Generating Social Innovation, Tools, Techniques And Methods
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Generating Social Innovation: tools, techniques and methods
Lisbon 2009
Robin Murray, Geoff Mulgan & Julie Caulier-Grice
Goal: to map, analyse methods in use and emerging in all countries and all sectors to help social innovation practitioners develop the most creative and effective ideas….
….. and then to ensure that these have the greatest positive impact
• Research on SI – US managerial literature on non-profits; Canadian and EU research on co-operative movement; biographies and autobiographies of social entrepreneurs; case studies etc.
• Inputs from practitioners from many fields: social finance, design, public policy, social entrepreneurship, incubation, public engagement, social movements …
Research …
Focusing on around 500 methods seen through the lenses of ….
1. The processes of social innovation
2. Bridges, intermediaries and connectors – bringing together people and resources.
3. The conditions for social innovation – within the state, grant economy, market and household.
The process of social innovation
1 Prompts
2 Proposals
3 Prototypes
4 Sustaining5 Scaling
6 Systemic change
5. Scaling and diffusionEffective supplyEffective demandOrganisational optionsPublic scaling and diffusionMetrics
4. Changing whole systemsNew laws and regulationSocial movementsRe-wiring economies
4. Sustaining Business modelsOrganisation and managementOwnership and governanceRelational capitalVenture financeCommissioning and procurement
The process of social innovation
1. PromptsTriggers & inspirationsNew evidenceMapping & feedback
2. Proposals Design methodsCreativity methodsTapping public imaginationEngaging citizens in public policy making
3. PrototypesTrials TestingPrototyping Finance for new ideas
Design methods
Designers work with service users to rapidly prototype and quickly refine a set of cards that help patients communicate with their doctor or nurse. We also look at how design methods could evolve.
• Start with the user• Make problems
visible and tangible• Rapid prototyping
Examples
• IDEO – SPARC Lab, Mayo Clinic
• Think Public – Luton & Dunstable NHS Trust
• EMUDE – Sustainable Everyday Project
Bridges, Intermediaries & connectors Connecting people, ideas & resources
•Innovation champions
•Innovation teams
•Innovation hubs
•Institutions to drive innovation
•Innovation networks
•Innovation platforms
Incubators
Centre for Social Innovation - Toronto
One North - Singapore
Learning Launchpad - UK
Finance Crowdfunding - Ebbsfleet United
A total of £220 million is being made available over the next five years to support innovation and diffusion
Regional Innovation Funds £220m
Systemic change
• Interaction of social movements, practical examples, power and politics, law and regulation to transform whole systems
• Example including waste/recycling, support economy, health and care, transport e.g. Curitiba
www.socialinnovator.info
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The first volume to be published...
Social Venturing
What is distinct from private venturing?
The social mission...
• Business models • Ownership & governance• Finance • Culture
Please come to our session on social venturing tomorrow!