Global Social Innovation

Social Labs: enabling citizens to co-create and co-design innovations
Innovative cities

Social Labs: enabling citizens to co-create and co-design innovations

As cities grow in size and significance, they can become sites of complex social problems – but also hubs for exploring possible solutions. While…
11 January 2019Ada Wong
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What does it take to be an active researcher?
Ageing

What does it take to be an active researcher?

Pilot sandpit workshop facilitated by SIX​ The unique 1-day pilot workshop will bring together social innovators, early career researchers,…
SIX
9 January 2019
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Strategic foresight and philanthropy
Funders Node

Strategic foresight and philanthropy

Highlights and questions from on a dinner with foundations on the opportunity for philanthropy to engage with strategic foresight.
27 November 2018Jordan Junge
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What is the power of networks in philanthropy? Reflections from SIX
Funders node

What is the power of networks in philanthropy? Reflections from SIX

Having worked for an international exchange for almost 5 years, I can attest firsthand to the power of networks. Networks help us to navigate our da…
SIX
27 November 2018Jordan Junge
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Social Innovation: Comparative Perspectives
Article

Social Innovation: Comparative Perspectives

Social Innovation: Comparative Perspectives investigates socioeconomic impact. Since it is hard to establish causality and to measure social propert…
27 November 2018Helmut K. Anheier, Gorgi Krlev & Georg Mildenberger
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Taking risks and achieving greater impact: A view from global foundations
Funders Node

Taking risks and achieving greater impact: A view from global foundations

Download the full report here. Philanthropic foundations play a critical role in the landscape of social change. They leverage largely private m…
SIX
26 November 2018SIX
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Weekly round-up- the politics of emotion, asking what Google has really done for us & more!
Reading recommendations

Weekly round-up- the politics of emotion, asking what Google has really done for us & 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
26 November 2018
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Carlos Moedas: The EU will fund more social innovation because it’s the future of innovation
SIC

Carlos Moedas: The EU will fund more social innovation because it’s the future of innovation

Socially focused innovators across Europe have called on the European Union to put innovation at the heart of its strategy to achieve a ‘social tr…
8 November 2018Joanna Roberts
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Weekly round-up- free expression in the Arab world, the economic value of trust, telling your data story well & more!
Reading recommendations

Weekly round-up- free expression in the Arab world, the economic value of trust, telling your data story well & 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
29 October 2018
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What actions are needed to shift the way that universities behave?
Universities

What actions are needed to shift the way that universities behave?

Last week, as part of the European Commission funded project - SEASIN - we brought together practitioners and researchers from South East Asia and b…
17 October 2018
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SI LIVE ASIA (Kuala Lumpur)
SI Live

SI LIVE ASIA (Kuala Lumpur)

SI LIVE ASIA took place on 8-9 October 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The two-day event was part of the European Commission funded project - SEASIN…
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For a Fairer, More Inclusive Europe, Sign the #SIDeclaration
SIC

For a Fairer, More Inclusive Europe, Sign the #SIDeclaration

EU policymakers are negotiating Europe’s next long-term budget. Sign the #SIDeclaration today to tell them that Europe needs innovation to benefit…
17 October 2018Sophie Reynolds and Madeleine Gabriel (Nesta)
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