Empowering Social Innovation for Transformative ChangeHow do we deal with power in our social innovation work? Who has power and how do we empower ourselves and each other to (re)claim power? What are the power dynamics and unintended consequences in the fields we are work…17 May 2018 09:15 — 18 May 16:15EventElucid Summit 2018Growing ecosystems for societal impact The Euclid Summit is Euclid Network’s flagship international 2-day gathering of people and organisations who have the openness to learn from, encourage and inspire each other…11 Apr 2018 12:15 — 12 Apr 12:15EventSIC's Transformative Research: Rotterdam, 5 AprilIn the context of the European Network project Social Innovation Community, DRIFT and Het begint met Taal joined forces and invite you to explore discuss, critically evaluate and learn from innovative practices to inclu…5 Apr 2018 12:45EventA recipe book for social finance Tue, Dec 19, 2017 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM GMT How can social investors be more responsive to the needs of social enterprises? Can social entrepreneurs benefit from external finance without drifting away from their mis…19 Dec 2017 13:00EventSocial Innovation Relay: Transformative ImpactJoin us from 06 November, 2017 - 18 January, 2018 for our Social Innovation Relays, designed to boost the transformative impact of your initiative and network! Our kick off workshop will be held on the 15th of Novemb…15 Nov 2017 11:30EventLearning for Change: A Journey through the Theory & Practice of Transformative Social InnovationLearning for Change: A Journey through the Theory & Practice of Transformative Social Innovation 14-15 September 2017, at BlueCity 010, Rotterdam TRANSIT will be sharing insights into the transformative na…14 Sep 2017 17:30 — 15 Sep 17:30EventSocial Innovation Relay: Transformative ImpactJoin us from 06 November, 2017 - 18 January, 2018 for our Social Innovation Relays, designed to boost the transformative impact of your initiative and network! How many times have you left a conference or wo…30 Aug 2017ArticleSIC's Transformative Research: Rotterdam, June 8thIn the context of the European Network project Social Innovation Communities, DRIFT, Impact Hub and Deeleconomie NL join forces and invite you to experience the transformative ambitions of new economy entrepreneurs, org…8 Jun 2017 11:30EventThe Digital Identity of CitiesThe Digital Identity of Cities In this post-fact world of misinformation, cities sometimes struggle to get their message across. Throughout Europe, cities are tackling the big challenges: climate change; demographic…16 Mar 2017 10:00EventAmsterdam's New Housing Frontier: The Unused Space Above Stores The city is offering up to $26,000 to store owners to convert empty rooms into homes. Starved for living space amid a growing population, Amsterdam has a long tradition of creating homes in less obvious places. Some…18 Jan 2017ArticleStudents living in nursing homes - a solution to our ageing populations?In today’s society both young and old increasingly find themselves living in a bubble of like-minded and similar-aged peers. This is especially true of university students who leave home at 18 to live with people of t…11 Jan 2017ArticleHow Amsterdam is developing a collaborative economy that works for everyone On 1st November Nesta held their ShareLab, where they brought together over 200 people from government, business, academia, the third sector and the collaborative economy to explore how we can harness collaborative plat…14 Nov 2016ArticleWhat happened at the SIC Summer School in Tilburg?The first SIC Summer School successfully concluded! From 20 to 23 September, 47 people attended this participatory learning event on 'Urban Social Innovation', which was conducted in collaboration with Tilburg Universit…20 Oct 2016NewsSIC European School of Social Innovation 2016To see the slides presented at the event, check here. On 20-23 September, the Social Innovation Community (SIC), an initiative funded by the H2020 Programme, will be hosting its first Summer School on 'Urban Social I…20 Sep 2016 12:45 — 23 Sep 12:45Event Driving social innovation at a city level: Mayor Aboutaleb on RotterdamHow can mayors be more involved in driving social innovation at a city level? Social Innovation Europe recently asked Mayor Aboutaleb of Rotterdam, the Netherlands to share his insight on innovation in his city.11 Feb 2016GovernanceMirjam Wingelaar on Amersfoort's Free Range Civil Servants We can learn from the different ways governments are thinking differently about their role. Here we learn from the Netherlands.28 Aug 2015GovernanceLab Practice: creating spaces for social changeHow to organise and run a social lab? Lab Practice aims to share experiences from doing a social lab with elderly people in Amsteldorp by sharing methodologies and stories from both changemakers and social lab facilitat…17 Jun 2015ArticleFive challenges faced by social innovators in the Netherlands Based on the results of 250 interviews with social innovators concening the problems they face with their project, Arjan Biemans and Erna Bosschart explore the key challenges that were discussed.04 Jun 2015ContextProposing a Dutch agenda for social enterprisesFor over a year, Kennisland has been teaming up with Social Enterprise NL to consult experts and social entrepreneurs in order to prepare a draft agenda for a strong social enterprise sector in The Netherlands. The resu…10 Feb 2014GovernanceSocial Innovation: Beyond the HypeThe concept of Social Innovation has received an incredible amount of attention in the Netherlands the past few years.26 Sep 2013Context Pages› Last 1 2
