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Social innovation

Social innovation
Social innovations are new strategies, concepts, ideas and organizations that meet social needs of all kinds — from working conditions and education to community development and health — that extend and strengthen civil society. Social innovation includes the social processes of innovation, such as open source methods and techniques and also the innovations which have a social purpose — like microcredit or distance learning. Social entrepreneurship can be innovative and it also overlaps with innovation in public policy and governance. Social Innovation is often an effort of mental creativity which involves fluency and flexibility from a wide range of discipline. Social Innovation is emerging worldwide as people realize that it is time to work together to find new solutions to the challenges facing our society. History[edit] Developments since 2000[edit] Institutional support[edit] Local and Regional development[edit] Some noted scholars[edit] See also[edit] References[edit] Related:  KAUM

Génération de l'innovation sociale Quatre partenaires – la fondation, ainsi que l’Université de Waterloo, le MaRS Discovery District (Toronto) et le PLAN Institute (Vancouver) – collaborent au programme Génération de l’innovation sociale (SiG) pour développer, encourager et soutenir l’innovation sociale continue. Leur objectif est de découvrir, de tester et de partager de nouvelles façons de s’attaquer aux enjeux sociaux auxquels font face les Canadiens. « Innovation » signifie généralement faire mieux, de manière plus avisée et plus efficace. En affaires, cela va de soi; l’innovation est constamment encouragée par la formation, des investissements et l’intérêt du public. Le secteur sans but lucratif ou bénévole n’obtient pas un tel appui : il existe un grand nombre d’entrepreneurs sociaux mais la plupart des organismes subventionnaires cherchent des projets « sûrs ». La volonté d’apprendre est un corollaire à la prise de risques éclairée. Vision stratégique Financement total 10 000 000 $ – contribution de la fondation

Social innovation Social innovation is one of those phrases that is in danger of becoming nearly meaningless due to its overuse, and use in such a wide variety of applications. Today, most businesses want to have some claim on the idea that they’re doing something good, and most nonprofits want to be able to say that they’re moving beyond old models of charity and bringing something more innovative to their work. But what’s an actual definition of social innovation? That’s harder to come by. And without a definition, it’s hard to point at who is doing it well and who is doing it badly. At the 2011 Social Innovation Summit, PwC convened a variety of leaders in the field--including Charles Best from Donors Choose; Rahul Raj, Walmart.com’s director of sustainability; and Nancy Lublin, CEO of DoSomething.org--responded to the question: "What is social innovation?" This is a teaser of the various speakers, but stay tuned.

Voyage dans l’innovation sociale espagnole (3/3) : De l’innovation sociale à la transformation des politiques publiques Par Hubert Guillaud le 25/11/11 | 1 commentaire | 1,796 lectures | Impression Suite et fin de notre voyage dans l’innovation sociale espagnole en compagnie de la 27e Région. L’occasion de nous poser des questions sur l’évolution de l’innovation par les usagers et par les services publics et de nous interroger pour savoir comment les faire se rejoindre… Transformer les politiques publiques ! “Iniciativa Joven est un modèle pour penser l’administration autrement (voir la seconde partie du dossier). Des initiatives pour transformer la villeLongtemps dédiée aux entrepreneurs, l’agence pour l’initiative jeune, a décidé, en 2010 de transformer le Coffee Break en un processus de participation plus relié à son territoire. “Trop souvent, la manière dont les services publics se racontent est liée au rapport d’autorité”, explique encore Stéphane Vincent. Au final, il se dégage d’Iniciativa Joven une cohérence d’ensemble. La limite du programme n’est pas à chercher dans ses résultats. Hubert Guillaud

Three Possible Economic Models (Part 1) Time to strap on the Futurist Cap for some serious speculation. Although it's easy to think otherwise, the structure of the modern global economy is not terribly old, arguably dating back to the collapse of the gold standard in 1971, or the post-World War II "Bretton Woods" conference in 1944. Earlier versions of what we would nonetheless still call "capitalism" had very different degrees (and kinds) of government intervention, roles for labor and capital, even rules about currencies. Add to that the mention more extreme variants such as socialism and communism, corporatism (fascism), and the sundry experiments in anarchism, and you have quite a menagerie of all-but-extinct economic models. Speaking as a social futurist, not an economist, the three emerging conditions that ride high on my list of potential breaking points for the modern economy are as follows: All exaggerations, to be sure, but indicative of where trends seem to be heading. Pro: This is what we all want, ultimately.

The processes of social innovation This week’s innovation conversation is more closely aligned to the original notion of RSA-style interdisciplinary conversations. We initially framed this discussion around social enterprise, then social design, finally the broader notion of social innovation. Last weeks technology innovation conversation surprisingly concluded that it was creating new relationships that matter in technology adoption and we find some similar themes emerging here; the importance of the social context, how to enable the social processes of innovation, whilst not forgetting practical business examples already being implemented. Maverick Networks; In terms of social context Nick Jankel comments that RSA fellows in the 18th Century had “the temporal and emotional freedom to think, meet, talk and co-create The Enlightenment.” However it now seems that you need to be an institutional ‘maverick’ to become innovation. image: Social & Policy Innovation in the Obama Admin 2o2 by dpict.info

Disruptive technologies The relentless parade of new technologies is unfolding on many fronts. Almost every advance is billed as a breakthrough, and the list of “next big things” grows ever longer. Not every emerging technology will alter the business or social landscape—but some truly do have the potential to disrupt the status quo, alter the way people live and work, and rearrange value pools. It is therefore critical that business and policy leaders understand which technologies will matter to them and prepare accordingly. Disruptive technologies: Advances that will transform life, business, and the global economy, a report from the McKinsey Global Institute, cuts through the noise and identifies 12 technologies that could drive truly massive economic transformations and disruptions in the coming years. We estimate that, together, applications of the 12 technologies discussed in the report could have a potential economic impact between $14 trillion and $33 trillion a year in 2025. Slideshow About the authors

Innovation sociale: l'économie de demain? | ParisTech Review Il y a innovation et innovation Nous vivons aujourd’hui, dit-on, dans le monde de Joseph Schumpeter, qui avait mis en évidence les cycles de création-destruction animant l’économie capitaliste. L’économiste autrichien pointait notamment deux facteurs de renouvellement: l’innovation technologique et le rôle des entrepreneurs. L’innovation technologique recouvre plusieurs formes: création d’un produit, nouveau procédé de production, nouvelle organisation de la production, nouveau marché ou nouvelle source de matière première ou d’énergie. L’entrepreneur est très précisément celui qui fait le pari de l’innovation, dont il assure la réussite grâce à son dynamisme. Depuis longtemps les modèles d’affaires et de management se sont haussés au niveau de l’innovation technologique. James Taylor la définissait en 1970 comme “de nouvelles façons de faire les choses dans le but de répondre à des besoins sociaux”. Profit, non-profit: une distinction dépassée? Manager l’innovation sociale?

Using mobile money services to reduce poverty and empower women Lab Notes - January edition The January edition of Lab Notes brings together inspiring blogs, articles and other content for public sector and social innovators around the world, including new evidence on the impact on mobile money services in alleviating poverty in developing countries, and more... This month's key lab picks 1. A new study by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reveals the positive long-term effects that mobile-money services are having on poverty reduction in Kenya, particularly for female-headed households. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

Beth Johnson Foundation, working towards a positive impact on the lives of older people - Beth Johnson Innovations sociales Autour de l'innovation sociale Qu'est ce que l'innovation sociale? Il semble utile de définir ici ce que l'on entend par innovation sociale. Au Québec s'est constitué le réseau québécois en innovation sociale: RQISqui a produit un rapport sur les acteurs et processus d'innovation sociale au Quebec. Aux Etats-Unis existe depuis 2003 la Standford Social Innovation Review. En Autriche il y a Le Centre social pour l'Innovation une association à but non-lucratif qui a notamment été un des partenaires européens du projet "Comment utiliser les logiciels sociaux dans l'enseignement supérieur". On trouve sur la page une série de centres sur l'innovations sociales dans plusieurs pays. Le sujet de l'innovation sociale intéresse de plus en plus de monde, y compris le monde du marketing et de la communication Note Il serait intéressant de contacter le groupe Crises et voir par exemple s'il inclut RQIS L'organigramme de Crises est impressionnant. Problématique Bibliographie Présentation de l'éditeur

WorkerTech: Fighting for better work through technology Toby Baker works within Nesta's Policy and Research team. Technology has changed the workplace enormously, for better and for worse. Although mistrust of technology is hardly a recent phenomenon, the speed with which technology is changing (particularly when compared with the slow pace of regulatory change) has given the issue particular prominence. Whether it’s the rapid growth of the freelance economy, worries over robot workers automating entire professions, or outrage over the insecurity of ‘gig economy’ workers, technology is viewed with suspicion. While much of the scepticism and fear is justified, much less time has been spent thinking about how technology could be used to support workers’ rights. Despite the significant potential of digital social innovation to support low-paid workers, these developments are rarely mentioned. 1. When workers’ voices are united together, their message is amplified. Its success stems from its impressive user base. 2. FairCrowdWork Turkopticon 3. 4.

Dip into Scaling | Knowledge Hub You may either know or be an entrepreneur working for positive social change. Social entrepreneurs experiment with very effective social change projects or programs for the benefit of individual and/or communities. But when they begin to search for opportunities to increase their impact, they often hit significant barriers usually related to the idea of scale. On the topic of scaling out, Steve Davis writes (in “Social Innovation: A Matter of Scale“): “Identifying and scaling our best solutions has become the sector’s most important challenge. The SiG partnership has focused mostly on scaling up; how we can influence the broadest scale in which system problems exist. If you are interested in the original paper that this presentation is based on, you will find it below.

Pour une économie hybride LE MONDE ECONOMIE | • Mis à jour le | Par Arnaud Mourot, directeur général d'Ashoka France, Belgique et Suisse Face à l'ampleur des problèmes sociétaux dans le monde, pour accélérer et amplifier l'indispensable changement social et permettre à chacun d'accéder à des conditions de vie correctes, de nouvelles alliances sont nécessaires. C'est ce que réalisent les différents acteurs : le monde des entreprises et de la finance, qui s'inquiète d'une image parfois écornée ; les pouvoirs publics, qui manquent d'argent ; le secteur de l'entrepreneuriat social, dont les solutions innovantes et de plus en plus efficientes n'arrivent pas à se développer faute de ressources. Pour bénéficier des innovations de chacun et éviter une dispersion pénalisante, la sphère de l'économie sociale, notamment les entrepreneurs sociaux, s'est d'abord lancée dans des synergies en son propre sein. L'autre "social business", Grameen Veolia Water, commence à approvisionner en eau potable des zones rurales reculées.

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