SOCIAL
INNOVATION
AWARDS
What are the social innovation awards?
The Social Innovation Awards are a year round educational programs on social entrepreneurship.
Their aim is to find the best social innovation solutions to help people move towards a better world.
What is social innovation?
Social innovations are new strategies, concepts, ideas and organizations that meet social needs of all kinds, from workig conditions and education, to community development and health, that extend and strengthen civil society.
(Open Book of Social Innovation, Murray, Calulier-Grice and Mulgan, March 2010)
Topics
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Innovation in public services
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Social entrepreneurship
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Business, particularly in services
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Open source innovation
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Complex adaptive systems
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Organizational behavior
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Human values
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Technology
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Health
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Design & Interactivity
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Manufacturing
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Renewable energy
*Venn diagram from Institute of Design at Stanford.