Welfare services User menu SI Research SIE Home TEPSIE Search form Search Main menu SIE Directory SIE Magazine Welfare services 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 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 07.02.2013 BlogWILCO seminar – Approaches to Research on Social Innovation Approaches to Research on Social Innovation: Learning from One Another for the Future Last week, I attended a really interesting research seminar hosted by WILCO. The WILCO consortium brought toget… Written by julie.simonPublic sector innovationService innovationSocial cohesionSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial exclusionSocial innovationWelfare servicesRead 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 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 07.09.2015 BlogReport: Exploring ICT-enabled social innovation for the inclusion of young people On the 30th of July, 2015 the report: ‘Exploring the role of ICT-enabled social innovation for the active inclusion of young people’ was released. The report was commissioned by the Eur… Written by Charlotte HealesEmploymentService innovationSocial exclusionSocial innovationWelfare servicesEuropeRead more 0|Default 11.05.2015 BlogCRESSI Project publishes first reports The CRESSI Project is a four year project funded by the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme that was initiated in February 2014. CRESSI explores the economic underpinnings of social innovation, … Written by rachel.schonEngaging citizensPublic sector innovationSocial exclusionSocial innovationWelfare servicesRead 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 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 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 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 03.03.2014 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 04.02.2014 BlogThe future of social services innovation Last Wednesday, the INNOSERV team hosted its final workshop in Paris, marking the end of this two year project looking at social services innovations across Europe. This was a great opportunity to … Written by anna.daviesEngaging citizensService innovationSocial cohesionSocial innovationWelfare servicesRead more 0|Default 12.12.2013 BlogDenmarkâs 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 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 SI Research Research Home Blog Social Innovation Social Enterprise SI in the Public Sector Social Frontiers 2013 Events About Add project
