Cites and communities User menu SI Research SIE Home TEPSIE Search form Search Main menu SIE Directory SIE Magazine Cites and communities 0|Default projectSI Drive Social Innovation: Driving Force of Social Change SI-DRIVE extends knowledge about social innovation (SI) in three major directions: • Integrating theories and research methodologies to advanc… Written by rachel.schonCites and communitiesEducationEnvironmentHealth and social careMetrics and measurementPublic sector innovationScaling impactService innovationSocial cohesionSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial innovationWelfare servicesRead more 0|Default 05.02.2014 BlogWILCO Final Conference On Friday I attended the WILCO final conference which took place in Brussels. The project has generated some real insights and for me personally, identified a number of issues which are worth furth… Written by julie.simonChildcareCites and communitiesEmploymentEthnicityGenderHousingScaling impactSocial cohesionSocial exclusionSocial innovationWelfare servicesCroatiaFranceGermanyItalyNetherlandsPolandSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 22.03.2013 BlogKaBOOM! using the internet to scale impact KaBOOM! Using the internet to scale impact Darell Hammond and Dawn Hutchison founded KaBOOM! in 1996 after Hammond read a tragic story of two children suffocating to death while playing in an aband… Written by william.millershipChildcareCites and communitiesEngaging citizensScaling impactSocial innovationRead more 0|Default projectSOCIAL POLIS Social Polis: Social Platform on Cities and Social Cohesion Social Polis is an open social platform for dialogue between scientific and policy communities as well as civil society organizations and… Written by william.millershipCites and communitiesSocial cohesionAustriaFranceItalyNetherlandsPortugalUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 07.03.2013 BlogSocial innovation in local government Is social innovation a phenomenon that should take place completely detached from the realm of government? Should local governments just let go and let social innovators invent and drive the local … Written by John.LauritzenCites and communitiesEngaging citizensGovernancePublic sector innovationSocial innovationDenmarkRead more 0|Default 13.02.2013 BlogReassessing the social innovation potential of associations When comparing the structural configuration of Social Economies across Europe, it becomes evident that associations are a significant share of the population. However, people tend to associate asso… Written by David.Karl.HubrichCites and communitiesHealth and social careSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial innovationGermanyRead more 0|Default 13.12.2012 BlogWhat can we learn from Carlota Perez? Carlota Perez is one of the world’s most influential thinkers on innovation and its relationship with economic growth and development. She describes ‘great surges of development’ … Written by julie.simonCites and communitiesEngaging citizensFunding and financeGovernanceNetworksPublic sector innovationService innovationSocial innovationRead more 0|Default 30.10.2012 BlogThe sharing economy On June 19th 2012 it was announced that 10 million guest nights had been booked on Airbnb, an online service that matches people seeking short-term accommodation with people who have rooms to rent…. Written by robert.patrickCites and communitiesScaling impactSocial cohesionSocial innovationRead more 0|Default projectSELUSI Social entrepreneurs as "lead users" for service innovation SELUSI stands on two distinct but synergetic research pillars. One pillar aims at furthering our understanding of emerging soci… Written by robert.patrickCites and communitiesEducationEnvironmentHealth and social careService innovationSocial enterpriseHungaryRomaniaSpainSwedenUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default projectPUBLIN Innovation in the Public Sector PUBLIN was a research project under the EU Fifth Framework Programme. It studied policy learning and technical and administrative innovation in the public sector, an… Written by robert.patrickChildcareCites and communitiesEducationEmploymentEthnicityGenderHealth and social careHousingPublic sector innovationService innovationSocial exclusionSocial innovationWelfare servicesIrelandLithuaniaNetherlandsNorwaySlovakiaSpainSwedenUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default projectINNOSERV Social platform on Innovative Social Services INNOSERV is focusing on identifying the future potential of innovative services including the multifaceted activities of different stakeholders as well… Written by robert.patrickChildcareCites and communitiesEducationEmploymentEthnicityGenderHealth and social careHousingPublic sector innovationService innovationSocial innovationWelfare servicesRead more 0|Default projectSINGOCOM Social Innovation, Governance and Community Building From Territorial Innovation Models (TIM) to Alternative Models for Local Innovation (ALMOLIN), over the last 15 to 20 years, the European scient… Written by robert.patrickCites and communitiesDemocracyEngaging citizensGovernanceNetworksScaling impactSocial cohesionSocial economySocial exclusionSocial innovationAustriaBelgiumFranceGermanyItalyUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default projectWILCO Welfare innovations at the local level in favour of cohesion The effort to strengthen social cohesion and lower social inequalities has been among Europe’s main policy challenges. Local welfa… Written by robert.patrickChildcareCites and communitiesEmploymentEthnicityGenderHousingScaling impactSocial cohesionSocial exclusionSocial innovationWelfare servicesCroatiaFranceGermanyItalyNetherlandsPolandSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 11.10.2015 eventMichael Young 100 Conference: Tackling Inequality in the 21st Century 2015 is the centenary year of the birth of Michael Young (1915-2002), pioneering social scientist, political activist and social innovator. To mark this anniversary, the Young Foundation is hosting… Written by Charlotte HealesCites and communitiesEducationEmploymentNetworksSocial cohesionSocial exclusionSocial innovationUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 12.11.2014 eventSI Live SI Live is a two-day international event exploring the future of social innovation research, incubation and action. It will bring together leading social innovators, academics and practitioners to … Written by rachel.schonChildcareCites and communitiesEducationEngaging citizensEnvironmentFunding and financeGenderHealth and social careMetrics and measurementNetworksScaling impactSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial innovationPortugalRead more 0|Default 30.10.2014 BlogPartnership to Explore New Funding Sources for Innovators By Georg Mildenberger In a 2013 SIR blog article, Rachel Schon discussed the TEPSIE telepresence, where Gunnar Glänzel and I highlighted the mismatch between the needs of innovators and the re… Written by Gunnar.GlänzelCites and communitiesDemocracyEngaging citizensFunding and financeNetworksRead more 0|Default 19.10.2014 BlogPostgraduate studies on Social Innovation in Poland One of the most known Polish private university, Kozminski University, organize for the first time postgraduate studies on "Social innovation in the economy". The aim of the study is to p… Written by Witold KwasnickiCites and communitiesEducationEngaging citizensSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial innovationPolandRead more 0|Default 16.07.2014 BlogSocial Innovation Labs As part of Tepsie’s work on the ecosystem necessary to support social innovation, I recently conducted some research on social innovation labs. Social innovation labs aim to provide a neutral… Written by rachel.schonCites and communitiesEngaging citizensPublic sector innovationSocial exclusionSocial innovationWelfare servicesFinlandNetherlandsRead more 0|Default 31.01.2014 BlogThieves, pirates and social entrepreneurs “What do pirates, terrorists, computer hackers and inner city gangs have in common with Silicon Valley?” It turns out that the two young ladies' project entitled ‘The Misfit E… Written by Witold KwasnickiCites and communitiesEducationEngaging citizensSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial innovationPolandRead more 0|Default 14.01.2014 BlogUMBRELLA and SEKTOR 3 activities in Poland Wroclaw Centre for NGOs Support SECTOR 3 was founded in April 2007. Ii is carried out by the Foundation for the Support of Non-Governmental Organizations UMBRELLA in the form of a public task and i… Written by Witold KwasnickiCites and communitiesDemocracyEducationService innovationSocial economySocial innovationPolandRead more 0|Default 12.12.2013 BlogDenmark’s Strategy for Digital Welfare ought to strengthen the conditions for local social innovation and entrepreneurship This post was written together with Jimmy Kevin Pedersen, senior consultant at DTI. At best, a national strategy puts forward a common vision, sets a clear direction and sends a clear message to al… Written by Gwendolyn.CarpenterCites and communitiesFunding and financeGovernancePublic sector innovationService innovationSocial enterpriseSocial innovationWelfare servicesDenmarkRead more 0|Default 23.10.2013 BlogSocial innovation as municipal activity in Poland Just to promote sustainable city development leaders of Lodz (city in the Central Poland – http://en.uml.lodz.pl/) co-finance activities of non-governmental organizations via Social Innovation Fund… Written by Witold KwasnickiChildcareCites and communitiesEngaging citizensPublic sector innovationSocial innovationPolandRead more 0|Default 08.07.2013 BlogConnected Localism? The future of local government In a new collection of essays published by LGiU, the Local Government Information Unit, Jonathan Carr-West argues that English local government is at a crossroads. Funding has been cut and challeng… Written by rachel.schonCites and communitiesDemocracyEngaging citizensGovernancePublic sector innovationService innovationSocial cohesionUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 04.06.2013 BlogInformal Citizen Networks: The case of Greece Since 2009 Greece has experienced a severe financial recession and the government has adopted austerity measures that have had a severe impact on the lives of citizens. At the same time, we are see… Written by ioanna.garefiCites and communitiesEngaging citizensSocial cohesionSocial innovationGreeceRead more SI Research Research Home Blog Social Innovation Social Enterprise SI in the Public Sector Social Frontiers 2013 Events About Add project
