Health and social care User menu SI Research SIE Home TEPSIE Search form Search Main menu SIE Directory SIE Magazine Health and social care 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 07.08.2013 BlogHospital Simulator in Poland – the only one in Europe Its official name is ‘Laboratorium Ratownictwa Medycznego i Procedur Medycznych’ (Emergency Medicine and Medical Procedures Laboratory). Such ‘hospital simulator’ is the fir… Written by Witold KwasnickiHealth and social careSocial innovationPolandRead more 0|Default 14.06.2013 BlogEuropean Award on Social Innovation for Ageing The King Baudouin Foundation in association with La Caixa Foundation & UniCredit Foundation presents “Social Innovation in Ageing – The European Award”. The award will recogni… Written by John.LauritzenHealth and social careService innovationRead more 0|Default 13.05.2013 BlogHarnessing Mutuals in the Public Sector In March 2013 ResPublica published a new essay collection entitled ‘Making it Mutual: The ownership revolution that Britain needs.’ Within its pages, policy-makers and practitioners cal… Written by rachel.schonEngaging citizensGovernanceHealth and social careHousingPublic sector innovationService innovationSocial innovationWelfare servicesUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 17.05.2013 eventINNOSERV International Workshop in Brussels The INNOSERV Consortium is organising a high level expert meeting in Brussels to assess the status quo and identify future challenges, trends and research gaps related to innovation in the social s… Written by rachel.schonHealth and social carePublic sector innovationService innovationSocial innovationWelfare servicesRead more 0|Default 17.04.2013 BlogCo-design in Poland: Project Rainbow This is a blog which explores what co-design looks like in Poland, examining the specific example of participation in a project involving children with complex needs. I have posted the first part o… Written by przemyslaw.leszekChildcareHealth and social careSocial innovationPolandRead 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 27.11.2012 eventFacing New Challenges: How social innovation contributes to active inclusion Facing New Challenges: How social innovation contributes to active inclusion 27 November 2012, 10:00-16:00 EESC, 7th floor, Trèves Building, 74, rue de Trèves, 1040 Brussels This SOLI… Written by robert.patrickEmploymentEngaging citizensHealth and social careService innovationSocial exclusionSocial innovationBelgiumRead 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 projectKATARSIS Growing Inequality and Social Innovation: Alternative Knowledge and Practice in Overcoming Social Exclusion in Europe KATARSIS brought together theorists, researchers and practitioners interested i… Written by robert.patrickDemocracyEducationEmploymentEngaging citizensGovernanceHealth and social careHousingSocial economySocial innovationRead more 0|Default 23.04.2015 BlogCreativity in Public Services Most people would say they are in favour of creativity in public services, but many have struggled to implement this in practice. As part of the Royal Society of Art's (RSA) ‘Power to Cre… Written by rachel.schonEmploymentFunding and financeGovernanceHealth and social careNetworksPublic sector innovationSocial innovationUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 01.04.2015 BlogCollective Intelligence: Evidence Based Activism in Patients’ Organisations On the 12th March, Nesta held an event titled 'Collective Intelligence: Evidence based activism in Patients' Organisations'. I was delighted when I saw that Nesta was hosting a discussi… Written by rachel.schonEngaging citizensHealth and social careSocial innovationWelfare servicesRead more 0|Default 22.10.2014 eventWorld Health and Design Forum In October I visited the Dutch city of Eindhoven for the World Health and Design Forum. Planned in conjunction with Dutch Design Week, the event aimed to boost social innovation and inspire people … Written by rachel.schonEngaging citizensHealth and social carePublic sector innovationService innovationSocial enterpriseSocial innovationNetherlandsRead more 0|Default 05.12.2014 BlogSocial startups at Dublin Web Summit Three pressing social problems and the startups that could solve them. Healthcare costs – Sentrian Long term conditions such as heart disease and diabetes account for fully 70% of the NHS&rsq…; Written by rowland.manthorpeHealth and social carePublic sector innovationService innovationSocial innovationIrelandRead 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 27.08.2014 BlogALS #IceBucketChallenge: A Social Innovation or not? The ALS #icebucketchallenge is thriving and obviously causing some debate in and beyond social media these days. And it goes like this: In front of a camera, a person pours a bucket of ice water ov… Written by Gunnar.GlänzelEngaging citizensFunding and financeHealth and social careSocial exclusionSocial innovationRead more 0|Default 12.06.2014 BlogInnovating social policies On 19-20 May 2014, the European Commission’s DG Research and DG Employment organized a potentially ground-breaking conference on “social policy innovation”. A mixed audience of ov… Written by Jeremy.MillardFunding and financeGovernanceHealth and social carePublic sector innovationScaling impactService innovationSocial cohesionSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial exclusionSocial innovationWelfare servicesRead more 0|Default projectImPRovE Poverty Reduction in Europe: Social Policy and Innovation (ImPRovE) is an international research project that brings together ten outstanding research institutes and a broad network of researchers … Written by rachel.schonHealth and social careSocial innovationRead more 0|Default 05.11.2013 BlogAre Service Users the Key to Systems Change? Last month I attended an event at The RSA: “Are Service Users The Key To Systems Change?” This featured Dr. Charlie Alcock of MAC-UK in conversation with Chris Wright of Catch-22 and Cl… Written by rachel.schonHealth and social carePublic sector innovationScaling impactSocial exclusionSocial innovationWelfare servicesUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 05.09.2013 BlogNudging citizens towards social innovation? What is nudge and what does it have to do with social innovation? Much has been said about how Barack Obama harnessed the power of the social web in his ultimately successful bid for the White Hous… Written by Gwendolyn.CarpenterDemocracyEngaging citizensGovernanceHealth and social careNetworksPublic sector innovationSocial innovationDenmarkUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default case studyPersonalised budgets in the UK In Control is a UK based charity that helps local authorities to establish systems that give users financial autonomy over their own care. 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