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Social Innovation

24 to explore, 3 One Good Story Project films, 1 subtopic guide and 20 curated resources, on the theme of social innovation.

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A Second Chance at Life

Days before turning 27, Iman Aghay nearly bled to death in a hospital bed and promised himself that a second…

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Home

Getting a family off the street only works if they stay housed. Humble Design furnishes their empty spaces with care…

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Can Wolfdogs Help Veterans Heal?

Wolf dogs can't live in the wild and can't live in society, and the veterans who care for them at…

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Documentaries

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Lead Me Home film poster Social Innovation Lead Me Home 2021 Lead Me Home is a 2021 short documentary by Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk. Filmed over three years in cities across the… Read more

Books

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Cover of Bounce Forward by Amy Purdy Social Innovation Bounce Forward: 21 Tools to Live a Life Beyond Limits by Amy Purdy Amy Purdy published "Bounce Forward: 21 Tools to Live a Life Beyond Limits" in April 2026, eleven years after her original memoir.… Read more Front cover of Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond. Social Innovation Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond Evicted follows eight families in Milwaukee, and the landlords who rent to them, through the cycle of eviction and its aftermath. Matthew… Read more Front cover of The Game Changer Vol. 8: Inspirational Stories That Changed Lives, lead author Iman Aghay. Social Innovation The Game Changer Vol. 8: Inspirational Stories That Changed Lives by Iman Aghay (lead author, with 26 co-authors) The Game Changer Vol. 8: Inspirational Stories That Changed Lives is the eighth volume in the book series Iman Aghay leads, published… Read more Birds of a Feather by Lorin Lindner book cover Social Innovation Birds of a Feather: A True Story of Hope and the Healing Power of Animals by Lorin Lindner Lorin Lindner is a clinical psychologist who spent years counseling homeless veterans in Los Angeles while also taking in parrots whose owners… Read more

Podcasts

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Robin Danehav on the Zero to Travel podcast Social Innovation Zero to Travel Jason Moore’s show mixes practical travel advice with conversations about living differently. The episode that earns it a place here features Robin… Read more ChangeMakers with Katie Goar podcast cover art Social Innovation ChangeMakers with Katie Goar Hosted by Katie Goar ChangeMakers is a Forbes Books podcast hosted by Katie Goar, president of the affordable housing firm Quadel. Each episode is a long… Read more Smart Business Revolution episode artwork on yellow, titled Learning From Failures and Setbacks, with a portrait of Iman Aghay. Social Innovation Smart Business Revolution Hosted by John Corcoran Smart Business Revolution is John Corcoran's interview podcast about how entrepreneurs build businesses and relationships. In the episode "Learning from Failures and… Read more

Organizations

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Desmond Jackson of the United States competing in the men’s T42 long jump at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, wearing a below-the-knee sports prosthesis. Photograph by Fernando Frazao, Agencia Brasil, Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 licence. Social Innovation So Every BODY Can Move United States, state by state So Every BODY Can Move is a national policy and advocacy effort launched in 2022 by four national nonprofit partners, the American… Learn more Adaptive Action Sports logo Social Innovation Adaptive Action Sports Copper Mountain, Colorado Amy Purdy and Daniel Gale founded Adaptive Action Sports in 2005, after she had struggled to find a way back into snowboarding… Learn more The Furniture Bank Network logo Social Innovation The Furniture Bank Network United States and Canada The Furniture Bank Network connects local furniture banks across the United States and Canada. Each one takes donated furniture and uses it… Learn more Humble Design logo Social Innovation Humble Design Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland, and San Diego Humble Design furnishes empty living spaces for families coming out of homelessness, free of charge and with real attention to how each… Learn more Blue Ribbons Worldwide logo Social Innovation Blue Ribbons Worldwide San Diego, California Blue Ribbons Worldwide is the home of the "Who I Am Makes A Difference" Blue Ribbon Ceremony, a one-minute way to tell… Learn more New Directions for Veterans logo Social Innovation New Directions for Veterans Los Angeles, California New Directions for Veterans started in 1992, when two formerly homeless Vietnam veterans and a local advocate opened a five-bedroom house in… Learn more

Changemakers

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Robin Wall Kimmerer smiling, wearing a patterned plum top and long shell earrings, in front of a painted landscape backdrop. Social Innovation Robin Wall Kimmerer Botanist, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor, author of Braiding Sweetgrass Robin Wall Kimmerer is a botanist and an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. She is a SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor… Learn more Robin Danehav, documentary filmmaker Social Innovation Robin Danehav Documentary filmmaker Danehav spent years running production companies and filming for more than 600 corporate clients. In 2022 he took a big risk and… Learn more Glacier blanket crew rolling out wool on the ice, from the project Oskar Kihlborg leads Social Innovation Oskar Kihlborg Adventurer, first Swede to summit Everest Kihlborg reached the top of Everest in 1990 with Mikael Reuterswärd, the first Swedes to do it. Guiding groups on Kilimanjaro years… Learn more Iman Aghay Social Innovation Iman Aghay Entrepreneur, Speaker & Founder of Success Road Academy Iman Aghay is an Iranian-Canadian entrepreneur, speaker, and business mentor based in Vancouver. Through courses, live events, and coaching programs he teaches… Learn more

Companies

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Good News Network logo Social Innovation Good News Network Manassas, Virginia Geri Weis-Corbley launched the Good News Network in 1997 from her lakeside home while raising three kids, and she is still its… Learn more Impact Docs logo. Social Innovation Impact Docs Stockholm, Sweden Impact Docs is a documentary studio in Stockholm founded by Robin Danehav. He spent 18 years in film, building production businesses and… Learn more
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