So Jung Rim

So is the COO of SIX, Social Innovation Exchange. She have been working with communities and learning exchange since 2008.

How Youth Entrepreneurship Can Shape the Future: A Dialogue Between the UK and South Africa

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“Just interacting with the youth – the energy is infectious… There’s a hunger for change, a lot of passion, and dreaming big about reimagining careers and the future of work… I’d say we should follow where energy is and what they’re bringing to the table, and respond to that.” – Dr. Paroma Bhattacharya, Head of … How Youth Entrepreneurship Can Shape the Future: A Dialogue Between the UK and South Africa

Business for Good 2.0: Building the ‘New Normal’ with Stakeholders

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With the support of the SIE Fund, new research from Hong Kong Social Entrepreneurship Forum (HKSEF), Innofoco, SIX and Cimigo, explores how businesses, specifically SMEs, can reinvent themselves by working together with stakeholders to build a ‘new normal’ that works for everyone in post pandemic Hong Kong.  The study includes desk research, surveys, and interviews … Business for Good 2.0: Building the ‘New Normal’ with Stakeholders

Social Innovation in South Africa: A Dialogue on People Powered Change

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“… in a way, South Africa is also a microcosm of the challenges the world is facing, whether it’s climate change, youth unemployment, obesity and malnutrition, or chronic diseases… how do we use the amazing resources we have? How do we bridge digital divides? All of that is playing out as a very local and … Social Innovation in South Africa: A Dialogue on People Powered Change

B for Good Leaders Summit 2024: Reflecting on ‘Corporate Activism’

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In May, the SIX team had the pleasure of attending the third annual B for Good Leaders Summit in Amsterdam and also co-curating a series of conversations in the ‘Corporate Activism’ theme of the event. Over the past year, SIX has been exploring how stakeholders across sectors can collaborate and meaningfully accelerate the “business for … B for Good Leaders Summit 2024: Reflecting on ‘Corporate Activism’

Seven ways funders can strengthen democracy

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On Wednesday 17 April 2024, SIX hosted a public dialogue on what funders can do to strengthen democracy and invited contributions from esteemed panellists, Lisbeth Pilegaard, Chair of the Executive Committee of the European Endowment for Democracy, Lisa Witter, Co-Founder and CEO of the Apolitical Foundation and Željko Jovanović, President of the Roma Foundation for … Seven ways funders can strengthen democracy

Partnering with Purpose: Centring Communities in Business for Good 

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“We had ongoing conversations over a year around building out a strategy that we felt intersected well with what we were hearing from Indigenous peoples. Fundamentally, reconciliation – and I think any type of social purpose – is about listening to those who are telling you what they need and finding out where those intersection … Partnering with Purpose: Centring Communities in Business for Good 

Five ways businesses can put purpose into practice

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Whether it’s labelled “business for good,” creating shared value, or responsible business, many companies are wrestling with how to frame, deliver and measure their impact on people. For some companies, the S part of their ESG report can be a tick box exercise, and their purpose statement sits on their website, but has limited effect … Five ways businesses can put purpose into practice

Building European innovation ecosystems

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SIX is part of a new consortium, Change Hubs for Ecosystemic Social Solutions – CHESS (2023-2025), under Horizon Europe programme which seeks to improve the overall ecosystem for innovation in Europe. It is now widely accepted in Europe that we need new approaches if we are to tackle the systemic and urgent societal challenges we … Building European innovation ecosystems

The power of arts in transforming your social innovation work

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“Arts based social innovation and collaboration opportunities” was an event co-organised by Social Innovation Exchange and Glasgow Caledonian University for SI Connect, a UK partnership part of EU-funded programme supporting the establishment of national social innovation ‘competence centres’ across Europe. This event was organised to bring social innovation and the arts world together.  What can … The power of arts in transforming your social innovation work

New report: How philanthropy is supporting Business for Good in South East Asia

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The Asia region, and specifically businesses operating within it, have an important role to play in transitioning our planet to a sustainable and green future. But the climate breakdown is an intersectional challenge — that means every sector needs to work together effectively, and for that to happen, people within different institutions need to understand … New report: How philanthropy is supporting Business for Good in South East Asia

SIX in 2022 – intersectionality, pluralism and going beyond a Western centric world view

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You may have noticed that SIX has a ‘new look’ post pandemic, and lots of new strands of work alongside. Below is a bit more detail on our approach and what it looks like in practice: Our approach  Working in the ‘in between’ spaces The challenges we face today are more complex than ever and … SIX in 2022 – intersectionality, pluralism and going beyond a Western centric world view

What’s the role of young people in social innovation?

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The power of young people, activism and the role of government have been the focus of our team discussions at SIX over the last month. This month, the team have been to Cape Town and Bangkok for our work challenging universities to experiment and co-create social innovation, Canada and Australia for our work encouraging the … What’s the role of young people in social innovation?

Technology will not save us from climate change – but imagining new forms of society will

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This article was originally posted on The Conversation. Citizen action on climate change has reached a new intensity: school children by the thousands regularly skip school to protest and Extinction Rebellion’s civil disobedience recently caused widespread disruption in cities around the world. Challenge and disruption is important in prompting change. But it’s also key that … Technology will not save us from climate change – but imagining new forms of society will

Labs for Social Innovation

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SIX worked with the ESADE Institute for Social Innovation to co-facilitate a Lab on Labs for Social Innovation in Barcelona in June 2017. This workshop was part of a project carried out by the Institute and was supported by the Robert Bosch Foundation and BBVA, and aimed to provide meaningful insights into how to best address the complex societal … Labs for Social Innovation

An innovative fix – lessons from SIX Summer School Mumbai

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This article originally appeared on the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation blog. 100 social innovators from across the world gathered together at SIX’s Summer School in Mumbai this November to discuss ‘The Connected Urban Life – How can new ways of connecting make cities better for all?’ I was in attendance to represent Battersea Arts Centre with support from … An innovative fix – lessons from SIX Summer School Mumbai

Seven reasons for having faith in India’s social innovation future

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At a stressful point before the recent SIX Mumbai Summer School, an ISDI colleague shared some words of wisdom with the team. “Just remember, it’ll be alright in the end. And if it isn’t alright, it isn’t the end yet.” We looked at him. “Wow’ what amazing insight. “Where’s that from? Gandhi? The Bhagavad Gita?…” “No, from … Seven reasons for having faith in India’s social innovation future