by Kostas Sotiropoulos | Oct 30, 2018 | Social Innovation Academy
Social innovation calls for identifying and meeting the unfulfilled needs of people and communities. Since the development of the Cooperative Movement back in the 19th century, people and organisations have been trying to satisfy their existing needs and challenges by...
by Manon van Leeuwen | Oct 30, 2018 | Social Innovation Academy
The increasing interest in and relevance of social innovation in the European Union is reflected in the enormous volume of past and current research activities and projects being conducted in the European Union and beyond. Many national research and development...
by Manon van Leeuwen | Oct 30, 2018 | Social Innovation Academy
Social innovation is hot in Europe and is at the spearhead of many policy actions and activities. This is reflected in the funding programmes that place ever greater importance on the social impact of projects and their contribution to bringing about a (social) change...
by Manon van Leeuwen | Oct 23, 2018 | Social Innovation Academy
There is a misconception about social entrepreneurship, in the sense that most see it more as a social venture than an actual business. In fact, the stereotype of a social entrepreneur is someone who is trying to make a social change and impact and is struggling to...
by Manon van Leeuwen | Oct 17, 2018 | Social Innovation Academy
Modern life seems unimaginable without plastic, but there is a catch. Some of the properties that make it so useful, like its low cost, light weight and durability, also make it hard to dispose of, and, being designed to last, plastic can take thousands of years to...
by Manon van Leeuwen | Oct 16, 2018 | Social Innovation Academy
‘Money makes the world go round,’ sang Liza Minnelli in the famous movie and musical ‘Cabaret’, and this is no less true for social innovation initiatives and projects which, without funding, of whatever type, are bound to fail (despite a few exceptions). Apart from...
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