Why SSIR Is Changing Our Paywall

By Bryan Maygers

We need reader support to sustain our mission.

SSIR Online, Spring 2026 Issue

By SSIR Editors

What SSIR readers are saying about articles on innovation in trying times, data and social justice, and impact investing.

Welcome to the Era of Relational Intelligence

By Isabelle C. Hau 8

As AI begins to transform education, work, and social life, we need to focus on developing and expanding capacities essential for human flourishing.

The Academic Costs of Social Apps

By Daniela Blei

Excessive screen time, largely spent on gaming apps, is contagious and lowers students' grades and post-graduate income, a Chinese study reveals.

Building a Solidarity Ecosystem for AI

By R. Trebor Scholz & Mark Esposito

How cooperatives, public institutions, and social movements can come together to intentionally build a practical, community-owned alternative to extractive AI systems.

Scale That Lasts

By Nithya Ramanathan, Nelima Otipa & Hosea Kintu 2

A framework for moving from government partnership to country ownership

The Low-Cost AI Illusion

By Phillip Olla 1

What the next economic phase of artificial intelligence means for public interest work and how organizations can protect equity, access, and themselves.

Iterative A/B Testing for Social Impact: Rigorous, Rapid, Regular

By Noam Angrist, Amanda Beatty, Claire Cullen & Tendekai Mukoyi Nkwane

How organizations can close the gap between measurement and implementation

A World of Innovation

By SSIR Global Edition Editors

A look at the issues and articles that resonated most with SSIR’s local language edition readers in 2025.

What Kind of World Is AI Building?

By Jeff de Kleijn & Antoine Fourmont-Fingal 1

The ideologies behind today's most powerful technology