Young Brits are politically minded. 70% think social media should be used for social change, and a quarter are highly knowledgable about politics. Yet only 12% would definitely vote in a general election. Why are they so disillusioned? And is engaging via social media the answer?

In a bid to get Britain's young people down to the polling station, Channel 4 is hitting them where it hurts – the 8.7 million 16- to 34-year-olds that watch E4 will have to go without on election day. But will depriving Gen Y of their favourite channel be enough to get them to engage with politics?

Many hands make light work; that’s the philosophy running through Unilever’s latest venture, The Foundry. It's a platform designed to help the consumer goods company make sustainable living the new norm by collaborating with start-ups. And now, it's collaborating with consumers, too.

Dismal voter participation in the US – even at Presidential elections – is a persistent problem. With voting infrastructures viewed as outdated, Voatz is a social enterprise which is aiming to further democracy and freedom by allowing us to vote directly from our smartphones.