Learning 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 We will be sharing insights into the transformative nature…14 Sep 2017 17:30 — 15 Sep 17:30EventSIC'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 2013ContextA Lab of LabsJust add water. That was chemistry professor Justus von Liebig's big idea. Mix hot water and powder, and voilà, you have the nutritional equivalent of beef stew.22 Aug 2013ArticleSIE Interviews Veronica van NederveenOn social innovation as an organizational methodology in medical contexts06 Dec 2012InterviewsSIE interviews Corline van Es on Scouting with SIE On sharing best practices and interests.19 Nov 2012InterviewsInvest in Social InnovationThe concept of social innovation is absent in current Dutch national innovation policy.21 Jun 2012GovernanceInnovation and our Digital SocietyTechnology determines our society; our DDS community consisted of people who did not take the world for granted and wanted to take matters in their own hands.30 Nov 2011InterviewsResponding to Urgent Needs, TogetherThe Hub is a global community of people from every profession, background and culture working at 'new frontiers' to tackle the world's most pressing social, cultural and environmental challenges30 Nov 2011Article Pages› Last 1 2
