Stanford Social Innovation Review : Informing and inspiring leaders of social change

Sustainability and Self-Interest

John Elkington argues in his latest book that a new set of entrepreneurs in business, government, and universities are reinventing capitalism.

Techno-Optimists Beware

Two books argue that entrepreneurs and technology are transforming the global economy.

Delivering the Goods

Entrepreneurs are setting up shop in the nation's urban food deserts.

In Search of the Hybrid Ideal

Researchers examine the rise of hybrid organizations that combine aspects of nonprofits and for-profits and the challenges hybrids face.

Rippling

A look at how social entrepreneurs spread innovation throughout the world.

inGenius: A Crash Course on Creativity

We don’t look at everything in our environment as an opportunity for ingenuity—but we should.

Jugaad Innovation: Think Frugal, Be Flexible, Generate Breakthrough Growth

Transforming scarcity into opportunity through the gutsy art of improvising an ingenious solution.

Wicked Problems: Problems Worth Solving

An Agricultural Peace Dividend

In northern Uganda, home to one of Africa’s longest and most brutal civil conflicts, organic farming is producing economic growth and stability.

The Race vs. the Stagnation

Two economists offer opposite explanations about why job growth in the United States and other developed economies remains extremely weak.