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Scaling social impact, movement building in divided countries, the case for migration & more!
Reading recommendations

Scaling social impact, movement building in divided countries, the case for migration & more!

Each week, the SIX team will be sharing their favourite pieces of reading. The content will be organised thematically, and each piece will tie to wo…
SIX
19 April 2018
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Five ways urban design can spur inclusive growth
Cities

Five ways urban design can spur inclusive growth

Every week, 1.5million people move to the city. By 2030, some 60% of the world’s population will live in urban areas. Yet while cities drive econo…
20 October 2017Apolitical
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The Camp is a base camp for exploring the future
Collaboration

The Camp is a base camp for exploring the future

‘Thecamp is a base camp for exploring the future’. This is how Antoine Meunier, Head of Communications, presented the new innovation campus, in…
SIX
4 October 2017Marc Violo
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Thecamp: A Base to Explore the Future
Corporate Social Innovation

Thecamp: A Base to Explore the Future

Thecamp is a base camp for exploring the future. Background Thecamp came out of an ambitious idea of french entrepreneur Fréderic Chevalier.…
SIX
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Regions are from Mars, Cities are from Venus
Cities

Regions are from Mars, Cities are from Venus

Written by Peter Ramsden, Freiss ltd in July 2016 Can social innovation ecosystems overlap with those for technological innovation? Where are the…
19 July 2016Peter Ramsden
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Young migrants trained in beekeeping
Migration

Young migrants trained in beekeeping

This article was written by Jean-Luc Janot, AEIDL and also available to read in French. Since February 2016, fifteen young African asylum seekers h…
19 May 2016Jean-Luc Janot, AEIDL
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Social Impact Bonds: State of Play & Lessons Learnt
Finance

Social Impact Bonds: State of Play & Lessons Learnt

Social Impact Bonds (SIBs) have spread around the globe in the past five years. At a time of pressure on public budgets following the economic crisi…
11 May 2016OECD
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The Citizen as Mayor: Citizen participation in social innovation
Citizen Participation

The Citizen as Mayor: Citizen participation in social innovation

This was originally published on URBACT and was written by Peter Ramsden on April 25th, 2016. The subject of the Eurocities Social Forum in Nantes…
29 April 2016Peter Ramsden
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The Second International Conference on Social Innovation in Languedoc-Roussillon
Networks

The Second International Conference on Social Innovation in Languedoc-Roussillon

The Second International Conference on Social Innovation took place at the REALIS Centre of Montpellier, on the 27th of November 2015. The Languedoc…
29 April 2016SIE
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V@SI, the first interactive platform for adapted physical activities
Health

V@SI, the first interactive platform for adapted physical activities

This article is also available to read in French. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), "Good health is a state of complete physical, so…
31 March 2016Social Innovation Europe
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