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How Field Catalysts Galvanise Social Change

Field catalysts

How Field Catalysts Galvanise Social Change

Ending malaria. Achieving marriage equality. Dramatically reducing teen smoking. Surmounting these and other daunting social challenges can require…

15 February 2018SSIR

Networks and Capacity Building in social innovation

Networks and Capacity Building in social innovation

The world we live in is more connected than ever, and networks are very much in vogue. Networks are no longer just for socialites; they are a powerf…

5 February 2018Louise Pulford

A Breakfast on Networks and Systems Change

A Breakfast on Networks and Systems Change

SIX recently hosted Tim Draimin for a breakfast in London with individuals working in networks and systems change. Tim works for the McConnell Found…

20 October 2017Jordan Junge & Tim Draimin

Five ways universities are organising themselves to increase societal impact

Capacity Building

Five ways universities are organising themselves to increase societal impact

Introduction - What are universities for?For many, universities and higher educational institutions continue to be viewed as elitist and isolated in…

12 September 2017Julie Munk, So Jung Rim & Louise Pulford

Enabling strategic partnerships: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation & McConnell Family Foundation

Enabling strategic partnerships: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation & McConnell Family Foundation

This case study was written by Katie Wehr and Elana Ludman respectively Senior Program Officer at Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Social Innovati…

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Upcoming events

Social Innovation Community Summer School: Social innovation in the public sector

27 — 29 June 2018

SIX Funders Node Retreat: Taking risks and achieving greater impact

1 — 3 September 2018

1st Southeast Asian Social Innovation Network

8 — 9 October 2018

An overview of social innovation in the Middle East and North Africa

An overview of social innovation in the Middle East and North Africa

Prepared by Kendra Schreiner and Jordan Junge, SIX May 2018 The field of social innovation has grown rapidly over the past 10 years, gaining trac…

Social Innovation Ecosystem in Turkey: An Insight Report

Social Innovation Ecosystem in Turkey: An Insight Report

The purpose of this insight report is to mainly document the landscape of social innovation in Turkey by hearing the perspectives, approaches and fu…

How is social innovation empowering women in the Middle East and North Africa?

How is social innovation empowering women in the Middle East and North Africa?

Ahead of our upcoming Wayfinder in Istanbul on the future of social innovation, we explored how social innovation is empowering women in the region…

4 May 2018Kendra Schreiner

Social Innovation Turkey 2018 - SIX Wayfinder & SIC Summer School

Social innovation Turkey

Social Innovation Turkey 2018 - SIX Wayfinder & SIC Summer School

Social Innovation Turkey 2018 This May, SIX and SIC (the Social Innovation Community) are inviting some of the world’s leading social innov…

Why Marx was right, why you can’t have free trade and save the planet and more!

Reading Recommendations

Why Marx was right, why you can’t have free trade and save the planet and more!

Each week, the SIX team will be sharing their favourite pieces of reading. The content will be organised thematically, and each piece will tie to wo…