Collective Social Innovation
Today’s most pressing challenges – rising inequality, environmental crises and social fragmentation – are too complex for any single organisation to solve alone. Collective social innovation offers a new way forward, bringing together diverse stakeholders to create systemic change.
The Future of Innovation is Collective
This cover story from the Stanford Social Innovation Review's Summer 2025 issue explores how collective approaches are reshaping innovation. It reveals the unique values, structures, and practices that power successful collaborative efforts, offering essential insights for anyone working to address today's most urgent social issues.
The Future is Collective: Advancing Collective Social Innovation to Address Society’s Biggest Challenges
Developed by the Schwab Foundation in collaboration with our community of collective social innovators, this report explores how social innovation can unite diverse stakeholders for large-scale social change. It highlights the values, strategies and organizing models that enable multistakeholder collaborations to thrive. Through case studies – explored in greater depth in the companion report, The Future is Collective: Case Studies of Collective Social Innovation – it demonstrates how collective social innovators are rethinking collaboration amid global crises.