Every January, the World Economic Forum holds its annual meeting in Davos, where leaders in politics from over 100 governments, more than 1000 partners from different business sectors, civil society leaders, up-and-coming leaders, the foremost experts in a range of areas, entrepreneurs, academia, and members of the media, come together to discuss important global issues.

Center for Responsible Business & Leadership • 24 Jan 2024

8 min

Having worked for 20 years in the field of homelessness, as a volunteer, in various inclusion projects, with companies, public bodies and organisations that support and try to transform their lives, I know, interact with and recognise an enormous desire to help people experiencing this scourge to walk the path to a life of dignity and full citizenship.

Jorge Mayer • 23 Jan 2024

5 min

Some people think that working collaboratively is much easier in the field of social entrepreneurship than in the corporate world. They're wrong. There are reasons for this, and some of them are presented here.

Liliana Ribeiro • 09 Jan 2024

5 min

de-fora-fora invites you to write about social problems or solutions to them, about what everyone who works in non-profit organisations or companies does, directly or indirectly, on social issues. About what you learn from your successes and mistakes, and how you try to improve every day. But writing is also useful for those who write, not just for those who read.

Raquel Campos Franco • 04 Jan 2024

5 min

We know that many social problems today are more complex than ever before. And that this complexity requires many people and organisations to come together. ‘Easier said than done.’

Raquel Campos Franco • 09 Nov 2023

3 min

Committed to fostering research in the field of social innovation, Stone Soup Consulting inaugurated the Award on Research in Social Innovation in 2012, funded by a portion of its annual income. This year, a project set to take place in Brazil emerged as the award's recipient.

Pilar Balet • 06 Nov 2023

1 min

Operating since 2013, Porto's Platform + Emprego is reaching its 10th anniversary with many lives transformed and the desire to go even further. What's more, it already has new goals on the horizon, for the benefit of those who need it most. It has replicability potential and the team is available for more information (see below).

Jorge Mayer • 16 Oct 2023

8 min

It may seem like an absurd question, but it's not. And it may seem absurd because companies are not the kind of organization you talk about when you talk about war.

Raquel Campos Franco • 12 Oct 2023

3 min

The problems we face are not all equally difficult. Social problems, including the environment, are typically complex. And complex problems cannot be solved with simplistic approaches.

Raquel Campos Franco • 08 Oct 2023

8 min

de-fora-fora is on the air! To facilitate the sharing of knowledge in the service of faster resolution of social problems. Take a look and contribute. We'll be on your side.

Raquel Campos Franco • 21 Sep 2023

1 min

Social problems are many and we can go further. But the unity of effort that so many have experienced during the pandemic has not become the "new normal". We are discussing digital technology and perhaps we should be discussing relational technology.

Raquel Campos Franco • 05 Sep 2023

1 min

The problems associated with ageing are diverse, all part of a complex system in which multiple actors participate in a fragmented way and with varying quality. But do we realise that we will become victims of the system if we don't embrace it in order to change it?

Raquel Campos Franco • 23 Aug 2023

8 min