and an update of design thinking concepts written for the Winter 2021 issue by the original authors.
Six pathways to making housing more affordable and available from the Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability.
How civil society responses to COVID-19 in South Africa are resisting the all-too-common return to pre-crisis “normal.”
As climate change creates new ambiguity problems for farmers, communities need to better understand and assess their own environments.
A new book argues that media and tech disruption creates the best scenarios for social change.
What the 2020 US presidential election can teach us about the need for new knowledge in the digital age.
To realize the deep systemic change that America is demanding, philanthropy must reorganize to build and demonstrate a trust-based culture, invest in community leadership capacity-building, and open up decision-making and information-sharing structures.
As charitable organizations prepare for donor outreach at the end of a chaotic year marked by COVID-19, a volatile US election, and marches for racial justice, here are 12 articles to help them make the most of their efforts.
It’s time to set new expectations for the role of people and movements in building a legitimate and truly representative US democracy.
Why social innovation education programs need to develop students’ inner well-being alongside their knowledge of the field, and five principles to help lead the way.
