The Center for Social Innovation educates insightful leaders for social and environmental change.
Celebrating 25 Years of Social Innovation and Impact
In Fall 2024, we celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Center for Social Innovation and the enduring legacy of the Public Management Program.
Scaling Impact: Alumni Innovators Reflect on Their Journeys and How You Can Make a Difference
Funding Transformative Change: Lessons from the Vanguard of Impact Investing and Philanthropy
Conversation with Miriam Rivera and Jenna Nicholas
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Teaching & Curriculum
Our social innovation curriculum is part of a holistic social-innovation learning model that builds off of the management core curriculum and leverages academic frameworks, students’ and professionals’ experiences, and hands-on discovery. We support both tenure-line and adjunct faculty in developing courses that are grounded in the fundamentals of social innovation: impact measurement, human-centered design, systems thinking, and cross-sector approaches. Learn more about the student experience.
Research
Academic research and ongoing evaluation are essential to understanding what works and what does not as organizations venture to offer solutions to social and environmental problems. Stanford GSB faculty contribute new thinking on ways to achieve social impact, and we provide research services and support to faculty conducting research on a variety of topics related to social innovation.