Stories as Data
Are you ignoring your richest intel? How organizations can yield a wealth of valuable data through story-based research.
Nonprofits & NGOs - Most Popular
Innovative ideas to help leaders of nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations work more effectively (more)
Social Entrepreneurship
If the Goal is Scale, Promote Theft
Too many smart people are trying to come up with too many new solutions; fostering plagiarism of successful models is the fastest track to systems change.
To Get to the Good, You Gotta Dance With the Wicked
There may not be one resolution to wicked problems and nonprofits can’t—and shouldn’t—do it all.
Using Story to Solve Social Problems
How narrative intelligence can help everyone design solutions and generate useful data.
Cut to the Chase: How Stories Engage
Three ways organizations can use story as a platform for social innovation.
Who Gets Paid?
The funding that goes to intermediaries and consultants often dwarfs the support that social sector leaders, social entrepreneurs, and community-based advocates receive.
Design Thinking for Evaluation and Learning
Three ways design thinking can maximize the relevance and impact of evaluation and organizational learning efforts.
The Five Stages of Social Innovation at Scale
Part of a series of articles on helping mature organizations stay adaptive and increase their social impact.
Tackling Changing Markets with Enterprise Community Partners
Part of a series of articles on helping mature organizations stay adaptive and increase their social impact.
When Good Is Not Good Enough
The sector needs to shift its attention from modest goals that provide short-term relief to bold goals that provide long-term solutions.