Category: Open Innovation
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SKala Campus
The SKala-CAMPUS is a digital learning and exchange platform for all those who are socially engaged. They have interactive online courses for: – How to find Funding – Impact measurement – Organisation development
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Acumen Academy – tools you need to start social change
Acumen Academy’s course catalog offers a variety of free, on-demand courses designed to empower individuals to tackle the world’s biggest problems through leadership, innovation, and social entrepreneurship. The courses, ranging from a few hours to several weeks, cover topics like impact investing, social impact analysis, human-centered design, and strategies for social change, aimed at building…
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Cross-border Social Economy Magazine
The Academia ADV website’s publications section features issues of the “Revista de Economie Socială” (Social Economy Magazine), offering insights, research, and articles focused on social economy, social entrepreneurship, and related fields. Each issue is designed to provide valuable content for professionals and enthusiasts in the sector, covering trends, case studies, and best practices in social…
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Encyclopedia of the Social and Solidarity Economy
The “Encyclopedia of the Social and Solidarity Economy,” edited by Ilcheong Yi and supported by the United Nations Task Force on SSE and the Government of Luxembourg, provides a comprehensive overview of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE). It highlights the SSE’s role in fostering alternative economic activities that prioritize ethics, social well-being, and democratic…
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Social Entrepreneurship Impact in Ten EU Countries with Supportive Regulations
The study explores the impact of social entrepreneurship (SE) on sustainability and innovation in ten EU countries, showing positive relations with social and economic factors and highlighting SE’s role in promoting sustainable welfare and innovation, offering insights for policy design to support SE.
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Social economy in Romania: Outstanding Social Enterprises – BRICKS
The first video in a series of 13 films each presenting an outstanding story about Romanian social economy business that delivers Impact! Inspiring and joyful!
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Why are social enterprises good candidates for social innovation? Looking for personal and institutional drivers of innovation
This article examines the connection between social innovation and social enterprise, highlighting the lack of comprehensive analysis between these two areas. It offers a historical overview of both concepts, their foundational ideas, and the process by which social innovation occurs within social enterprises. The study suggests that social innovation is a primary outcome in social…
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MODELLI ED ESPERIENZE DI INNOVAZIONE SOCIALE IN ITALIA
The second report on social innovation in Italy by CERIIS investigates nearly 500 projects and experiences, with an in-depth look at 56 significant cases. It outlines key characteristics of social innovation and the primary conditions that promote its development.
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Open innovation and its effects on economic and sustainability innovation performance
This research investigates how different open innovation partners impact firms’ economic and sustainability innovation performance. It examines whether pursuing both types of innovation goals leads to conflict. By analyzing a cross-sectional sample of industrial firms, the study identifies key drivers of performance, including collaboration with NGOs and intermediaries. It finds that economic and sustainability innovations…
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Social innovation and community energy transitions
This review examines Social Innovation’s (SI) impact on sustainable energy transitions, focusing on low-carbon strategies, civic empowerment, and social goals through governance, policies, and new business models. Analyzing literature through bibliometric and content analysis, it categorizes SI by type, renewable energy source, and geography, highlighting sociotechnical changes, challenges, and enablers. Findings suggest SI plays a…