From the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the evolution of finance and Adam Smith, a black cab ride around London with Sir Ronald Cohen proves to be an energising exercise of the mind.

Over the last 12 years, the Skoll World Forum has offered an embarrassment of riches when it comes to inspirational, world changing speakers. Included in our selection are a smattering of world leaders, a few Nobel prize winners and a pop star.

How do you impress an angel investor? Ellie Ward talks to Meganne Houghton-Berry from the Clearly Social Angels network to find out.

One year on Russell Brand's social enterprise café continues to symbolise the power of community action. But what's it like as a place to go for a drink and a bite to eat – is it any good?

The social entrepreneur addressing homelessness with coffee tells us why you might find him singing out of his car window round the streets of London and how Dismaland proved a happy experience for him.

The last cover feature of Pioneers Post Quarterly looked at venture philanthropy. Here, Angela Kail of New Philanthropy Capital urges us not to get too excited about it just yet.

Prior to this year’s Skoll World Forum we talked to Skoll Foundation CEO Sally Osberg to discuss her recently published book on social entrepreneurs and the effect they are having on global challenges.

CEO of Business in the Community Stephen Howard can boast a decade of experience of encouraging companies to do the right thing. We talked to him to find out what changes in attitudes he has seen during that time.