Methods and tools

4 lessons on growing the SI community's policy impactOver the past three years, SIC has tried to give greater policy visibility and support to the many community activists, grassroots initiatives, social organisations and others that we’ve worked with. In this blog we r…31 Jan 2019Practitioner policy tools; Influencing policy; Social innovation policy; #SIDeclaration

The role of local governments in social innovationIn public discussions of societal challenges, in first instance attention was often turned to local governments and administrations – they were often considered to be in charge or responsible for addressing and solvin…Social innovation policy; Public sector innovation; Policy; Government; Cities

SIC webinar: Supporting community voices: the power of ethnographic, participatory and peer researchNext Tuesday 8th of May, 11am BST, join The Young Foundation and Ideas for Change for an informal introduction to ethnographic, participatory and peer research methods and share your experiences and stories of ways to s…8 May 2018 11:00 — 12:00Community-led

Corporate Governance of Social EnterprisesOn incubation, a working document03 Apr 2012Methods and tools

Maker LabsMakerLab is an open discussion powered by prototyping and making.03 Apr 2012Methods and tools

Enabling Co-operatives to better contribute to growth and jobs Co-operatives are an important part of European economic life and industry. There are 250,000 co-operative enterprises in the EU, owned by 163 million citizens (1 in 3 EU citizens) and they employ 5.4 million people.30 Apr 2012Methods and tools

Overview on Social Firms in EuropeSocial Firms and social co-operatives are unique business models that address the problem of unemployment for people with disabilities and other disadvantages in the labour market.16 May 2012Methods and tools

Learning for ChangeFinding ways to significantly accelerate learning from experience of projects for sustainable development22 Jun 2012Methods and tools

A New Perspective on Social Innovation IncubationAt a time of great change and uncertainty in Europe, social innovation incubation is much needed to boost the impact of social innovators (including businesses, NGOs, cooperatives and entrepreneurial individuals) to qui…09 Jul 2012Methods and tools

Broadening the range of designs and methods for impact evaluationsA working paper from DFID09 Aug 2012Methods and tools

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