SOCIAL INNOVATION TRENDS LIBRARY

The second half of 2026 brings a packed calendar of social impact events for anyone working in social innovation, impact investing or the wider social economy, from AI-for-good gatherings in Geneva to Africa's largest social and solidarity economy forum in Dakar....

Cities of the future met in Singapore 14-16 June 2026. Three days. Hundreds of urban leaders, researchers, and innovators gathered in Singapore for the World Cities Summit — and every session raised more questions than answers, which is exactly the sign of a truly...

Loneliness has quietly become one of the defining public health issues of our time. The World Health Organization's Commission on Social Connection estimates that roughly one in six people worldwide experiences persistent loneliness, a condition now linked to hundreds...

Funding social innovation has always meant navigating the gap between what philanthropy alone can afford and what markets alone will fund. That gap is now being filled by an increasingly sophisticated toolkit of financial instruments, many of them barely a decade old,...

 Impact events will abound in the last quarter of 2025. Here are eight of them happening across the globe in the coming months:Climate Week 2025 (22-24 October 2025, Milan, Italy)Climate Week 2025’s theme is “Addressing Global Climate Change for a Sustainable Future”...

AI for social innovation: how can social innovators leverage the recent progress in artificial intelligence technologies for social good? Below we list several recent initiatives and publications presenting both the opportunities and challenges of using AI for social...

 Social innovation events will abound in the second half of 2025. Here are eight of them happening across the globe in the coming months:Africa Impact Summit 2025 (11-12 June 2025, Accra, Ghana)One of the leading social innovation events in Africa, the Africa Impact...

 Social impact funding opportunities seem to be popping up all over the globe these days. Here's is a selection of 8 social impact funding opportunities to consider in 2023.100x Impact Accelerator by LSESocial impact funding is getting a new actor. 'The 100x Impact...

As the Russian invasion on Ukraine continues, last week we decided to compile for you the examples of inspiring social innovations and small and big gestures of people around the world that bring hope and light despite this unimaginable darkness.This week, we continue...

  As the whole world is watching the Russian invasion on Ukraine in horror, we decided to compile for you the examples of inspiring social innovations and small and big gestures that bring hope and light despite this unimaginable darkness. People are buying Ukrainian...

Value proposition is a widely used concept, even though there is no unique definition of it. Traditionally, scholars tended to relate it to entrepreneurial and marketing practices, especially in the for-profit sector. For instance, value proposition has been often...

Did you know that the Philippines has created approximately 30,000 social enterprises since 2007?According to the British Council report A Review of Social Enterprise Activity in the Philippines, the country has a strong entrepreneurial culture, with one million...

Before the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (Clean India Mission), sanitation facilities in India were scarce, with over 600 million people (half of India’s population) having no access to toilets, particularly in rural areas. People were forced to defecate in the open, which...

While research and innovation commonly aim at improving living conditions and social wellbeing, the public responsibility of the results is not always guaranteed. The recent shift from a shareholder-centred to a stakeholder-centred perspective fosters consideration of...

Social innovations in sport can be seen across the globe. Social Innovation Academy presents 8 remarkable examples of social innovation in sport.

There is no single method to achieve the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs). In the same way, there is no single actor that can allow us to reach our social, environmental and economic aims. There are, however, many small actions by many different actors that...

Whether in the classic or social economy, a large part of innovation failures is due to a solution formalisation that does not fit with the users’ needs and expectations. I’ve spent the last 5 years working in an accelerator supporting social entrepreneurs in the...

Social innovation in Malaysia is seen as a novel way to bring about social outcomes. Social Innovation Academy presents 8 impactful projects!

What is the best way to keep audience’s attention? Check out at Social Innovation Academy how 8 remarkable social innovators did it!

Thailand is fast developing into a social innovation hub in Asia. Social Innovation Academy introduces 8 oustanding projects!

Cause-related marketing is a tool to improve brand engagement and generate positive impact. Let’s see how to design a campaign to maximise its benefit.

Social impact measurement has become big business, but is this approach what social innovation really needs? We must take a step back before it’s too late.

Leading social innovation successfully requires skills, attitudes and understanding that you won’t learn in classroom. Insights by Corrina Grace.

How can you leave a meaningful legacy? Explore the different scaling strategies: scaling up, deep, out and even scaling down to grow your good impact.