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Social Labs: enabling citizens to co-create and co-design innovations

Innovative cities

Social Labs: enabling citizens to co-create and co-design innovations

As cities grow in size and significance, they can become sites of complex social problems – but also hubs for exploring possible solutions. While…

11 January 2019Ada Wong

For a Fairer, More Inclusive Europe, Sign the #SIDeclaration

For a Fairer, More Inclusive Europe, Sign the #SIDeclaration

EU policymakers are negotiating Europe’s next long-term budget. Sign the #SIDeclaration today to tell them that Europe needs innovation to benefit…

17 October 2018Sophie Reynolds and Madeleine Gabriel (Nesta)

The opportunity for strategic foresight in philanthropy

The opportunity for strategic foresight in philanthropy

Download the full report here. The practice of strategic foresight has been a tool mainly used by corporations, enabling them to steady the…

24 September 2018

The role of philanthropy in using data to address complex challenges: A global scan

Data for social good

The role of philanthropy in using data to address complex challenges: A global scan

Foundations all over the world are grappling with their role in the emerging field of data and artificial intelligence. The field is fraught with po…

31 May 2018Jordan Junge & Kendra Schreiner & Louise Pulford

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

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What does it take to be an active researcher?

What does it take to be an active researcher?

Pilot sandpit workshop facilitated by SIX The unique 1-day pilot workshop will bring together social innovators, early career researchers,…

Long reads for the long break

Reading recommendations

Long reads for the long break

Over the Festive period, with a little more time on our hands, this is what the team will be reading. Duncan Collins-Adams Against…

18 December 2018

Strategic foresight and philanthropy

Strategic foresight and philanthropy

Highlights and questions from on a dinner with foundations on the opportunity for philanthropy to engage with strategic foresight.

27 November 2018Jordan Junge

What is the power of networks in philanthropy? Reflections from SIX

What is the power of networks in philanthropy? Reflections from SIX

Having worked for an international exchange for almost 5 years, I can attest firsthand to the power of networks. Networks help us to navigate our da…

27 November 2018Jordan Junge

Social Innovation: Comparative Perspectives

Social Innovation: Comparative Perspectives

Social Innovation: Comparative Perspectives investigates socioeconomic impact. Since it is hard to establish causality and to measure social propert…

27 November 2018Helmut K. Anheier, Gorgi Krlev & Georg Mildenberger