Citizens and municipalities — a learning conferenceBuilding sustainability through collaboration between citizens and municipalities: an event co-hosted by ECOLISE and the European Economic and Social Committee, in collaboration with Transition Network and the European…20 Sep 2018 09:00 — 17:00EventEducation to enable entrepreneurs to shape a better worldOn the 26th June 2018, Social Entrepreneurship Akademie launched a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), “Enabling Entrepreneurs to Shape a Better World”. Dinah Boulon, Head of Communications from the Social Entrepren…28 Jun 2018ArticleIs 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 2018Article5 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 2018Article5 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…30 May 2018Article#SIDeclaration policy proposal: Social Innovation FellowshipsWhy I’m proposing a Social Innovation Fellowship? “Observe and interact” is one of the permaculture design principles, often mentioned first. What can we observe in a world today and what kind of interaction co…11 May 2018#SIDeclaration; Social innovation policy; European policyEuropean Dialogue on Non-State Climate ActionTalanoa, a traditional process of inclusive, participatory and transparent dialogue from the Pacific islands, comes to Brussels in the form of the European Dialogue on Non-State Climate Action. The event recognis…23 Apr 2018 11:30 — 17:00EventSupporting 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 2018ArticleECOLISE members reiterate the need for government and EU support for community-led initiativesInternational meeting of NGO’s calls on governments and the EU to support citizen and community-led initiatives on climate change and sustainability29 Mar 2018NewsSocial Street: tackling social iscolation one street at a timeWhen Federico, his wife and their young child moved to Bologna in 2014, they knew nobody and had no networks. Seeing his child playing alone, Federico began to wonder if there were others families in the city, or even h…15 Mar 2018ArticleYoung Academy Accelerator now open for applications!We are now accepting applications for the Young Academy Accelerator Spring/Summer 2018. You could be part of the sixth cohort of The Young Foundation’s flagship Accelerator programme providing support for innovativ…08 Mar 2018ArticleA community for self-educationPärnu Network Community for self-education What’s the problem? The quiet coastal city of Pärnu, Estonia turns into a bustling resort town in summer. This causes a problem, however, for the generation o…07 Mar 2018ArticleRethinking the Urban Commons in European City-RegionsProgramme: This one-day workshop commences with an introduction from Prof Michael Keith, co-ordinator of the Urban Transformations ESRC portfolio, and Prof Bas van Heur, co-ordinator of the Brussels Centre for Urban…12 Feb 2018 16:45EventGender Diversity in Maker Spaces?#FabLabs have spread around the world, including rural areas and developing countries (Gershenfeld, 2008). #Inclusion constitutes one of the core values in the maker and FabLab movement. This is also expressed by the ai…21 Dec 2017ArticleThe Evaluation of Citizen Science. Recommendations for Policymaking from the Austrian Citizen Science Conference 2017Zentrum für Soziale Innovation (ZSI) “Citizen Science” has increasingly gained attention over the last years. On a European level there are in the meanwhile a variety of citizen science activities, e.g. Horizon…12 Dec 2017ArticleLabs for Social InnovationWe are pleased to present you the final outputs of the project Labs for Social Innovation, carried out by the ESADE’s Institute for Social Innovation and the Robert Bosch Foundation. We would like to thank you for you…12 Dec 2017ArticleBuilding movements: lessons from IstanbulLast week 150 people from more than 50 countries gathered at the Istanbul Innovation Days to share, learn and discuss how building movements for government and cross-sector innovation might enable social impact at a lar…12 Dec 2017ArticleOpening up Communities, Closing Down Institutions: Harnessing the European Structural and Investment Funds22nd November 2017 10.30 – 12.30 European Parliament, Brussels, Room 6Q1 Professor Gerard Quinn of NUI Galway, Centre for Disability Law and Policy and Georgette Mulheir, CEO of Lumos, co-chairs of the C…22 Nov 2017 14:15EventLearning from Community-led innovationSIC spoke with Hannah Rich of the Young Foundation, who are leading the Community-led innovation network. What do you mean by community-led innovation? If social innovation is about doing things with rather…30 Oct 2017ArticleSeminar: Migrant children and young people – Social inclusion and transition to adulthoodSeminar: Migrant children and young people – Social inclusion and transition to adulthood 23rd and 25th of October 2017 Elite Hotel Marina Tower, Stockholm, Sweden, SaltsjÖqvarns kaj 25, 131 71 Nacka For all…23 Oct 2017 15:30 — 25 Oct 15:30Event Pages› Last 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
