Frontiers in Social Innovation

Introduction _____________________________________ Social Innovation in the Twenty-First Century _____________________________________

Neil Malhotra

Social innovation is the process of developing and deploying effective solutions to challenging and systemic social and environmental issues in support of social progress. It is not the prerogative or privilege of any organizational form or legal structure.

Solutions often require the active collaboration of stakeholders across government, business, and the nonprofit world. A diverse group of people—ranging from students to seasoned executives—have become increasingly interested in social innovation as a means of leveraging organizations to solve social problems. This volume—which brings together ...