Top 2024 Stories From SSIR’s Global Editions
Stories selected by the editors of Stanford Social Innovation Review’s global editions and why they chose to share them with their local audiences.
Design Thinking Innovations in solution-based design techniques that address social problems
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Books for Social Innovators!
A literary gift guide from SSIR
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Grief Tending
We must relearn the skills and practices of grieving, individually and collectively, to manage loss and renew the circle of life.
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Prefiguring a Future We Want
Imagining and living into a new world requires freedom, space, and support to dream and take risks.
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A Creatrix Praxis Space for Liberation
To build new worlds, we need a place and a set of practices to be able to free our imaginations.
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Design Thinking for Social Innovation
By working closely with the clients and consumers, design thinking allows high-impact solutions to social problems to bubble up from below rather than being imposed from the top.
Human-Centered, Systems-Minded Design
Both human-centered and systems-thinking methods fit within an effective design approach, and can work in conjunction to address social challenges.
Why Social Innovators Need Design Thinking
Design is a process especially suited to divergent thinking—the exploration of new choices and alternative solutions.
Convening by Design
Principles and tactics for creating strategic convenings that foster meaningful interaction and outcomes.
The Ethics of Innovation
An ethical framework can bridge the worlds of startup technology and international development to strengthen cross-sector innovation in the social sector.