Social Innovation
Why social enterprises need a different approach to capital and growth
New financing models, from blended finance to impact-linked loans, can reward verified outcomes while strengthening financial resilience.
Adam Gavin
Adam is a creative communicator focused on covering stories of social innovators and changemakers working toward a more equitable and sustainable world for all.
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Education and Skills
How a STEM teacher shortage led to 150,000 educators teaching us about systems change
150,000 educators revealed how systems change happens when diverse actors shift their relationships and behaviours to solve complex shared problems.
Social Innovation
Meet the finalists of the 2026 Schwab Foundation Awards
The annual Social Innovation Awards identify the adoption of innovative and systemic solutions to address social inequality and environmental challenges.
Social Innovation
3 innovadores sociales que utilizan la tecnología para empoderar y educar a la próxima generación
Los innovadores sociales generan 2 billones de dólares anuales en ingresos. Este Día de la Juventud, celebramos tres de ellos que utilizan la tecnología para educar y empoderar.
Social Innovation
Meet 3 social innovators using tech to empower and educate the next generation
Social innovators and their organizations generate $2 trillion in revenue. This Youth Day, meet three of them — each is using tech to educate and empower.
Social Innovation
This is how we empower the next generation of social innovators
Social innovators and the social economy employ over 200 million people worldwide. With the right approach, we could see far more social innovators emerge.
Education and Skills
Innovar para aprender: Cómo dos innovadoras hacen más inclusivo el acceso a los libros y a la educación
We Love Reading y First Book trabajan para mejorar el acceso a libros y recursos educativos y hacen una apuesta por una educación más inclusiva.
Education and Skills
Innovating for learning: How two innovators made access to books and education more inclusive
We Love Reading and First Book continue to work towards improving access to books and educational resources in their bid to make education more inclusive.
Social Innovation
The social innovators empowering women worldwide
The social innovation sector has proven itself uniquely capable of empowering women leaders and changing the lives and welfare of all women.
Manufacturing and Value Chains
The top takeaways from Lighthouses Live 2023: How 4IR is revolutionizing manufacturing
At the Forum's Lighthouses Live 2023 event, leaders of the Global Lighthouse Network discussed how 4IR is reshaping manufacturing.
Manufacturing and Value Chains
Lighthouses Live 2023
Hear from the founding members of the Global Lighthouse Network as they speak about reshaping manufacturing industries on 12 October 2023 at 3 p.m. CET.
Health and Healthcare Systems
This non-profit is using 3D-printing technology to give refugees the gift of hearing
3D printing is producing hearing aids for refugee children, highlighting how advanced manufacturing techniques will be key to more inclusive healthcare.
Forum in Focus
El futuro de la manufactura: Lo que piensan 6 líderes de la Cuarta Revolución Industrial
Líderes del sector y académicos debaten cómo la industria manufacturera está afrontando los retos y oportunidades de la Cuarta Revolución Industrial.
Forum in Focus
The future of manufacturing: insights from industry leaders on navigating the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Industry leaders and academics discuss how the manufacturing industry is navigating the challenges and opportunities of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.