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Digitalisation: What About Women in the New Age of 'Digital Everything‘?Digitalisation: What About Women in the New Age of 'Digital Everything‘?Digitalisation is definitely the new buzzword in town. Digital economy, big data, social media, the cloud, robots & automation, artificial intelligence and disruptive innovations caused by new (digital) technologies…11 Oct 2018Article
Digitalisation: What About Women in the New Age of 'Digital Everything‘?Digitalisation: What About Women in the New Age of 'Digital Everything‘?Digitalisation is definitely the new buzzword in town. Digital economy, big data, social media, the cloud, robots & automation, artificial intelligence and disruptive innovations caused by new (digital) technologies…11 Oct 2018Article
Social Innovation and Technological Innovation: Antagonistic or Complementary Approaches?Social Innovation and Technological Innovation: Antagonistic or Complementary Approaches?On 13 June, TU Dortmund University’s Social Research Centre (sfs) hosted a Hot Topic Workshop seeking to better understand the relationship between social and technological innovations. The workshop, organised within…11 Oct 2018Article
International Social Innovation Research Conference 2018 International Social Innovation Research Conference 2018It will be held from 3 to 5 September 2018 in Heidelberg (Germany) - at the Ruprecht-Karls-University - the X edition of the ISIRC Conference(International Social Innovation Research Conference). The new edition was lau…3 Sep 2018 12:45 — 5 Sep 12:45Event
Gender Diversity in Maker Spaces?Gender 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 2017Article
How can we ensure cross sector collaboration?How can we ensure cross sector collaboration?As part of the SI Drive final conference in Brussels, SIX hosted a session on research and policy, asking how we can ensure the best collaboration between research, policy and practitioners. The key note speakers were F…20 Nov 2017Article
CSIopinion: We're trapped in the rules of CSRCSIopinion: We're trapped in the rules of CSRMoving forward towards a sustainable world means a holistic approach in which the private sector gets a commitment that goes beyond CSR. Is it not a matter of social responsibility but to a full involvement in which…16 Nov 2017Article
CSIknowledge: 6 Steps to Corporate Social InnovationCSIknowledge: 6 Steps to Corporate Social InnovationIn Walter Isaacson’s biography of Steven Jobs, a transformative moment occurs when Jobs returns to Apple (where he’d been fired a few years before) and rescues the company from collapse. New products pore forth—th…16 Nov 2017Article
CSIknowledge: Five keys to corporate social innovationCSIknowledge: Five keys to corporate social innovationMany well-meaning corporate social-innovation pilots never reach their potential. Marc Pfitzer and Valerie Bockstette discuss how to beat the odds The term "innovation" appears at least daily in Guardian Sustainable…16 Nov 2017Article
CSIknowledge: Companies that are using strategic CSI are winning the millennialsCSIknowledge: Companies that are using strategic CSI are winning the millennialsCompanies are increasingly using corporate responsibility as a business tactic — and it's clearly working. If you had the choice, would you buy a bottle of liquid hand soap for $3 or would you grab a similar bottle…16 Nov 2017Article
CSIknowledge: What is the true business of business?CSIknowledge: What is the true business of business?In an article in the New York Times in 1970, Milton Friedman wrote about “the social responsibility of business.” Having expounded his view that the only social responsibility of business was “to increase its prof…16 Nov 2017Article
CSIknowledge: How companies can combine both purpose and profitCSIknowledge: How companies can combine both purpose and profitLarge companies increasingly engage in social innovation: Facebook and six other companies offer affordable internet in less developed countries through Internet.org, for example, while Microsoft is offering internet re…16 Nov 2017Article
CSIknowledge: Innovating for a Better World - The Rise of Corporate Social InnovationCSIknowledge: Innovating for a Better World - The Rise of Corporate Social InnovationIn business circles, at conferences, and in management literature, it is now commonplace to hear that corporate social responsibility (CSR) is dead! This is surely so if this means CSR is only about philanthropy. But pe…16 Nov 2017Article
CSIknowledge: Social Innovation in BusinessCSIknowledge: Social Innovation in BusinessTry doing a quick word association with corporate social responsibility (CSR). What comes immediately to mind? Philanthropy, volunteering, accountability, reporting, sustainability, and maybe the triple bottom line—…16 Nov 2017Article
CSIknowledge: Innovating for shared valueCSIknowledge: Innovating for shared valueSince their launch, in 2005, Nexera canola and sunflower seeds, used for making cooking oils, have become one of Dow Chemical’s best-selling product lines. The seeds and the oils offer many advantages: The seeds yield…16 Nov 2017Article
CSIknowledge: Creating Shared ValueCSIknowledge: Creating Shared ValueThe capitalist system is under siege. In recent years business has been criticized as a major cause of social, environmental, and economic problems. Companies are widely thought to be prospering at the expense of their…16 Nov 2017Article
CSIknowledge: Maximize the financial returns while doing the greatest goodCSIknowledge: Maximize the financial returns while doing the greatest goodWhat is the 'Triple Bottom Line (TBL)' Triple bottom line (TBL) is a concept which seeks to broaden the focus on the financial bottom line by businesses to include social and environmental responsibilities. A triple…16 Nov 2017Article
CSIknowledge: The Triple bottom line - Profit, people and planetCSIknowledge: The Triple bottom line - Profit, people and planetTriple bottom line business approaches and B-corp movement are all important areas of the corporate social innovation perspective. The phrase “the triple bottom line” was first coined in 1994 by John Elkington, t…16 Nov 2017Article
CSIopinion: SiG Knowledge Hub on CSICSIopinion: SiG Knowledge Hub on CSIA new dimension of corporate innovation is emerging in many businesses. Corporate social innovation (also known as CSI) leverages market-based solutions to address social challenges and create business opportunity. A…16 Nov 2017Article
CSIknowledge: How CSI creates business oppotunityCSIknowledge: How CSI creates business oppotunityWhat classifies as CSI may more easily be broken down along a spectrum. While some corporations and impact investors are examining the Blended Value work of Jed Emerson, or Mark Kramer and Michael Porter’s work on Sha…16 Nov 2017Article

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