2011 | Innovators

The most successful social innovators change, revise and augment their strategies frequently to address problems on a larger scale and at a deeper level. This process of continuous evolution and reinvention is fraught with uncertainty and the potential for failure. It also demands ongoing experimentation, growth and learning. Three social entrepreneurs talk about the difficult decisions they made to increase the scale and depth of their impact—and the steps they took to mitigate the inherent risks.