social innovation

Economy

Detroit incubator brings resources, expertise to neighborhood entrepreneurs

Stateside Staff

There is plenty of coverage about Detroit’s “comeback.” Stores and restaurants are opening, and downtown is more vibrant than its been in decades.But the…

Commentary

Program helps students turn altruistic ideas into social enterprises

Joe Linstroth

The Next IdeaIn his essay for The Next Idea, contributor Jamie Shea, who helps finance social enterprises, argues that Michigan has an opportunity to…

Commentary

Michigan can be global laboratory for new ways to solve old problems

The Next IdeaI think most people would agree that Michigan is on the rebound. In Detroit, where I live, new restaurants are popping up on a weekly basis,…