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WELCOME TO

 SOCIAL INNOVATION ACADEMY’S
FREE RESOURCE LIBRARY

STEP 1: HOW TO USE THE ACADEMY'S LIBRARY

ONLY ONE RULE: FOLLOW YOUR INTEREST.

After a short INTRO (which you can even skip if you wish), go ahead and start where you want, mix and match the learning pieces and follow the learning path that suits you best. If you prefer structure, though, feel free to download our Full Learning Content Pack and Guide!

Need some guidance and inspiration? Start with the INTERVIEWS or EXAMPLES. Looking to get over the social innovation jargon quickly? Jump over to the GLOSSARY. Want to improve your personal abilities? Go to SKILLS. Looking for concrete answers to concrete questions? Head straight to MENTORING ADVICE. Want to see what’s been the latest developments in the social innovation field? Start your learning with the TRENDS.

You can go back anytime, skip the parts that are not relevant or not interesting for you at the moment, mix and match. Get creative and learn exactly what you need. See the Academy’s methodology summary here.

If you would rather follow an organised e-learning course with opportunity to track your progress and earn a certificate of completion, you are invited to enroll in our premium programme on Udemy instead.

STEP 2: LEARNING CONTENT TYPES

START AT ‘INTRO’, THEN FOLLOW YOUR INTEREST.

Access Academy learning content library by clicking on the tabs below.

What is social innovation about?

Introduction to Social Innovation by Social Innovation Academy

Watch the introductory presentation to find out:

  • what social innovation is, exactly
  • what social innovation is not
  • what you can gain from social innovation
  • a brief history of social innovation
  • the global outlook, trends and challenges
  • social innovation types, features and approaches
  • social innovation process (the social innovation spiral)
  • actors involved
  • forms of user involvement
  • social innovation drivers
  • … and what it all means for you!

The presentation is the place to start if you want to quickly learn the basics and get to speed.

Access it here.

GO TO INTRO

You can also watch videos in which we present an introduction to social innovation, as well six steps of the social innovation process: opportunities and challenges, ideas and prompts, prototyping, sustaining, scaling up and systems change.

 

What are social innovation examples?

Check out the social innovation examples page to:

  • discover the vast variety of forms social innovations can take
  • learn from these case studies what it means to be socially innovative
  • get inspired

Examples are a place to go for you if the concept of social innovation seems still too abstract for you or if you want to learn what social innovation can mean in practice.

Access all here.

GO TO EXAMPLES

Or go directly to your chosen example:

What do successful social innovators say?

Check out the social innovation interviews page to learn:

  • how successful social innovators came up with their ideas
  • what they were afraid of and how they overcame their fears
  • what were the beginnings of their social innovations
  • how they financed them
  • how they attracted public attention to the issues they wanted to tackle
  • how they made sure that their approach actually worked
  • what is their scaling advice
  • how they (plan to or already did) change the systems in which they operate
  • their one piece of advice for you.

Tens of interviews with social innovators from different sectors, of different scale, representing different approaches and nationalities await you. Interviews are a great learning route for you if you are looking for inspiration and like to learn from true stories.

Access the interviews here.

GO TO ALL INTERVIEWS

Some examples of our interviews:

What skills do you need for social innovation?

           

What exactly are the skills needed for social innovation? To identify the skill set that can make someone a successful social innovator, we have conducted broad qualitative and quantitative research both among potential and already successful social innovators. As a result, we discovered 17 skills that, if mastered, can help you become successful in social innovation. Check out our social innovation skill cards page to learn what these skills are and more importantly, how to acquire them. Also, check out these related social innovation ‘how to’ pages to learn: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • how to develop your social innovation skills
  • how to overcome your own mental barriers and habits
  • how to train yourself and lead your team

Access the skillcards and related ‘how to’ blog posts here.

GO TO SKILLS

Or go directly to your chosen skillcard:

  Or to your preferred article with tips:

What’s happening in social innovation?

Social challenges are growing around the world. So is the response from social innovators. Discover the latest social innovation trends in different topics, sectors and parts of the world. By learning what’s out there you will be able to understand the big picture and develop better solutions yourself.

Check out our social innovation thought leadership and trends articles page to stay on top of the global developments in social innovation.

Access the trends here.

GO TO TRENDS

Or go directly to your chosen article:

How do our mentors answer your most burning questions?

 

 

Instead of asking a single social innovator several questions (like we do in our interviews), we bring many answers to one question at a time in this mentoring advice series.

 

It is a great learning route for you if you want to learn a variety of approaches and insights to your burning questions, such as

 

  • how to come up with a social innovation idea?
  • how to overcome your fear when starting out?
  • how to finance your social innovation?
  • how to attract public attention to the issue you want to tackle?
  • how to make sure your approach will actually meet the users’ needs?
  • how to scale?
  • how to change the whole system?

 

Access all the mentor advice here.

 

GO TO ANSWERS

Some examples of mentor advice articles:

 

 

Which social innovation concepts are good to know?

     

Social innovation is full of jargon, terminology that is used differently in social innovation field than elsewhere, or concepts that have only recently emerged. This may feel overwhelming at times.

Check out our social innovation glossary if you:

  • want to check a concrete term
  • want to quickly speed up your understanding of the social innovation jargon in general
  • want to make sure you use some social innovation terms correctly, as defined by the most prominent experts in social innovation (versus just ‘google’).

Access the definitions here.

GO TO GLOSSARY

Or go directly to your chosen glossary term:

STEP 3: EVALUATE WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED

TEST YOURSELF.

Take our quiz!

If you would rather follow an organised e-learning course that allows you to track your progress and receive a certificate of completion, you are invited to enroll in our premium programme on Udemy instead.

STEP 4: APPLY WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED TO YOUR OWN INITIATIVE

PUT YOUR COMPETENCES INTO PRACTICE.

Download your copy of the Social Innovation Logbook and go innovate!

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