Social Innovation
Why the social economy is key to rebuilding Ukraine
Social innovators have huge potential to drive economic renewal in Ukraine and address the societal costs of war. Investment in the social economy is key.
Francois Bonnici
Director of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and Head of Social Innovation at the World Economic Forum. Dr Bonnici is a public health physician, university professor, social change practitioner, foundation leader and author of a new book, The Systems Work of Social Change. He was the former Founding Director of the Bertha Centre for Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship, University of Cape Town, the first academic centre dedicated to social innovation in Africa, where he still serves as Adjunct Associate Professor.
His career is rooted in front-line medical and humanitarian work and he has worked extensively with public sector, civil society, business and philanthropy to build progressive and catalytic partnerships.
Rhodes Scholar, South Africa (1999); Archbishop Tutu African Leadership Fellow (2013), Associate Fellow Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (2018), Visiting Faculty, Geneva Graduate Institute (2019).
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Social Innovation
The Collective Social Innovation Award: recognizing the power of collaborative action
The Schwab Foundation’s new Collective Social Innovation Award has identified eight social entrepreneurs who show how working together boosts marginalized communities.
SDG 03: Good Health and Well-Being
How social innovators in Africa can be supported to build inclusive health solutions
The lack of access to inclusive health services in rural Africa can be addressed by enabling social entrepreneurs to bring innovations to rural communities
Davos 2022
How public and private leaders can build a social economy by working with impactful businesses
Social innovators play a vital role in reshaping global progress towards the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. This is why collaboration between private and public leaders is so importa...
Davos 2022
How digital tech can turbo-charge the social economy
Digital technology is key to scaling innovative social enterprises. Microsoft and the Schwab Foundation are joining forces to support social innovators.
Davos 2022
5 ways governments can unlock a more social economy
The social economy supports disadvantaged groups, drives sustainable development, and offers an alternative economic model. So, how can governments harness its potential?
Davos 2022
How social innovators are inspiring change at Davos
This year at Davos, 50 social innovators will showcase how social enterprises can tackle challenges such as inequality, environmental and health risks.
Social Innovation
想看到真正的变革吗？这七本书将会激励你
我们应该如何使世界变得更好？我们缺的不是资源、解决方案或技术，而是聪明才智。我们需要研究我们如何扮演好公民、政府和企业的角色，从而促进转型。社会创新者和服务他人的系统颠覆者，为使世界成为一个更加公正、可持续和公平的地方提供了独特的见解。施瓦布基金会（Schwab Foundation）的社会创新者群体已经影响了来自190多个国家的7.22亿人的生活。
Social Innovation
Want to see real change in the world? These seven books will inspire you
Here are seven books by the Schwab Foundation's social innovators to inspire the changemaker in you.
COVID-19
What COVID-19 taught us about collaboration – 7 lessons from the frontline
The shock of COVID-19 has sparked a new spirit of collaboration and unusual alliances. The path to an inclusive, just and sustainable world is stronger if platforms for collective action ...
Systemic Racism
How supporting social innovators can help drive racial equity
A new roadmap aims to empower social entrepreneurs so leaders across society can accelerate innovation, support communities and promote racial equity.
Davos Agenda 2022
The social innovators of 2022 are building trust and supporting millions
Together with the winners of 2019 and 2020, the Schwab Foundation's 2022 awardees have impacted the lives of 100 million people worldwide through trust.
SDIS2021
包摂的なリカバリーに向けて、ソーシャル・イノベーターのエネルギーを活かすには
この2年という歳月は、私たちの仕事や交流のあり方をかつてないほど変化させ、誰もがより高いレベルの臨機応変さとレジリエンス（強靭性）を求められてきました。このことを一番よく知るのは、脆弱なコミュニティや排除されたコミュニティで働くソーシャル・イノベーターである、社会起業家や社内起業家たち。彼らは、危機に見事に対処してきたのです。
Social Innovation
Doing deeper work: 3 things to learn about the process of systems change
Social-change leaders are tackling the world’s biggest challenges from the ground up. Here's how, and here's what we can learn.
Social Innovation
How giving hope can go viral: A lesson in systems change from RLabs
This extract from the new book 'The Systems Work of Social Change' describes the origins of RLabs, one of the world's first mobile counseling platforms.