Articles on social change from the latest edition of SSIR
Read about the importance of billionaire philanthropists building institutions for the long haul; how the private sector can integrate refugees into the economy; why design thinking must factor in unspoken social conventions; how Ashesi University is developing the future leaders of Africa; and other topics in the Summer 2026 issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review.
The United States is living through a second Gilded Age. But unlike yesterday's magnates, today's billionaires prefer to write checks to existing organizations. They should instead build institutions that last.
Patrick Awuah launched Ashesi University as an institution of higher learning thoroughly shaped by social innovation. While it began by borrowing ideas, methods, and credibility from elsewhere, it has evolved into a uniquely Ghanaian enterprise that is a model for Africa and the world.
We all—editors, writers, and readers alike—are not just students or observers of the world around us but builders of its future.
What SSIR readers are saying about articles on artificial intelligence, charitable giving, and navigating organizational disagreement.
Inter-nursing home games in France happen regularly across the country thanks in part to financial support from the National Solidarity Fund for Autonomy, an arm of the country’s social-security system.
