The Young Foundation - a centre for social innovation

Advancing Innovation

'How to' for Social Innovation

Developing methods for Social Innovation - how do we create the conditions which will help innovation flourish?  How can we turn new ideas into practical solutions?

Social Impact Bonds

Social impact bonds are a financial tool being developed by the Young Foundation to provide a new way to invest money in social outcomes.

The Urban Ideas Bakery

Creativity in cities can be cultivated and enhanced through networking local innovators from all sectors of society, and encourage them to build novel ways of thinking and working together.

Older Work

In and out of sync

Investigating how innovations can be replicated and scaled up, and what makes localities innovative

 

Polynet

How do businesses communicate in the 'global mega city'? London, Paris, Frankfurt and other European cities reveal their connectivities in this EUR 2.4 million study.