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Week 1: Introduction to social innovation & grand challenges
Definitions of Social Innovation
"A
novel solution to a social problem
that is more effective, sustainable, or just than existing solutions and for which the value created
accrues primarily to society as a whole rather than private individuals
"
"The term is used to describe a broad range of
organisational and inter-organizational
activity that is ostensibly designed
to address the most deep-rooted problems of society
"
"Refers to innovations that have been made with the
explicit intention of finding solutions for current social problems
or future challenges"
Social Innovation and related concepts
Corporate social responsibility
Both involve a social or environmental commitment, but CSR’s commitment is only peripheral to other business activities, while the core activity of social innovation is focused on its social and environmental commitment
Inclusive business models
Inclusive business models specifically target inclusive growth and economic participation, whereas social innovation has a broader focus on solving diverse social or environmental challenges
Bottom of the pyramid
Both concepts aim to address the needs and challenges faced by the low-income population, but BoP focuses on market-based approaches while social innovation may involve non-market-based solutions not necessarily tied to profit-making
Social entrepreneurship
Social entrepreneurship is one component of social innovation, usually more focused on the role of entrepreneurs and their journey, while social innovation is a broader concept unfolding across different levels, encompassing a variety of actors including governments, non-profits, and communities
Difference between entrepreneurs and social entrepreneurs: Ascribed simply to MOTIVATION - entrepreneurs: money, social e: driven by altruism
Corporate social innovation
Corporate social innovation is specific to the innovation efforts within a corporate setting, whereas
social innovation includes innovations at various levels and from different settings
Different types of social innovation
Product
: Fairphone
Service
: Microfinance
Process
: Fairtrade
Idea
: True Cost Accounting
Criteria to be considered an innovation:
Novelty: need not necessarily be original, they must be new to the user, context to application
Improvement: a process or outcome must be either more effective or more efficient than preexisting alternatives
"Connected difference"
theory of social innovation
Social innovations are usually
new combinations
of hybrids of existing elements
Cutting across
organizational, sectoral or disciplinary boundaries
Building compelling
new social relationships
(importance of intermediaries)
Grand Challenges
Drivers for social innovation
1. Evaluative
(Micro Level)
Problems cut across jurisdictional boundaries, implicate multiple criteria of worth, and can reveal new concerns even as they are being tackled.
Their definition, stakes, and consequences are caught up in the process of continual reconfiguration, depending on whom and what becomes associated with them.
Stakeholders disagree on both the problem and solution
2. Complex
(Meso Level)
Many interactions and associations, and nonlinear dynamics.
Solutions frequently create new problems
3. Uncertain
(Macro Level
)
Problems and their evolution are difficult to forecast for the actors, who cannot properly identify possible future states of the world.
Many facts are known, but these alone are not sufficient to provide a definite basis for taking action
Affect large populations
: impacts extend beyond the boundaries of a single organisation/community
Significantly and adversely
affect human well-fare and well-being
Seemingly intractable,
resisting any fixes