2025未来共生：以集体社会创新破解重大社会挑战研究报告

TheFutureisCollective:

AdvancingCollectiveSocial

InnovationtoAddressSociety’sBiggestChallenges

INSIGHTREPORT

MARCH2025

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Contents

Aletterfromthefield3

Foreword4

Executivesummary5

Introduction7

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Valuesofcollectivesocialinnovation9

2

Impactofcollectivesocialinnovation12

3

Casestudiesofcollectivesocialinnovation17

4

Organizingforcollectivesocialinnovation23

5

Unleashingcollectivesocialinnovation28

Conclusion31

Contributors32

Endnotes35

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TheFutureisCollective:AdvancingCollectiveSocialInnovationtoAddressSociety’sBiggestChallenges3

Aletterfromthefield

Weareacommunityofinnovatorswhobelieveinthepowerofcollectiveactiontodrive

transformationalchange.

Collectiveactionhappenswhengroupsofpeople

cometogetherfromacrosssectorsandgeographiestoachieveasharedpurpose.Collectiveactionisnotnew–infact,itisdeeplyrootedinmanytraditionsofsocialchange.Overtime,however,dominant

approachestodevelopmenthavechannelledfundingandpolicy-makingtoprogrammesandinitiatives

ledbysingleorganizationsandinstitutions.Thesemechanismshaveledtofragmentedefforts,oftenprioritizinglinearapproaches,discretetimelines

andeasilyquantifiablemeasuresofsuccesswhileoverlookingthecomplexityofsocialchallenges.

Intheinterim,theworldhasbecomeincreasinglyinterconnected,exposingthelimitationsofthese

conventionalapproaches.Aswerapidlyapproach2030,manySustainableDevelopmentGoal

(SDG)indicatorsremainfaroutofreach,while

societalpolarizationhasreachedunprecedented

levels.Theescalatingcomplexityoftoday’ssocialchallengeshassparkedagrowinginterestin

collectiveaction,whichanticipatesanddirectly

addressesthiscomplexityandinterconnectedness.

WhentheSchwabFoundationlauncheditsnewawardcategory,“CollectiveSocialInnovation”,

werealizedthisofferedanexcitingopportunity

toreignitetheimportanceofcollectiveeffortto

addresssocietalchallenges.Thefirststepofanycollectiveactioneffortistoassembleadiversityofactorsandhearfromthemdirectly.InOctober2024,theSchwabFoundationgenerouslyhostedaCollectiveActionConvening,assemblingthe

collectivesocialinnovationawardeesanda

numberofotherecosystemactorstoconsiderthelandscapeforcollectiveactionwithinthefieldofsocialinnovation.

Overthreedays,weengagedindeepconversationswithpeersfromaroundtheworldandacrossa

widespectrumofsocialissues.Wealsoconsultedfunders,policy-makersandthoughtleaderswhohaveexploredthepotentialforcollectiveaction

approaches.Theseconversationsleftusinspiredandheartened!Wefeltarenewedcommitmenttogrowingourcapacitiesascollectivesocial

innovatorsandanemboldeneddedicationtopromotingtheseapproachesmorewidely.

Thisreportisouropeningmissivetothecommunityofchangemakersinterestedinlearningmoreaboutthepowerofcollectiveactionandhowitcanbe

harnessedinyourownwork.Inside,wesharethecombinedlearningsfromourinitiatives,aswellasthewaysinwhichengagedstakeholderscanbettersupportthework.

Thechallengeswefacearevast,butsoarethe

opportunitiesforchangewhenwecometogetherwithasharedvisionandpurpose.Weinviteyoutojoinusinbuildingafuturewherecollectiveactiondrivestransformativeprogress.Together,wecancreatesystemsthataremorejust,equitableandsustainableforgenerationstocome.

Insolidarity,

KhushbooAwasthiKumari

ChiefOperatingOfficer,ShikshaLokam

TassoAzevedo

FounderandGeneralCoordinator,MapBiomas

JenniferBlatz

PresidentandChiefExecutiveOfficer,StriveTogether

NeerajDoddamane

ChiefStrategyOfficer,ShikshaLokam

ColinGroth

ChiefAdvancementOfficer,StriveTogether

RuchaPande

ChiefOperatingOfficer,Mantra4Change

DanyaPastuszek

Co-ChiefExecutiveOfficer,

TamarackInstituteforCommunityEngagement

AshrafPatel

Co-Founder,PravahandComMutiny-TheYouthCollective

HenrikeSchlottmann

ChiefExecutiveOfficerandManagingDirector,ProjectTogether

JuliaShimbo

ScientificCoordinator,MapBiomas

SimranpreetSinghOberoi

Co-FounderandChiefExecutiveOfficer,SanjhiSikhiya

PhilippvonderWippel

FounderandManagingDirector,ProjectTogether

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March2025

TheFutureisCollective:

AdvancingCollectiveSocialInnovationtoAddresstheWorldsGreatestChallenges

Foreword

HildeSchwab

ChairpersonandCo-Founder,SchwabFoundationforSocialEntrepreneurship

FrançoisBonnici

Director,SchwabFoundationforSocialEntrepreneurship;HeadofFoundations,

WorldEconomicForum

Todayssocialchallengesareincreasingly

interconnectedandcomplex.Arguably,weare

facingamomentof“polycrisis”,wheremultiple

globalcrisesarisesimultaneouslyandamplify

eachother.Atthesametime,socialandpoliticalpolarizationisintensifying:arecentPewResearchCentersurveyrevealedthatamedianof65%

ofadultsacross19countriesbelievetherearestrongorverystrongconflictsbetweenpeoplewithdifferentpoliticalaffiliationsintheircountry.1

Inaworldthatisincreasinglyinterconnected,itisnolongerfeasibleforsingleorganizationstotacklesystemicissuesinisolation.Yet,societalstagnationandentrenchedideologiesaremakingitlesslikelythatpeoplewillworktogetheracrossdivides.

Inthispivotalmomentforsocialchange,social

innovatorsareusingtheirskillsandefforttodeploynewmethodsaswellashistoricaltraditionstocreatecollectiveactiontosolvesocialchallenges.

Since1998,theSchwabFoundationforSocial

Entrepreneurshiphasrecognized500social

entrepreneursandinnovatorsaroundtheglobewithprovenmodelsandsystemicapproachestotheworldsgreatestchallenges.Thiscommunityshinesalightonthegrowingimportanceofsocialinnovationinpositivesocialchange.Recognizingvisionaryleadershasbeencrucialincreatinga

platformalongsidebusinessandgovernment

leaders,butithasoverlookedthemorepatient,lessvisibleroleofcollectivesocialinnovationincomplexsocialchange.

Whilemanysocialentrepreneurshavealonghistoryofworkingincollaborationwithothersoftenusing

strongculturaltraditionsofcollectivemethods

astheirguideitbecameclearthatweneededtoacknowledgethisbodyofworkmoreexplicitly.

In2022,theSchwabFoundationBoarddecidedtoexpandtheawardcategoriestocelebratethosewhoexpresslydefineandorganizecollectiveworkas

theircorefunction.Inthelasttwoyears,theSchwabFoundationhasawardedthedesignationofCollectiveSocialInnovatorto21innovatorsrepresenting11

collectiveactioninitiatives.Manyoftheseinitiativesaredistinctfromscalingprogrammaticinterventionswitharangeofpracticesbestsuitedtoachieving

large-scalesystemicchange.Theseleadershavebeenproactiveinsharingtheirlearningswithusandeachother,whileexpandingtheconversationtoincludepreviousSchwabawardeesalsousingcollectivesocialinnovationstrategies.

Thisjourneyhasbeenexcitingandfruitful,

revealingasetofnewperspectivesand

strategiesforsocialentrepreneurshipand

innovationasafield.Thisreportisasnapshotofthekeylearningswehaveassembledonthisjourneytogetherwithourcommunity.Itisalsoa“calltoaction”forstakeholdersprospectivepartners,fundersandpolicy-makerswhoareseekingtobetterunderstandthepowerand

potentialofcollectivework.

Throughoutthisjourney,wehavebeenstruck

bythegenerosityoftimeandlearningsfromthesesocialinnovators.Theytrulywalkthetalkoftrust,collaborationandemergence.Wehopethat,likeus,youfindinspirationandpracticalwaysforwardintheirinsightfulstrategiesandimpactfulstories.

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Executivesummary

Collectivesocialinnovatorsarecross-sector

leaderswholead,orchestrateorfacilitate

groupsornetworksoforganizationsaddressingsocietalchallenges.

Thisreportsharesinsightsandlearningsfrom

socialinnovatorsusingcollectivesocialinnovationapproachestoaddresstheworld’smostcritical

challenges.Theseinnovatorsareexceptionally

diverse,representingmultiplegeographies,themes,governancemodelsandstrategies.Inspiteofthisdiversity,theyareunitedintheircommitmentto

bringingtogethervastconstituenciestocreatetransformationalchange.

TheSchwabFoundationdefinescollectivesocial

innovatorsascross-sectorleaderswholead,

orchestrateorfacilitategroupsornetworksof

organizationstacklingchallengesthataretoo

largeforindividualorganizations.Thisdefinition

highlightsmodelssurmountingsocialinequalities,incorporatingtheperspectivesandrepresentationofexcludedandmarginalizedgroups,aswell

asvulnerableecosystems.Importantly,these

approachesaredistinctfromscalingprogrammaticinterventionsandarewell-suitedtoachievinglarge-scalesystemicchange.

Whilesocialinnovatorsandentrepreneurs

alreadyhaveanimpressivehistoryofworking

incollaborationwithothers,thefieldofsocial

innovationisquicklyevolving–especiallywiththe

applicationofnewdigitaltechnologies–andmanyorganizationsnowexplicitlydefinecollectiveworkastheircorefunction.

Thisreporthighlightskeylearningstobetter

understandtheworkofcollectivesocialinnovation.

Collectivesocialinnovatorsoperatewithvaluesthatareuniquelysuitedtoaddresscomplex,

interconnectedchallenges.Thesevaluesinclude:

–Bringingtogetherawiderangeofstakeholders,includinglocalandproximateactors,toco-

createsolutions

–Acommitmenttosystemicimpactovershort-termfixes,balancingdeeplisteningwithabiastowardaction

–Maintainingflexibilitybyembracingfailureandanticipatingemergence

–Restoringtheagencyofthosewhoareclosesttoissues

–Ensuringrespectandbalanceinrelationshipsbetweenpeopleandnature

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Collectivesocialinnovatorscreateimpactsthatreverberatebeyondsingleissuesandorganizations.Theseinnovators“laythe

foundations”forlarge-scalesocialimpact,enablingorganizationstoscaleimpactevenfurther.Thesefoundationalimpactsinclude:

–Developingnewnarrativesthatenablediversegroupstoworktogether

–Tappingintograssrootsknowledgeandtalenttobetteridentifyanddeliversocialinnovations

–Findingnovelwaystovalueandmanagecollectiveresources

–Collectinganddistributingexpansivedatasetstoshapepolicyanddecision-making

–Assemblingandallocatingfinancialresourcesefficientlyandeffectively

Collectivesocialinnovatorsorganizethemselvesdifferentlythantraditionalorganizations.

Theseinnovators:

–Createcollectivearchitecturestomobilizevastconstituencies

–Developcollectivepathwaysthatenablesharedactionwithflexibility

–Conductcollectiveactivitiesthat

amplifychangeeffortsandensuremomentumforchange

–Buildsupportiveinfrastructuresthatensureadaptabilityandstabilitywhilebringingtogethermultiplestakeholders

Finally,collectivesocialinnovatorsenable

newrelationshipswithandengagementfromstakeholders.Theyenable:

–Partners,includingtheprivatesector,to

reducefragmentation,whiletappingintoavastrepositoryofideasandparticipatingincollectiveproblem-solving

–Fundersandinvestors,tobuildcritical

ecosystemsthatallowmanyorganizationstoflourish

–Governmentandpolicy-makers,toaligninterests,accesscriticaldataandachievepopulation-levelscale

TheSchwabFoundationinvitesyoutoconsider

howyoumightusetheselessonstosupport

collectiveactioninyourareaofinterest.Humanity’smostuniqueskillisdevelopingnewwaysto

collaborateacrossever-largergroups:thetimetoharnessthistalenttoitsfullpotentialisnow.

Imagecredit:SchwabFoundationCollectiveActionConvening2024

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Introduction

Collectiveapproachestoaddressing

societalchallenges–oftenenhancedbydigitaltechnologies–arecriticallyneededinaworldparalysedbypolarization.

Theworldisfacingseveralmajortransitions

allatonce.Rapideconomic,technological,

geopolitical,environmentalandsocialchanges

areoccurringsimultaneously.2Respondingto

thesechangesthroughtheindividualworkof

isolatedorganizationsandinstitutionsisnolongeradequate.Solutionswillmorelikelybefound

attheintersectionsofsectors,disciplinesand

communities.Socialinnovatorsareattheforefrontofthesechallenges,nolongerinnovatinginjust

products,servicesanddeliverymodelsforsocialprogress,butratherinnovatingwiththeways

inwhichpeoplecollaborateforchange.

Humanity’ssuperpoweriscollaboration

Despitetheurgentneedforcollectiveinnovation,collectiveapproachesarenotnew.Many

people–past,presentandfuture–haveinitiatedandsustainedsocialchangethroughcollectiveapproaches.HistorianYuvalNoahHarariwrites,“[Humans]ruletheworldnotbecauseweareso

wise,butbecausewearetheonlyanimalsthatcancooperateflexiblyinlargenumbers.”3Thearchetypeoftheloneinnovatoris,infact,arelativelynewone.Innovationisinsteadmorelikelytooccurthrough

changesaccruingovertimeascommunitiesandgroupsshareinformation,builduponpromisingideasandcollaboratetosolveproblems.

Traditionsofcollectiveactionhavetakenvarious

formsthroughouthistory,includingcommunity-

basedrituals,socialmovements,mutualassistanceandresourcesharing.Indigenouscommunities

aroundtheworldhavelongpractisedcollective

actionthroughceremoniesandcommunalefforts

tiedtolandstewardship,culturalpreservationandsocialharmony.Today,theseculturaltraditions

havebeenbothaugmentedandchallengedby

newtechnologiesthatallowpeopletoconnectin

newways,amplifyingindividualvoicesandcreatingsharedplatforms.Throughsuchtraditions,societiesharnessthepowerofunitytocreatechange,resistoppressionanddevelopresilience.

Collaborationacrossdifferencesisbecomingbothincreasinglynecessaryand

increasinglydifficult.Toaddressthechallengesweface,weneedtoworkwith‘unlikeothers’,fromdiverseorganizations,sectorsandbackgrounds,whetherfromdownthestreetoracrosstheglobe.Butourtendency,amplifiedbyourpolitics,psychologyandsocialmedia,tocategorizeothersasrightorwrong,goodorbad,friendsorenemiesismakingitharderforustodowhatweneedtodo.Collectivesocialinnovatorsare

pioneeringwaystonarrowthisgap.

AdamKahane,Director,ReosPartners;SchwabFoundationSocialInnovationThoughtLeaderawardee2022andauthorofCollaboratingwiththeEnemy:HowtoWorkwithPeopleYou

Don’tAgreewithorLikeorTrust

Opportunities:Whyhighlightcollectivesocialinnovationnow?

Whilecollectiveactionisnotnew,thesizeandcomplexityofsocialchallengeshavegrown

immeasurably.Contemporaryproblems,with

greaterinterdependencebetweengeographies,culturesanddisciplines,requireinnovationwithformsoforganizingthatcanincorporatediverseperspectivesandbridgeestablishedinstitutions.

Thisinnovativeworkhasgrowninprominence,

withmanyinthefieldofsocialinnovation

highlightingitsimportance.Newtermshave

emergedfortheseapproaches,including“systems

orchestration”,“fieldcatalysing,”and“collectively-ownedstrategies”.PhilanthropicleadersDonGips,TulaineMontgomery,RohiniNilekaniandChristianeSultanirecentlywrote,“Systemorchestratorsplayacriticalroleinbringingabouttransformationalsocialchangebyknittingtogetheractorsandinstitutions,providingbackboneinfrastructure,andmobilizingcollectivechangeeffortsacrossecosystems,

sectors,andgeographies.”4RecentresearchfromsocialimpactadvisersBridgespanGroupand

DalbergCatalystalsodelvesdeeplyintotheworkofsupportingthesecollectiveactors.5,6

Collectivesocialinnovationreinforcessocialcohesionandalsoallowsinnovators,funders,businessesand

Whenlarge

constituenciesworktogether,awhole

hostofactivitiesbecomeeasier:

usingresources

efficiently,amassingpopulation-level

datasets,sharingevidence-basedpractices,

andpassing

effectivepolicies.

policy-makerstopursuepragmaticgoals.When

largeconstituenciesworktogether,awholehostofactivitiesbecomeeasier:usingresourcesefficiently,amassingpopulation-leveldatasets,sharing

evidence-basedpractices,andpassingeffectivepoliciesbecomefinanciallyfeasibleandpracticallypossible.Collectivesocialinnovationisgrowinginimportanceforsolvinglarge-scalechallenges,anditisimportanttounderstandandcelebratetheseapproachesastheyevolvetomeetcurrentneeds.

Challenges:Howcancollectivesocial

–Legalandfinancingsystemsaresetupforindividualorganizations,oftenrequiringsignificantbureaucraticduplicationforcollectivesocialinnovators.

–Historicalsectordivisionsresultinthelack

ofplatformsandpathwaysforbusinessestoengagewithsocialinnovatorsandenterprises.

–Finally,stakeholdersareusedtoseeingimpactattributedtosingleorganizationsandalong

programmatictimeframesratherthanthroughcollectiveapproaches.

innovationbesupportedmoreeffectively?

Mobilizingforcollectivesocialinnovation

Althoughcollectivesocialinnovationholdsmuchpromise,therearesomekeybarriersthatare

withholdingpotentialpartners,fundersandpolicy-makersfromengagingmosteffectively.These

barriersinclude:

–Narrativesaboutsocialentrepreneurship

andinnovationoftenfeatureheroicleaders

andorganizations,ratherthantheless-publicworkofbuildingstrongrelationshipsand

creatingconsensus.

–Collectivesocialinnovationarchitectures

canappearcomplexanddifficultto

understandbecausetheyarebuilttomobilizevastconstituencies.

Thisreportwill“pullbackthecurtain”oncollectiveapproaches,showcasingthevaluesandimpact

oftheseinnovators,aswellasthecollective

architectures,collectivepathwaysandcollectiveactivitiesthatdrivecollectivesocialinnovation.

Itwillalsodetailthesupportiveinfrastructure

thatenablescollectiveworkanddiscussthewaysthatstakeholderscanbetterpositionthemselvestoengagewithcollectivesocialinnovation.

Throughtheselearnings,readerswillgainabetterunderstandingofhowcollectivesocialinnovators

deliverimpact.Theywillalsobeinspiredtosupportthisworkmorefullyindrivingsocialchangeintoday’sincreasinglyinterconnectedglobalcommunity.

BOX1Methodology

Thisreportbuildsontheextensiveinsightsgatheredfromapproximately40participantsattheSchwabFoundationCollectiveActionConvening,heldfrom2-4October2024inGeneva,Switzerland.Theresearchwassupplementedwith17in-depthinterviewsconductedinthepreparationof10detailedcasestudiesthatprofilecollectivesocial

innovation,aswellastargeteddesktopresearch.

Thecasestudyinterviewsdelveddeeplyintothehistory,principles,practices,methodsandactivitiesofcollectivesocialinnovation,including(butnotlimitedto):

–Whatwereyourmotivationstopursuecollectivesocialinnovation?

–Whatareyouabletoachievecollectivelythatyouwouldnotbeabletoachievethroughasingle

organizationalapproach?

–Howisyourcollectiveapproachconstructedin

ordertopromoterepresentationandparticipation?

–Whatvalues,principlesandpracticesdriveyourcollectivework?

–Whatactivitiesarecriticaltoyourworkasacollectivesocialinnovator?

–Whatimpactshasyourcollectiveapproachachievedsofar?

–Howmightfundersandpolicy-makerssupportyourworkmoreeffectively?

InterviewsincludedcollectivesocialinnovationleadersfromAfrica,Asia,Europe,NorthAmericaandSouthAmerica.

CasestudiesandthisreporthavebeenreviewedbytheCollectiveSocialInnovationcoreteamforaccuracy.

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TheFutureisCollective:AdvancingCollectiveSocialInnovationtoAddressSociety’sBiggestChallenges9

1

Valuesofcollectivesocialinnovation

Collectivesocialinnovatorsoperatewith

aspecificsetofvaluesuniquelysuitedto

addresscomplex,interconnectedchallenges.

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Collectivesocialinnovatorsoperatewithaspecific

setofvalues

thatprioritize

amultiplicity

ofactors,

perspectives

andsolutions

whenaddressingsocialissues.

Collectivesocialinnovators,likeallsocial

entrepreneurs,existtodevelopandimplement

innovativeorganizationalmodelstoaddresssocialand/orenvironmentalchallengeswithoutprofitas

theprimarypurpose.7However,collectivesocial

innovatorsalsooperatewithaspecificsetofvaluesthatprioritizeamultiplicityofactors,perspectives

andsolutionswhenaddressingsocialissues.Thesevaluesareuniquelysuited,inparticular,toaddressthetypesofcomplex,interconnectedchallenges

thataregrowinginprevalencetoday.

Importantly,thesecollectivevaluesemphasize

processaswellasoutcomes,ensuringthatmanyvoices–includingthosewithlivedexperienceof

asocialissue–areincludedinthedevelopmentofsolutions.Thismeansthatevidence-basedtechnicalapproachesareoftencombinedwithdeeplytransformativerelationalapproaches.

Positiveoutcomesareseenaslegitimatebecausetheyinvolveallstakeholders,notmerelyasa

sideshowbutratherasthemainevent.This

emphasisonrepresentationandparticipationis

notjustidealisticbutalsopragmatic:solutionsareultimatelymoresustainablewhentheyinvolvethekeystakeholderswhowillberesponsibleforlivingwiththeoutcomesthatresult.

Theresearchrevealedfivekeyvaluesthatdrivetheworkofcollectivesocialinnovators:

Value1:Bringingtogetherawiderangeofstakeholderstoco-createsolutions

Theprimaryvaluethatcollectivesocialinnovatorsbringtotheirworkisensuringabroadrange

ofstakeholdersareinvolvedwiththeworkfrom

inceptionbybuildingcollectivestructuresforlong-termparticipation.Byintegratingthegoalsand

interestsofvariousgroups–includingcommunities,non-governmentalorganizations(NGOs),

businessesandgovernments–collectivesocialinnovatorsdevelopprocessesforco-creationthatareultimatelymoresustainableandeffective.

Farfromarubber-stampingexercise,collective

socialinnovatorscreatestrong“containers”that

incorporatediverseperspectives,expertiseand

resourceswhenaddressingcomplexchallenges.

Thisvaluealsoemphasizesinclusivityandshared

ownership,ensuringthatallvoicesareheardand

valuedintheproblem-solvingprocess.These

processesultimatelyencouragethedevelopmentofmutualtrustandtheconfidencethatstakeholdersareworkingintheinterestsofthebroadergroup.

Value2:Acommitmenttosystemicimpactovershort-termfixes

Collectivesocialinnovatorsarecommittedto

achievingtransformationalresultsatabroadscale,guidedbyaclear“northstar”thatprovidessharedpurposeandstrategicalignment.Importantly,

ratherthanstrivingfortotalconsensusamong

allstakeholders,theseinnovatorsprioritize

deeplisteningandcomprehensiveconsultation.Theyrecognizethatachievinglarge-scalechangerequiresnavigatingdiverseperspectiveswhile

maintainingabiasforactionandimpact.

Furthermore,collectivesocialinnovatorsachieve

theirimpactbyaddressingrootcausesrather

thanjustsymptoms.Bykeepingtheirfocuson

systemicchange,theyensurethattheirwork

leadstolong-term,sustainableimprovements

ratherthantemporaryfixes.Thisapproachrequiresthemtocreatesolutionsthataredeeplyembeddedincommunities,ensuringsustainabilityovertime.

Value3:Maintainingflexibilitybyanticipatingemergenceandlearningfromfailure

Collectivesocialinnovatorsalsoemphasizetwo

interrelatedvalues:anticipatingemergenceand

learningfromfailure.Whenthesetwovaluesare

combined,theycreateaproductiveflexibility,

wherestrategiesandsolutionsemergeasthe

learningprocessunfoldsandaslocalcontexts

req