Research

Final event review: Research as a critical driver of societal transformationFinal event review: Research as a critical driver of societal transformationThis outlines what happened in the breakout session on evaluating the role of research in driving social transformation.19 Dec 2018Article
Annoyed with questionnaires? The next level of collaborating with research Annoyed with questionnaires? The next level of collaborating with research Many social innovators and researchers are motivated by a shared cause: contributing to more sustainable, just and resilient societies. However, more often than not they leave an important resource untapped. We summariz…20 Sep 2018Article
What we learned at our webinar on "Creative ways to address housing exclusion" What we learned at our webinar on "Creative ways to address housing exclusion" On 16th July, The Young Foundation and FEANTSA (the European Federation of Homeless Organisations) hosted a webinar on ‘creative ways to address housing exclusion’. Radhika Bynon from The Young Foundation discussed…05 Sep 2018Article
Experimentation Zero Long-Term Unemployment Zones Experimentation Zero Long-Term Unemployment Zones Turning public costs of unemployment into opportunities for people and communities Eliminating long-term unemployment is the ambitious objective of the #TZCLD experimentation which is currently running on 10 ‘micro…23 Jul 2018Article
Is it possible for social innovations to tackle both the symptoms of social need as well as the root causes that underlie them?Is it possible for social innovations to tackle both the symptoms of social need as well as the root causes that underlie them?Some of the outputs from the work of the SI-DRIVE project on #socialinnovation for #poverty reduction and sustainable development have led to a number of interesting, if not surprising, results (Millard 2017). First, ta…13 Jun 2018Article
Supporting social innovation – a guiding model for innovation-promotersSupporting social innovation – a guiding model for innovation-promotersThrough their daily support to innovators, innovation-promoters – e.g. innovation offices, incubators, accelerators, hubs and science parks – impact the form and purpose of future goods, services and other solutions…13 Jun 2018Article
5 things we learned at our last webinar “Supporting community voices: the power of ethnographic, participatory and peer research”5 things we learned at our last webinar “Supporting community voices: the power of ethnographic, participatory and peer research”On Tuesday 8 May, The Young Foundation and Ideas for Change hosted a webinar as an informal introduction to ethnographic, participatory and peer research methods. Hannah Green, Alice Neeson, Mara Balestrini and Lucia Pa…11 Jun 2018Article
Developing Robust SI Ecosystems to Foster Social Value CreationDeveloping Robust SI Ecosystems to Foster Social Value CreationFluctuating political mandates, rapid technological advances, market changes, fiscal constraints and changing and emerging social needs all contribute to the dynamic environment surrounding the public sector. #Socinn ha…11 Jun 2018Article
Frontiers of Social InnovationFrontiers of Social InnovationThe Standford Social Innovation Review –one of the most leading and influential publications in SI theory, practice and research–, #standfordSIReview will be organizing the conference Frontiers of Social Innovation…08 May 2018Article
Text-Mining: Automated data crawling and its potential for Social Innovation researchText-Mining: Automated data crawling and its potential for Social Innovation researchBasically, text-mining is a software-based approach to turn text, retrieved e.g. from online sources, into data for analysis. #Social Innovation (SI) research is often occupied with the identification of best practices,…08 May 2018Article
Making for the Sake of Whom? - The Maker Movement’s Potential for Policy-Makers, Researchers, Civil Society and BusinessesMaking for the Sake of Whom? - The Maker Movement’s Potential for Policy-Makers, Researchers, Civil Society and BusinessesThe #MakerMovement is growing globally: All over the world new #makerinitiatives emerge. Thus, the question of the Maker Movement’s #societalimpact comes to the fore. For the different societal actors, #policymakers,…02 May 2018Article
Open Access: How it is transforming itself and the worlds of researchOpen Access: How it is transforming itself and the worlds of researchA casual observer of latest research news might be wondering about an avalanche-like tide of “open” initiatives. Open science, #opendata, open educational resources or #openinnovation are just a few of prominent exa…02 May 2018Article
Reinventing Social Science & Universities for Social Transformation Reinventing Social Science & Universities for Social Transformation ‘Transformation of science and research’ is what Julia February 19th called for, because of various problems and challenges. She notes lack of consensus about what the problem is. Simone and Nora March 12th posit as…23 Apr 2018Article
Supporting community voices: the power of ethnographic, participatory and peer researchSupporting community voices: the power of ethnographic, participatory and peer researchCommunity-led innovation has experienced significant growth and support in the past few years, as reflected in the Social Innovation Community (SIC) community-led innovation network – a group of people across Europe d…09 Apr 2018Article
Digital first? Communities second? The role of policy-makers and the social economy in redesigning and innovating the management of common goods in the digital eraDigital first? Communities second? The role of policy-makers and the social economy in redesigning and innovating the management of common goods in the digital eraSmart specialization has become a mantra for local/regional development. Digitalisation is part of it. Many perceive it as a key element for economic growth and the creation of jobs, some express hopes for more democrac…13 Mar 2018Article
Academic innovation for societal renewalAcademic innovation for societal renewalThe academic world is in motion. Huge efforts are being made to connect academia with society and to increase the impact of scientific research on society. We encounter a shared urgency to do things differently. To make…12 Mar 2018Article
Design in Social and Public Sector InnovationDesign in Social and Public Sector InnovationThe rising demand for new ways to meet social challenges has led to the emergence of not only new solutions under the shape of #socialinnovation, but also the engagement of a wider array of actors in the solution-buildi…20 Feb 2018Article
Wanted: transformative ideas and practices in science and research Wanted: transformative ideas and practices in science and research Problems and challenges in science and research seem to abound – starting from claims about ‘alternative’ facts, a publication culture with the need to publish high numbers of articles preferably in selected journ…19 Feb 2018Article
The Capacity Initiative: Experimentation of new approaches to Welfare in Messina (IT)The Capacity Initiative: Experimentation of new approaches to Welfare in Messina (IT)A very specific approach to #urbanregeneration is currently being tested in #Messina (Italy). Point of departure is the elimination of barrack settlements in the Northeastern part of the town and the renovation of the r…13 Feb 2018Article
Atlas of Social Innovation – New Practices for a Better FutureAtlas of Social Innovation – New Practices for a Better FutureA unique knowledge repository for the global community of practitioners, policy makers and researchers. #Social Innovation is on the rise. As a lived practice, social innovations explore new ways to deal with complex…24 Jan 2018Article

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