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Practitioner policy tools: Run your own social innovation policy workshopPractitioner policy tools: Run your own social innovation policy workshopMuch of SIC’s policy work started from the premise that societal issues have become too complex for governments to solve alone. What is needed is more meaningful collaboration between policymakers and a wider cross-se…31 Jan 2019Practitioner policy tools; Influencing policy; Social innovation policy; #SIDeclaration
Introducing Design culture in Social Innovation and in the Public SectorIntroducing Design culture in Social Innovation and in the Public SectorA hot topic workshop - organised by the Cities and Regions Network and hosted by the Politecnico of Milano on the 20th of November, 2018, has investigated how service and participatory design processes can be applied to…30 Jan 2019Article
Rethinking Welfare: Understanding Basic Income in BarcelonaRethinking Welfare: Understanding Basic Income in BarcelonaThe Young Foundation is currently conducting basic income related research in Barcelona as part of the B-MINCOME experiment (named after the 1970s trial of Mincome in Manitoba, Canada). B-MINCOME is a two-year trial of…29 Jan 2019Article
OpenMaker Policy NoteOpenMaker Policy NoteOn 22nd of May the OpenMaker project, led by PlusValue and The Young Foundation, organised a High-Level policy event, hosted by Georgi Pirinski MEP at the European Parliament. The objective was to bring together members…17 Dec 2018Article
Final event review: site visit to Vives Project in Torreblanca, SevillaFinal event review: site visit to Vives Project in Torreblanca, SevillaThis is a series of review of the SIC final event. Below is the site visit to explore social innovation in Seville, Spain.05 Dec 2018Article
Stakeholder EngagementStakeholder EngagementThe Stakeholder Engagement Workshop takes place in cooperation with the network of employment enterprises Styria. The aim of the event is to demonstrate "stakeholder engagement" through the bbs project ENTRADA, through…30 Oct 2018 12:30 — 17:00Event
Creative ways to address housing exclusionCreative ways to address housing exclusionHow can we address housing exlusion issue? Let's learn from The Young Foundation and the FEANTSA.09 Oct 2018Article
Lille Metropole's Sessions: European WeekLille Metropole's Sessions: European WeekLille Metropole's Sessions: European Week 8-11 October 2018 Square-Brussels Convention Centre Mont des Arts 1000 Brussels The 2018 European Week of Regions and Cities will gather experts from local, regiona…8 Oct 2018 09:30 — 11 Oct 14:00Event
Sustainability through local collaboration Sustainability through local collaboration Reflections at the #collaboration4better conference on community-led initiatives in transformation projects towards sustainability.01 Oct 2018Article
Civil Society and Municipalities — a learning conferenceCivil Society 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 — 17:00Event
Lessons learned for the public sector in social innovationLessons learned for the public sector in social innovationWritten by Tamami Komatsu Cipriani (POLIMI) Public sector organizations, from city councils to national government agencies, are struggling across Europe to find their role in societal issues among other actors,…06 Aug 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
What kind of conditions are important for public sector innovation? What kind of conditions are important for public sector innovation? This is a collection of interviews with key participants from the SIC Summer School in San Sebastían. The focus of the Summer School was social innovation in the public sector. Participants who were interviewed represe…16 Jul 2018Article
How can a Summer School model contribute to improving the relationship between social innovation and the public sector? How can a Summer School model contribute to improving the relationship between social innovation and the public sector? This is a collection of interviews with key participants from the SIC Summer School in San Sebastían. The focus of the Summer School was social innovation in the public sector. Participants who were interviewed represe…13 Jul 2018Article
What does the future of social innovation in the public sector look like?What does the future of social innovation in the public sector look like?This is a collection of interviews with key participants from the SIC Summer School in San Sebastían. The focus of the Summer School was social innovation in the public sector. Participants who were interviewed represe…11 Jul 2018Article
SUMSIC June 2018 - Event summarySUMSIC June 2018 - Event summarySan Sebastián Summer School was wonderful. Click to know more about it!06 Jul 2018Article
SUMSIC 2018: Social Innovation in the Public SectorSUMSIC 2018: Social Innovation in the Public SectorThe third edition of the Summer School of Social Innovation Community (SUMSIC) will be held in San Sebastian at the end of June 2018. The topic choosen for this edition is the role of Social Innovation in the Public Se…27 Jun 2018 09:00 — 29 Jun 14:15Event
Registration for SUMSIC 2018 is openRegistration for SUMSIC 2018 is openSocial Innovation Community (SIC) is organizing its 3rd Edition of the Summer School on Social Innovation. This year, the topic will be focused on the innovation in the Public Sector. The registration has been opened…26 Jun 2018News
Co-designing welfare in Brescia: out with tenders, in with collaborationCo-designing welfare in Brescia: out with tenders, in with collaborationThe Italian city of Brescia is facing a growing welfare challenge similar to other European cities: a rising ageing population met with low fertility rates, a high percentage of NEETs and a growing, younger immigrant po…12 Jun 2018co-design; co-production; public procurement; welfare; collaboration
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

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