Societal Platform - Societal problems grow exponentially.

Traditional ways of solving social problems are linear and resource intensive. When problems multiply exponentially, scaling becomes difficult. We need bold ways to challenge the status quo and solve for 3 billion under-served people. We call such endeavors Societal Platforms.

Societal

Thinking

Societal Platforms are manifestations of Societal Thinking, a systemic approach, a set of values and specific design principles, to reimagine social problems, redesign core interactions between key actors of society and induce exponential social change.
Societal Thinking enables:

Radical Inclusion
Diverse Solutions
Enhanced Ability

Who We Are

We are an emerging community of change leaders, thinkers, mentors, funders and enablers who share an audacious vision: create exponential and sustainable social change.
We help change leaders around the world, reimagine and solve social problems in ways that can deliver impact at scale.

Meet the Ecosystem

Impact@scale

societal platforms in action

Organizations around the globe are solving deep-rooted social problems by applying Societal Thinking to build Societal Platforms.

Anchored in an ecosystem where digital public goods, risk capital and purposeful innovation come together, platforms are paving the way for an emerging era of solving social problems across development sectors.

Reference Themes:

“Societal Thinking presents an opportunity to change the way we tackle social problems - to design for more inclusion, more access, more co-creation and more resilience.”

Rohini Nilekani Chairperson, Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies

"As we design for a better world that is meaningful, sustainable and collaborative, Societal Thinking can be a critical way to move ahead."

Don Norman Founding Director, The University of California, Design Lab

“Co-Impact is delighted to be working deeply with the Societal Platform team in our efforts to solve societal challenges at scale.”

Olivia Leland Founder and CEO, Co-Impact

“Societal Platform is about the creative use of technology to get more bang for the buck when tackling societal issues.”

Prof. Patrick Barwise Emeritus Professor of Management and Marketing, London Business School

"Societal platforms are audacious endeavours that converge the power of networks, open innovation and shared digital infrastructure to give voice and agency to every individual."

Nandan Nilekani Co-founder, Infosys

"Thoughtfully developed digital public infrastructure, imagined as Societal Platforms, can form the backbone for an inclusive, resilient and thriving society."

CV Madhukar CEO, Co-Develop Fund