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Tracing the growth of the Idealists Forum
Browse official releases, mainstream media coverage and in-depth sector insights from every edition, with filters by content type.
Reunited, with More to Come | 2026 Idealists Forum Review
A review of how the second Idealists Forum used ‘Humanity Re-Allied’ to revisit human value, in-person connection and social-innovation action in the AI era.
Read the original →2026 Idealists Forum Opens: An Evening of Ideas Comes Alive
A first-night review featuring the opening keynote program, the X-90dB Deaf street-dance crew and 100-second lightning talks.
Read the original →See You Tomorrow at the Idealists Forum
Pre-event travel guidance, on-site registration and access to the live photo stream.
Read the original →Turning Ideals into Results: 20 Social Enterprises Take the Final Stage
A preview of the Standard Chartered × NPI Social Enterprise Support Program Final, the Social Enterprise Development Insights Report and ecosystem launch.
Read the original →Three Days to Go: Making the Idealists Forum More Accessible
Accessibility facilities, captioning arrangements, participant guidance for people with disabilities and the Accessibility Partners initiative.
Read the original →Opening This Friday: Build Your Own Forum Itinerary
A sample three-day, two-night itinerary, reminders for core-session reservations and community access.
Read the original →Ten Days to Go: The Complete 2026 Idealists Forum Guide
An overview of the keynote program, Warm Gathering · The Beauty of People, 22 curated forums, tent conversations and fringe activities.
Read the original →Announcement | Idealists Forum Keynote Speakers Revealed
The keynote program asks ‘What does it mean to be human in the AI era?’ through two directions: looking outward at systems and inward at people themselves.
Read the original →The Curators Are Assembled | Which of 22 Social-innovation Tracks Will You Choose?
The 2026 Forum brought together 22 curators across 22 social-innovation tracks, inviting participants to find a new point of entry at the gathering.
Read the original →Find Social-innovation Resources and Pathways in One Place
At the Forum, NPI presented pathways including impact investing, RBF, AI for Good, social-enterprise support, support for one-person companies, community-changemaker support and community funds.
Read the original →AI for Good Hackathon Spring Edition Concludes | From Social Problem to Product Prototype in 48 Hours
A total of 236 nonprofit practitioners and developers collaborated, 24 teams reached the final and five stood out—testing a new AI-era path from social problem to product prototype.
View 2026 edition page →They’re Here! Meet the First Group of 2026 Idealists Forum Curators
The first group of curators brings topics including rural arts education, community mental health, theatre with migrant youth, AI-ethics role-playing, intangible-cultural-heritage brands, energy management and arts support.
Read the original →Four Highlights of the 2026 Idealists Forum: Early-bird Registration Opens
Returning curators, new tent conversations, a special Bawangbian performance and the Warm Gathering program.
Read the original →The 2026 Idealists Forum Is Here: Humanity Re-Allied
A long-form launch story spanning the first edition’s Essential Needs, New Solutions, this edition’s Humanity Re-Allied, tent conversations and the return of Bawangbian.
Read the original →Humanity Re-Allied | The Second Idealists Forum Launches
The 2026 Forum introduces ‘Humanity Re-Allied,’ inviting renewed discussion of people, place, relationships and social innovation as AI reshapes the world.
Read the original →A Little Wild, Imperfect, Beyond Expectations—and as Real as You and Me…
From an opening in the rain and co-creation by 500 people to 43 issue-based exchanges, this review looks back at how the first Idealists Forum became a real social-innovation experiment in Jijiadun.
Read the original →Twenty Forums: Those Unpacking the Problems Curate the Conversations
Twenty forums addressed real issues, setting aside abstract methodology to ask how solutions can emerge from complex conditions.
Read the original →Nine Special Events: Facing Hidden Essential Needs
From a village run and a death-experience workshop to cultural-restoration practice and an animal-friendly community exhibition, the special events responded to hidden essential needs through embodied experience and action.
Read the original →Ten Keynotes: Surfacing the Real Questions of Our Time
On the evenings of June 27 and 28, ten speakers delivered ten keynotes focused on the fundamental questions of our time.
Read the original →Futuremakers Social Enterprise Support Program Roadshow
The Futuremakers Social Enterprise Support Program announced eight finalists, with projects spanning accessibility, urban gardens, community-based elder care and more.
View 2025 edition page →Idealists Forum 2025 | A Real Stage for Those Ready to Solve Problems
A short invitation to the first Forum, emphasizing its rural setting and network of practitioners.
Read the original →The Complete Guide to the 2025 Idealists Forum
A complete guide to the first Forum, covering the 2025 schedule, keynotes, curated forums, special events and ways to participate.
Read the original →Livestream Preview | Problem-solvers Speak Candidly: A First Look at the Idealists Forum
Five consecutive evenings of candid livestream conversations before the opening, featuring 11 practitioners unpacking lived experience and pivotal breakthroughs.
Read the original →Creator Co-creation Program Opens | Create with Us at the Idealists Forum
An open call and participation guide for photographers, writers, video makers, podcasters, illustrators and social-media creators.
Read the original →Come to Ideal Village to Talk Funding, Delivery and Getting Things Done
An early-bird preview of the first Forum, including the gathering of problem-solvers, experiential activities and the June program.
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