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Using data to save lives - Magic Box at UNICEF
Data for social good

Using data to save lives - Magic Box at UNICEF

Part of UNICEF’s data for social good initiatives, UNICEF Innovation is building Magic Box, a software platform designed to use real-time data to…
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30 May 2018Kendra Schreiner
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Social Innovation: what's under this umbrella? A Brazilian perspective
Scaling Innovation

Social Innovation: what's under this umbrella? A Brazilian perspective

Abstract Social innovation, as both a field and conversation point, is burgeoning within Latin America. Yet, at the same time, there are discrepa…
24 May 2018Fabio Deboni
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Big data, challenge prizes, and philanthropy
Data for social good

Big data, challenge prizes, and philanthropy

Challenge prizes have been used to spur innovation for centuries, but have recently surged in use. This is due to a number of factors, including rec…
SIX
27 March 2018Jordan Junge & Kendra Schreiner
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Aligning for Impact- a view from global foundations
Funders Node

Aligning for Impact- a view from global foundations

Introduction The challenges our societies face are growing in scale and complexity. No single organisation is able to solve these challenges alon…
SIX
23 March 2018
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Thousands of young people are using Minecraft to redesign their cities
Content partnership

Thousands of young people are using Minecraft to redesign their cities

Minecraft, the computer game that has no end goal and consists of simply playing with building blocks, is a global addiction: more than 50 million p…
Content Partner
16 February 2018Apolitical
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25 companies carrying out corporate social innovation
Corporate Social Innovation

25 companies carrying out corporate social innovation

Between the 2017 Paradise Papers scandal, the globally contested multi-billion merger between a large pharmaceutical and an agrochemical company, in…
1 February 2018Marc Violo
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What’s coming up in 2018?
2018

What’s coming up in 2018?

Building on from 2017, we will continue to build our work and share knowledge, create and nurture relationships, and set a direction for the field.…
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16 January 2018
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Highlights 2017 - How has social innovation shifted and how has SIX contributed?
2017 Highlights

Highlights 2017 - How has social innovation shifted and how has SIX contributed?

The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise -- with the occasio…
SIX
10 January 2018SIX
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How to lose trust and how to win it back
Global Council

How to lose trust and how to win it back

This piece builds on my contribution to OECD Forum 2017, Bridging Divides , and conversations on ways to ensure that more active online engagement a…
Global Council
14 December 2017Geoff Mulgan- Nesta
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Weekly Round-up- what can Martin Luther teach us about 21st century tech, feminist foreign policy, automated cities & more!
Cities

Weekly Round-up- what can Martin Luther teach us about 21st century tech, feminist foreign policy, automated cities & 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…
SIX
30 October 2017
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