Supporting 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 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 2018Article#SIDeclaration: 12 policies to support social innovation for a fairer EuropeWhat should the EU do next to support social innovation? Over the past few months, we’ve been asking members of the social innovation community to tell us what is holding them back from creating an even bigger impact,…11 May 2018#SIDeclaration; Social innovation policy; European policySupporting 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 2018ArticleCo-creation workshops across 5 citiesSocial innovation can be understood as innovative ideas which simultaneously are good for society and enhance society’s capacity to act. Through the experimentation work package of SIC, we are working with local partn…11 Apr 2017ArticleImpact of the Third Sector as Social Innovation, conclusive conference in Brussels, 20 FebruaryThe ITSSOIN project (Impact of the Third Sector as SOcial INnovation) investigates the impact of the Third Sector and civic engagement on society, which goes beyond their economic benefits or the natural virtue of carin…20 Feb 2017 13:00EventIntermediaries: The first step to achieving a network of networksThe Young Foundation took 11 participants through two exercises during the official SIC launch event in Brussels, an interactive session and a vision exercise. The aim was to engage the participants, as it was a gold…03 Nov 2016ArticleREVES Excellence AwardThe capacity of a society to successfully tackle current challenges is very much linked to the capacity of its different parts to stand together and to permanently readapt collective answers to ever changing needs.…30 Aug 2016News An introduction to social innovation for NGOsAlthough many aspects of innovation, including the ability to creatively problem solve and adapt to changing context, have long underpinned the work of NGOs, it is currently emerging as a new and distinct area of practi…08 Aug 2016ArticleTRANSITION is celebrating its 1 year anniversaryA year has passed since TRANSITION Social Innovation Journey started in Brussels last September 2013: the destination is to scale up 300 Social Innovations across Europe, testing and sharing innovative incubation method…05 Aug 2016ArticleUnusual Suspect: Robin McAlpine, Director of Common Weal in ScotlandRobin McAlpine is Director of Common Weal, a Scottish "think and do tank" which campaigns for social and economic equality, participative democracy, environmental sustainability, wellbeing, quality of life, peace, justi…05 Aug 2016InterviewsA brighter future for Europe: Innovation, integration and the migrant crisisOn 11-12 April, Social Innovation Europe will be hosting an event, funded by the European Commission and organised in partnership with the Impact Hub Siracusa, in Siracusa, Sicily. The unprecedented flows of migrants…04 Aug 2016ArticleCo-creating a Social Innovation Research Agenda for Europe To date, social innovation practice has been ahead of theory. Research has been catching up in recent years, partly owing to increased interest from research funded bodies.It is widely acknowledged that social innovat…07 Jul 2016Methods and toolsMeet Mirna Karzen who is mapping and supporting social innovation in the Balkans Mirna Karzen co-founded Social Innovation Lab (SIL), a regional organisation working on promoting, mapping and supporting the development of social innovation in the western Balkans region.08 Mar 2016ArticleMeet Carolina Escobar Mejía and her approach to solving collective challenges with Somos Más Carolina Escobar Mejía is co-founder and Chief Executive of Somos Más Europe and Board Member of Impact HUB Bogotá. Her passion is transforming ideas into a reality, harnessing collective intelligence to co-create so…01 Mar 2016ArticleImpact tools to drive social innovation in EuropeSocial Impact measurement is an increasingly hot topic for social innovators, social entrepreneurs and third sector organisations alike, recently sparking plenty of debate in the social impact space. Read examples from…12 Feb 2016Methods and toolsDIY Toolkit: Practical tools to trigger & support social innovationThis is a toolkit on how to invent, adopt or adapt ideas that can deliver better results. It’s quick to use, simple to apply, and designed to help busy people working in development. The toolkit is available in both E…20 Jan 2016ArticleScaling Social Innovation: experiences and first success storiesTRANSITION project partners together with BENISI consortium have recently published a comprehensive report presenting experiences and first success stories of the two European Networks of Incubators for Social Innovation.09 Dec 2015ArticleComparative Report on Social Innovation across EuropeA comparative analysis of 60 social innovations conducted by SIMPACT.02 Sep 2015ContextLab 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 2015Article Pages› Last 1 2 3
