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Introducing service design and social innovation methodologies in the public sectorIntroducing service design and social innovation methodologies in the public sectorIntroducing service design and social innovation methodologies in the public sector For SIC partner, UNIBO, choosing an appropriate set of participants to involve in SIC’s participatory policy workshop - a methodology being piloted by SIC which aims to help policymakers explore new ways of approaching policy issues together using social innovation methods or approaches - was straightforward. Established by the Municipality of Turin, the Torino Social Innovation initiative sets out to…14 Jul 2017Article

Highlights

01 URBACT's Mireia Sanabria on social innovation in health and social care
02 Promoting active recreation in Zagreb
03 TO-Home: an innovative solution to a societal issue
04 Challenges of our era summit 2018
Seminar: Migrant children and young people – Social inclusion and transition to adulthoodSeminar: Migrant children and young people – Social inclusion and transition to adulthoodSeminar: Migrant children and young people – Social inclusion and transition to adulthood 23r…23 Oct 2017 15:30 — 25 Oct 15:30Event
CSIopinion: The positive impact of technologyCSIopinion: The positive impact of technologySIC spoke with Lise Pape, 1 of the 4 winners of the 6th edition of the Social Innovation Tournamen…17 Oct 2017Article
A universal language for colour-blindness A universal language for colour-blindness SIC spoke with Miguel Neiva, 1 of the 4 winners of the 6th edition of the Social Innovation Tourna…04 Oct 2017Article
The social power of travelThe social power of travelSIC spoke with Peter Mangan, 1 of the 4 winners of the 6th edition of the Social Innovation Tourna…04 Oct 2017Article
The largest participatory project everThe largest participatory project everNeighbourhoods made by everyone, for everyone – that is the aim of a new multi-million pound initiative set to launch in Barking and Dagenham later this year. Every One Every Day, formed out of a partnership betwe…02 Aug 2017Article
Percy Batalier - Noun Project - Creative CommonsStories of digital social innovation: HealthcareThis is part of a series of blogs profiling inspiring examples of digital social innovation (DSI), which was originally posted on the Nesta blog. It is reposted here under a CC 4.0 License. At the bottom of this page y…18 Jul 2017Article
Ambulances in Sweden can now hijack in-car radiosAmbulances in Sweden can now hijack in-car radiosOne of the improvements being made vehicle technology includes better soundproofing, which also makes it more difficult for drivers to hear approaching sirens. Now three students at Sweden’s Kungl Tekniska Högskolan…26 Jan 2017Article
Students living in nursing homes - a solution to our ageing populations?Students living in nursing homes - a solution to our ageing populations?In today’s society both young and old increasingly find themselves living in a bubble of like-minded and similar-aged peers. This is especially true of university students who leave home at 18 to live with people of t…11 Jan 2017Article
5 ways health services are innovating 5 ways health services are innovating Ambulance services across the UK are facing growing pressures. Demand is increasing, and they are struggling to hit their targets to respond to life-threatening emergency calls. Around the NHS, ambulance bosses are l…12 Dec 2016Article
How TickerFit is revolutionising healthcareHow TickerFit is revolutionising healthcareIncreasingly, concerns are mounting over the prescription of medicines, the necessity of the prescription, and what this is doing in the long run to decrease the effectiveness of certain medications for patients in need…07 Dec 2016Article
women in si seriesMeet Aline Herbinet and V@SI, the first interactive platform for adapted physical activitiesV@Si created the first interactive and collaborative platform on Adapted Physical Activities (APA), S.A.P.A.T.I.C. (Santé Activités Physiques Adaptées) using information& communication technologies, designed to r…30 Mar 2016Article
women in si seriesV@Si, la première plateforme interactive en Activités Physiques Adaptées et Santé Depuis sa naissance en novembre 2012, V@si, jeune société innovante, combine avec brio dynamique entrepreneuriale et engagement sociétal en œuvrant pour une santé durable, en luttant prioritairement contre le 4ème…30 Mar 2016Article
people cut outs4D Health Centre's Enric Macarulla Sanz on social innovation in health and social care Social Innovation Europe interviewed Enric Macarulla Sanz, Director of 4D Health Centre on his insights around innovation within health and social care, building on our recently published paper “Social Innovation in H…26 Feb 2016Article
Social Innovation in Health and Social Care logoSocial Innovation in Health and Social CareHealth and social care systems across the developed world are under strain. Established to deal with health problems of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, they now find themselves ill equipped to respond to twenty…20 Jan 2016Article
Whats the Impact logoStories of Impact: PatchworkPatchwork was designed by FutureGov founder Dominic Campbell in the wake of the tragic death of Baby Peter; a 17- month old boy who died after months of abuse despite visits from authorities. Campbell, after watching a…27 Apr 2015Article

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