Scaling impact User menu SI Research SIE Home TEPSIE Search form Search Main menu SIE Directory SIE Magazine Scaling impact 0|Default 14.11.2013 eventSocial frontiers: the next edge of social innovation research Nesta, in collaboration with Glasgow Caledonian University and TEPSIE are hosting an international conference on social innovation in the UK on 14th and 15th November 2013. The event will take plac… Written by julie.simonMetrics and measurementNetworksPublic sector innovationScaling impactService innovationSocial enterpriseSocial innovationRead more 0|Default projectCRESSI (Creating Economic Space for Social Innovation) What is CRESSI? The CRESSI Project is a four year project funded by the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme that was initiated in February 2014. The CRESSI (Creating Economic Space for Social In… Written by rachel.schonEducationEmploymentEngaging citizensEnvironmentFunding and financeGovernanceMetrics and measurementNetworksScaling impactSocial exclusionSocial innovationAustriaFinlandGermanyHungaryItalyNetherlandsUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default projectSIMPACT Boosting the Impact of Social Innovation in Europe through Economic Underpinnings (SIMPACT) Keywords: Social Innovation, Economic Foundation, Empowering People SIMPACT with its 12 partners from ten… Written by rachel.schonEngaging citizensGovernanceMetrics and measurementNetworksScaling impactSocial enterpriseSocial exclusionSocial innovationRead more 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 projectThird Sector Impact The research project Third Sector Impact, which is part of the EU’s seventh framework program, is a collaborative project involving 14 research institutes in Europe. It was launched in Januar… Written by rachel.schonEngaging citizensNetworksScaling impactSocial innovationAustriaBelgiumCroatiaFranceGermanyItalyNetherlandsNorwayPolandSpainUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default projectBENISI BENISI – scaling social innovation The BENISI partners seek to build a Europe-wide network of networks of incubators for social innovation. This network will proactively identify at least 300 socia… Written by rachel.schonScaling impactSocial innovationRead more 0|Default 15.05.2013 BlogEmbracing Emergence: How Collective Impact Addresses Complexity A recent article in the Stanford Social Innovation Review explores the benefits and challenges of cross-sector coalitions in addressing complex social problems. John Kania and Mark Kramer argue tha… Written by rachel.schonNetworksScaling impactRead more 0|Default 09.04.2013 BlogScaling Up the Community Food Sector In the last decade the global food system has become more hierarchical and complex than ever; the customer has become further detached from the sources of their food while a handful of large compan… Written by william.millershipScaling impactSocial innovationUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 05.04.2013 BlogWe are what we share The concept of the ‘sharing economy’ – a world where access to goods and services trumps ownership – now has major traction. The concept is being proved by the success of nu… Written by julie.simonScaling impactSocial cohesionSocial enterpriseSocial innovationFranceSpainSwedenUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 03.04.2013 eventTelePresence: The sharing economy and social innovation In April, we will run two TelePresence events, kindly hosted by the Social Innovation Exchange (SIX) and Cisco. You can read more about SIX TelePresence events here. Our first TelePresence on April… Written by william.millershipEngaging citizensScaling impactSocial economySocial innovationDenmarkFranceSpainUnited 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 21.02.2013 BlogClosing the Gap – Philanthropy and impact investment Impact Investment Impact investment is a growing field looking to find market solutions to the problems of global poverty. It aims to achieve good financial returns while creating positive social o… Written by william.millershipFunding and financeScaling impactSocial enterpriseSocial innovationRead more 0|Default 30.01.2013 BlogThinking Big – Systemic Innovation Transforming whole systems has never been more important. Youth unemployment, poverty, addictions, crime and criminalisation, low levels of educational attainment amongst vulnerable groups and home… Written by julie.simonScaling impactSocial 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 22.10.2012 BlogScaling social enterprise in the UK Although there is growing interest in the potential for social entrepreneurs to tackle social problems, a persistent issue is their ability to scale up their operations. The Big Venture Challenge &… Written by anna.daviesScaling impactSocial enterpriseRead more 0|Default 28.08.2012 BlogNew social innovation network in Denmark The Danish welfare system is traditionally based on a large public sector. With the average working Dane paying 44,2% in marginal tax, the public sector is expected to be the actor that detects soc… Written by robert.patrickEngaging citizensNetworksPublic sector innovationScaling impactSocial innovationDenmarkRead 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 26.10.2015 BlogEvent: Transatlantic Perspectives on Social Innovation – New York City (6 October 2015) On 6 October 2015, experts from both sides of the Atlantic gathered at the German Center for Research and Innovation in New York City to discuss what success factors lead to lasting social change, … Written by Public sector innovationScaling impactService innovationSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial innovationEuropeUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 31.12.2014 BlogEarly capitalism and social economy I have just read an article by Krzysztof Wittels entitled “The era of the social capital. Forgotten achievements of Warsaw enterprises 1864-1939” and published at the leading Polish por… Written by Witold KwasnickiEducationScaling impactSocial economySocial innovationWelfare servicesPolandRead 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 15.09.2014 BlogSocial intrapreneurship: The ‘new kid on the block’? Although we tend to primarily concentrate on the voluntary sector and the social economy to track social innovation, we have always emphasised that it can and does also occur in the sector of priva… Written by Gunnar.GlänzelFunding and financeGovernanceScaling impactSocial enterpriseSocial 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 03.06.2014 BlogTeach For All: A Case Study in Spreading Social Innovation As part of our Tepsie work on spreading social innovation, we have completed a series of case studies examining the growth of individual innovations. In one of these case studies we looked in detai… Written by rachel.schonEducationScaling impactSocial innovationRead more 0|Default 13.05.2014 BlogScaling up inclusive innovation: asking the right questions? This guest post from SPRU Senior Lecturer Adrian Smith explores the relationship between concepts of grassroots innovation and truly democratic innovation. This post is based on Adrian's contri… Written by Adrian SmithEngaging citizensEnvironmentScaling impactSocial innovationRead more 0|Default 31.03.2014 BlogSocial Enterprise Accelerators March saw the first conference of the Accelerator Assembly Network at the BBVA Innovation Center, in Madrid. Accelerator programmes provide training and mentoring for cohorts of businesses, aiming … Written by rachel.schonFunding and financeScaling impactSocial enterpriseSocial innovationRead more 0|Default 03.03.2014 BlogThe WILCO Project: Findings on Sustainability and Diffusion When people discuss social innovations, they often focus on the successful cases which have spread far and wide. But to what extent does this reflect the reality of social innovation? And what does… Written by taco.brandsenGovernancePublic sector innovationScaling impactService innovationSocial exclusionSocial innovationWelfare servicesRead more 0|Default 04.12.2013 BlogSocial innovation, systemic change and societal transformation. What’s the link between social innovation, systemic change and societal transformation? This blog has been written by Julie Simon. Over the course of the two days of the Social Frontiers conf… Written by rachel.schonScaling impactSocial innovationRead more 0|Default 29.11.2013 BlogImpact Hub Athens says “Hello Impact” At the beginning of November, we have participated in the “Hello Impact” event which took place in Athens, Greece. This event was the second step towards the launch of the Impact Hub At… Written by ioanna.garefiScaling impactSocial enterpriseSocial innovationGreeceRead 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 07.10.2013 BlogReporting back from ISIRC 2013 in Oxford A busy few weeks for the Tepsie team means it is already a month since I attended the 5th International Social Innovation Research Conference, this year hosted at the Saïd Business School at t… Written by anna.daviesScaling impactSocial enterpriseSocial innovationUnited KingdomRead more 0|Default 19.11.2013 eventSocial Innovation Summit 2013 The Social Innovation Summit is a twice annual event that brings together top executives and thought leaders from around the globe to discuss opportunities for leveraging technology & innovatio… Written by rachel.schonFunding and financeNetworksPublic sector innovationScaling impactService innovationSocial innovationRead more 0|Default 08.07.2013 BlogEuropean CSR Award Scheme The Commission in their effort to enhance the visibility of successful Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities and to disseminate good practices, launched the European CSR Award Scheme for… Written by ioanna.garefiScaling impactSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial innovationGreeceRead more 0|Default 07.01.2013 BlogSix models for scaling non-profits Aaron Hurst, founder and president of the Taproot Foundation has written a useful series of blogs for the Stanford Social Innovation Review on scaling of non-profits. He argues that although there … Written by anna.daviesScaling impactRead more 0|Default 24.09.2012 eventEuclid Network’s Annual Conference: Bridging the Gap – New Survival Strategies Euclid Network's Annual Conference: Bridging the Gap – New Survival Strategies 24 – 25 September 2012 In partnership with Social+ and KHP Projects of Copenhagen and the Forum for Social Innovat… Written by robert.patrickFunding and financeMetrics and measurementNetworksScaling impactSocial economySocial innovationDenmarkSwedenRead more 0|Default 12.09.2012 event4th International Social Innovation Research Conference (ISIRC) 4th International Social Innovation Research Conference (ISIRC) 12-14 September 2012 Hosted by the Third Sector Research Centre, University of Birmingham. Each year ISIRC brings together the intern… Written by robert.patrickGovernanceMetrics and measurementPublic sector innovationScaling impactService innovationSocial innovationUnited KingdomRead more SI Research Research Home Blog Social Innovation Social Enterprise SI in the Public Sector Social Frontiers 2013 Events About Add project