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Ideation Inspiration: How to get better ideas by playing with cards

Have you ever had the feeling of being stuck, when trying to come up with innovative ideas? These cards will help.

The top 7 podcasts for social pioneers

Get inspired by the key insights from some of the best experts in the field of design and innovation through our Podcast Recommendations

Future for Civil Society - 7 Drivers of Change

About 3 months ago, our innovation team at CSA sat down to discuss the signals and drivers impacting the future of civil society. We believe

Announcing the 4 winners of the Social Innovation Challenge

2019 was fascinating! All over the world, we witnessed a new wave of citizen participation and activism. We saw the youth and activists...

Hippos, fishies and milkshakes: lessons from a prototyping journey

Design thinking and co-creation seem to be flying around a lot lately in a buzz-wordy kind of way. I myself interacted with this for the fir

Strengthening Solidarity in Civil Society: Lessons from a Design Thinking Workshop

I have just returned from an exhilarating experience in New Delhi (India) where Civil Society Academy (CSA) together with Welhungerhilfe (WH

The top 8 innovations looking to impact social justice

On 3rd May 2019, an inspiring 5-day Design Workshop ended with a Grand Finale announcing the top 8 winning innovation concepts to an audienc

6 Disruptive Social Innovations to look out for in 2019

Innovation is a buzzword that is nowadays almost unavoidable – universities, governments, private and third sector leaders seems to finally