Institute for Social Innovation

The Institute for Social Innovation (formerly called the Lewis Institute) and Babson Social Innovation Lab helps students and stakeholders to create social, economic, and environmental value simultaneously.

The institute is part of the Arthur M. Blank School for Entrepreneurial Leadership at Babson College, which is grounded in values-based leadership and enhances Babson’s entrepreneurial mindset beyond the classroom, equipping learners to grow as entrepreneurial leaders across industries and stages of life.

Our promise is to inspire action for creating social innovation, which we define simply as any activity that advances one or more of the UN Global Goals—the most important unmet economic and societal needs of our time.

We seek to create better outcomes for business and society by reimagining relationships of all kinds and providing experiences and resources to activate changemakers.