Events

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

Join us online on 18th June for a dialogue exploring people power change in South Africa, featuring Join us online on Wednesday 11th September for a webinar on How Youth Entrepreneurship Can Shape the Future: A Dialogue Between the UK and South Africa. In this conversation we welcome esteemed speakers Dr. Paroma Bhattacharya from LSE ... How Youth Entrepreneurship Can Shape the Future: A Dialogue Between the UK and South Africa

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11 September 2024

Location
Online

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

Join us online on 18th June for a dialogue exploring people power change in South Africa, featuring esteemed speakers Vice-Chancellor and Principal Francis Petersen from the University of the Free State (UFS) and Dr. Francois Bonnici from the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship.  Whether in mega cities or rural communities, people worldwide have demonstrated their ... Social Innovation in South Africa: A Dialogue on People Powered Change

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18 June 2024

Location
Online

Partnering with Purpose: Centring Communities in Business for Good

What role can businesses play to positively impact the people, communities and society they interact with? As we step into 2024, it’s clear that collaboration is more vital than ever to address increasingly complex and interconnected global challenges. Join SIX for an engaging online dialogue as we emphasise the need for a multi-sector and multi-stakeholder ... Partnering with Purpose: Centring Communities in Business for Good

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29 February 2024

Location
Online

Stretching the future by design – In conversation with Christian Bason

How can we expand and go beyond “design thinking”? The third of our global talk series will feature Christian Bason, a political scientist and CEO of the Danish Design Centre. Drawing on his recent book, Expand: Stretching the Future By Design, Louise Pulford (CEO, SIX) will explore how expansive thinking across six key areas—time, proximity, ... Stretching the future by design – In conversation with Christian Bason

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6 December 2022 - 6 December 2022

Location
Online

Livable Proximity – In conversation with Ezio Manzini

Reshaping Europe – A global dialogue series, this time in conversation with Ezio Manzini on his recent book, Livable Proximity About this event Ezio Manzini is a leading thinker in design for social innovation and sustainability and the founder of DESIS. Louise Pulford (CEO, SIX) will talk with Ezio about his new book, Livable proximity: Ideas ... Livable Proximity – In conversation with Ezio Manzini

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14 November 2022 - 14 November 2022

Location
Online

Another world is possible – In conversation with Geoff Mulgan

For our first event of the Reshaping Europe – A global dialogue series, we will be in conversation with Geoff Mulgan, Professor of Collective Intelligence, Public Policy and Social Innovation at University College London. Drawing on the insights from his new book, Another World is Possible, Louise Pulford (CEO, SIX) will talk to Geoff about how we ... Another world is possible – In conversation with Geoff Mulgan

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2 November 2022

Location
Online

Infrastructuring social innovation: Learnings from the Baltic Sea region

This event is designed to enhance learning and exchanges around building a strong social innovation infrastructure. About this event Europe is facing many imminent challenges, from energy crisis to mass displacement. Social innovation is needed now more than ever to address these various challenges. We believe that a strong social innovation infrastructure is key to ... Infrastructuring social innovation: Learnings from the Baltic Sea region

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5 October 2022 - 5 October 2022

Location
Ministry of Social Affairs 1 Suur-Ameerika 10129 Tallinn Estonia

Arts based social innovation & collaboration opportunities

This event is meant to inspire social innovators to incorporate arts based approaches in their stakeholder engagement work and vice versa. About this event SI Connect is a collaboration between GCU (Glasgow Caledonian University) and SIX (Social Innovation Exchange) as part of an EU-funded programme supporting the establishment of national social innovation ‘competence centres’ across ... Arts based social innovation & collaboration opportunities

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17 August 2022 - 17 August 2022

Location
Online

Stanford PACS China Social Innovation Summit 2021

SIX is an ecosystem partner of SSIR China Social Innovation Summit 2021. SSIR China Social Innovation Summit 2021 will be held virtually on November 17-18, 2021 Beijing Time (November 16-17 Eastern & Pacific Time). The Summit will explore the topic “New Connectivity Creating New Momentum,” along with the subtopics of Stakeholder-Driven Economy, Technology for Human ... Stanford PACS China Social Innovation Summit 2021

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17 November 2021 - 18 November 2021

Location
Online

Creating inclusive communities – The role of placemaking & technology – Re:Think Series #2

SIX and Leping Social Entrepreneur Foundation are hosting a special session as part of our Re: Think Series, which aims to bring together leading social innovation actors from business, cities, technology sectors to rethink what different sectors can learn from each other and do together to address the world’s pressing social challenges.  The second event of the series ... Creating inclusive communities – The role of placemaking & technology – Re:Think Series #2

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2 November 2021 - 2 November 2021

Connecting social innovation in Scotland and in the UK

How can we create a more connected UK social innovation ecosystem with stronger transnational ties to Europe and beyond? This is the question we are asking at a critical moment in history. We are facing unprecedented societal challenges, from global pandemic, climate crises and technological disruption. The political polarisation further hinders the capacities of societies ... Connecting social innovation in Scotland and in the UK

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27 October 2021 - 28 October 2021

Not business as usual – Re:Think Series #1

This session (which was originally scheduled in July) has now been rescheduled to 13 October, 2021. SIX and Leping Social Entrepreneur Foundation are hosting a special session as part of our Re: Think Series, which aims to bring together leading social innovation actors from business, cities, technology sectors to rethink what different sectors can learn ... Not business as usual – Re:Think Series #1

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Date
14 October 2021 - 13 October 2021

Location
Online

SI Canada’s Social R&D National Practice Gathering

SIX will be joining the Storytelling session on 30 March at 12:00-12:50 pm EST / 17:00-17:50 BST. Do you use innovative social research practices to better understand and address social issues? Do you draw on experimental approaches like prototyping, human-centred design, social labs, data measurement, or ethnography in order to solve complex social challenges? Do ... SI Canada’s Social R&D National Practice Gathering

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30 March 2021 - 31 March 2021

Introducing Imece Summit 2021

In March 18-19th 2021, the imece summit will take place both virtually and in Istanbul, powered by imece, hosted by Zorlu Holding, curated by De-Coder, and in knowledge and network partnerships with ATÖLYE, B Lab Europe, BMW Foundation, SIX and S360.  About the imece summit 2021 2020 was a year of transformation in manifolds. As impact practitioners we all try to leverage such transformations to bring ... Introducing Imece Summit 2021

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18 March 2021 - 19 March 2021

SIX Wayfinder Final Symphony – A global concert for urgent times

Join us for an immersive listening experience, as art becomes a bridge in social innovation. About this Event Join us for an immersive listening experience, as art becomes a bridge in social innovation, helping us ‘wayfind’ by holding future vision while rooting in presence. We will introduce the work, then you can listen to the ... SIX Wayfinder Final Symphony – A global concert for urgent times

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19 February 2021 - 19 February 2021

Social Innovation for Resilience – the Taiwan Approach

Register for our first Global Dialogue with Audrey Tang and Geoff Mulgan here. As part of SIX’s work to build Asia’s Social Innovation narrative, we are excited to launch our first Global Dialogue –  Social Innovation for Resilience – the Taiwan Approach Taiwan – a country that we rarely talk about. But in 2020, we believe most of us will recognise ... Social Innovation for Resilience – the Taiwan Approach

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21 July 2020 - 21 July 2021

Shaping Futures: New ways for universities to make change happen

How can universities do more to help shape our future? This event aims to bring together practitioners, academics and students to explore how universities can help social innovation become more effective within our communities. Please see a preliminary programme here for more details (please note that this programme maybe subject to change prior to the event), and sign ... Shaping Futures: New ways for universities to make change happen

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8 October 2019 - 9 October 2019

2019 Future Innovation Forum & Global Advisory meeting

Cities are places of paradox. While cities are where you see the population, resources, and output rapidly increasing, cities are also places of inequality, discrimination, democratic retreat, and ecological destruction. Cities are places of potential, with experiences, relationships, diversities and differences — of collective wisdom and alternatives, that can lead us to a new future against this paradox. Social innovation ... 2019 Future Innovation Forum & Global Advisory meeting

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1 October 2019 - 1 January 2019

SIX Summer School 2019 (Global Innovation Academy)

Do you want to spend your summer with a community of like-minded, purpose-driven young leaders? Are you passionate about creating positive social change? Do you want to understand and explore the world of social innovation? Join SIX Summer School 2019 to embark on your summer with innovation and purpose! SIX Summer School is a 5-day ... SIX Summer School 2019 (Global Innovation Academy)

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12 August 2019 - 16 August 2019

Co-creating the city: Innovating for impact

Social Lab Symposium 2019 SIX partners with Make a Difference Institute in Hong Kong to co-create a unique one day conference on social labs. The social challenges we are facing nowadays are complex. They can no longer be solved by traditional planning methods and technocratic approaches. Instead of solely relying on social policy, every one ... Co-creating the city: Innovating for impact

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13 January 2019

SI-LIVE Asia

SI-LIVE Asia is the first international gathering in Asia that explores the unique role higher education institutions can play in making social innovation happen. The event will bring together social innovation academics, practitioners, changemakers and students to co-create a future agenda for social innovation, with a particular focus on the Asian context. SI-LIVE Asia is ... SI-LIVE Asia

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8 October 2018 - 9 October 2018

Social Innovation Seminar, Brazil

Social innovation is a burgeoning sector in Brazil, with more and more people thinking and talking about the field.  On September 20th, 4 Brazilian organisations will hold a social innovation seminar in Sao Paulo to help demystify the concept of social innovation in Brazil and to encourage participants to be more and more involved in the ... Social Innovation Seminar, Brazil

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20 September 2018 - 20 September 2018

SIC Summer School: Social innovation in the public sector

The 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 Sector. During three days, researchers, policy-makers, practitioners and people interested in the connections between social innovation and public ... SIC Summer School: Social innovation in the public sector

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27 June 2018 - 29 April 2022

Changing Futures Week @ Northampton University

SIX will be running a series of activites as part of Changing Futures week at Northampton University. As part of the events programme, we will be running an ideation workshop, 100 in 1 Day across the campus & city, as well as hosting a global futures dialogue with leading thinkers in the field. An exciting ... Changing Futures Week @ Northampton University

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6 February 2018 - 8 February 2018

Fostering ecosystems for systems change – lessons from Canada

Venue: Nesta, London, January 22, 18:00 – 22:00 The complex challenges of today call for new approaches to addressing root causes, building resilience, reducing vulnerability and fostering inclusion. Please join Nesta, SIX and the McConnell Foundation for an evening conversation inspired by Social Innovation Generation: Fostering a Canadian Ecosystem for Systems Change. Published in November 2017, Social ... Fostering ecosystems for systems change – lessons from Canada

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22 January 2018 - 22 January 2018

From Wenceslas to Festivus: Co-creating alternative Christmas traditions

Living in London can lack a community spirit, something that is at the core of this festive period. With social isolation on the rise we want to use the Christmas period as a time to address and tackle this challenge by bringing people together, regardless of age, faith and background. A unique collaboration between the Service ... From Wenceslas to Festivus: Co-creating alternative Christmas traditions

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Date
12 December 2017 - 12 December 2017

SIX Summer School 2016 in Colombia – Innovation in Polarised Societies

The theme and context Across the world, there is a growing sense that our societies are becoming more divisive. Whether it’s the widening gap between the rich and the poor, or the critical narrative around the most vulnerable in our society, our communities seem less cohesive. At SIX, we don’t believe that this widening gulf ... SIX Summer School 2016 in Colombia – Innovation in Polarised Societies

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Date
5 October 2016 - 6 October 2016

Inclusive cities of the future – SIX & Hivos collaborate in Zimbabwe

The Challenge In cities across the world, citizens are looking for new ideas and ways to solve big social challenges. And Zimbabweans are no different. With a booming population, urban residents in Harare face a myriad of challenges- from air and water pollution, housing, water and electricity shortages, limited public transport, and damaged public spaces ... Inclusive cities of the future – SIX & Hivos collaborate in Zimbabwe

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Date
9 May 2016

A brighter future for Europe: Innovation, integration and the migrant crisis

The challenge The unprecedented flows of migrants approaching Europe was (and still is) confronting the European Union and its Member States with a series of complex challenges. It raises fundamental questions about the social and cultural fabric of European societies. Ingenuity, vision, as well as political will and an efficient use of resources are required ... A brighter future for Europe: Innovation, integration and the migrant crisis

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11 April 2016 - 12 April 2016

Exploring ecosystems for social innovation

Context/thematic challenge In 2015, ‘ecosystem’ was becoming a very trendy concept amongst social innovators in Europe, but there was little clarity on what it meant and how ecosystems could be created to support social innovation. As such, there were no major programmes of work examining it. Simultaneously, Germany was quickly gaining a reputation as a ... Exploring ecosystems for social innovation

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22 June 2015 - 28 June 2015

What makes a city a hub for innovation?

A collaboration between SIX and Hivos in Nairobi, Kenya. Read about the insights and watch some of the speakers here Context/thematic challenge More and more people were beginning to look at Nairobi as an example of an innovative city. But in order to copy it, and spread the city’s ideas more widely, we needed to ... What makes a city a hub for innovation?

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27 May 2015 - 29 May 2015

Reimagining relationships – SIX and Hivos collaborate in Johannesburg

The challenge At the time of the event we lived (and still do) in a time of complex social challenges – with local issues inextricably linked with each other, and with global agendas. When everything seems interlinked in intricate ways, the role of imagination is increasing important. What alternative futures could we imagine? And more ... Reimagining relationships – SIX and Hivos collaborate in Johannesburg

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Date
26 November 2014

SI LIVE: Bringing together research, incubation and action

SI LIVE: Bringing together social innovation, incubation and action from Social Innovation Europe on Vimeo. SI LIVE took place on 12-13 November 2014 in Lisbon, Portugal at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. It was a two-day that brought together over 160 leading social innovators, academics and practitioners from over 20 countries to discuss and explore the future agenda for social ... SI LIVE: Bringing together research, incubation and action

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12 November 2014 - 13 November 2014