Going With the “Idea Flow”
An emerging "data-driven" science of human behavior promises to help us understand and solve social problems.
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Civic Engagement Social innovations that enrich society and enhance democratic participation
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Building Transparency Momentum
A local initiative offers lessons on how to use collaboration, experimentation, and forward-thinking to create a culture of innovation.
Performing Effective Advocacy
An education organization in Pittsburgh transitions from watchdog to community engagement as its mission evolves.
Social Change via the Living Room
Mike de la Rocha, founder of The Living Rooms Across America Tour, talks about the art of cross-sector convening and storytelling to tackle gun violence in the United States.
Healthcare.gov and the Rules of Disengagement
How Healthcare.gov missed an opportunity to truly bend the arc of citizen engagement.
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The Curb-Cut Effect
Laws and programs designed to benefit vulnerable groups, such as the disabled or people of color, often end up benefiting all of society.
Stop Raising Awareness Already
It’s time for activists and organizations to adopt a more strategic approach to public interest communications.
Protest Movements Could Be More Effective Than the Best Charities
To do as much good as possible with limited resources, funders should look to woefully underfunded protest movements.
Community Engagement Matters (Now More Than Ever)
In adopting data-driven practices, leaders must design and implement programs in ways that engage community members directly in the work of social change.
Inside Switzerland’s Radical Drug Policy Innovation
A look at how Switzerland radically and successfully changed its approach to drug policy following a heroin epidemic in the late 1980s and 90s, and what the effort teaches us about the social innovation process.