How can we overcome systemic barriers to empower change and foster innovation in protecting and empowering vulnerable children? Civil society is transforming with new funding models, partnerships, and cutting-edge tools emerging to lead social change. Yet, empowering change and fostering innovation remains challenging, often due to entrenched system barriers – the “dark matter” of social good. Meet Jakob Hellman, who leads Save the Children Sweden and develops groundbreaking approaches to protect and empower vulnerable children. Together with partners, they aim to break barriers, blend expertise, and leverage perseverance and opportunity to drive real-world impact. Pushing the boundaries of social innovation.