Social innovation –Research and Policy of the Future Results … · 2019. 11. 27. · Social...

ThisprojecthasreceivedfundingfromtheEuropeanUnion’sSeventhFrameworkProgrammeforresearch,technologicaldevelopmentanddemonstrationundergrantagreementno612870.

Socialinnovation– ResearchandPolicyoftheFutureResultsfromtheSI-DRIVEProject

Prof.Dr.JürgenHowaldt(TU-DortmundUniversity)

FinalConference24thofOctober2017,Brussels

Prof.Dr.JürgenHowaldt 2

“Althoughsocialinnovationspopupinmanyareasandpoliciesandinmanydisguises,andsocialinnovationisresearchedfromanumberoftheoreticalandmethodologicalangles,theconditionsunderwhichsocialinnovationsdevelop,flourishandsustainandfinallyleadtosocietalchangearenotyetfullyunderstoodbothinpoliticalandacademiccircles.”

Jenson/Harrisson


Mission:ExtendingknowledgeaboutSocialInnovationasadriverofsocialchange• Integratingtheoriesandresearchmethodologiestoadvanceunderstanding

ofSI leadingtoacomprehensivenewparadigmofinnovation.

• UndertakingEuropeanandglobalmapping ofSI,therebyaddressingdifferentsocial,economic,cultural,historicalandreligiouscontextsineightmajorworldregions.

• Ensuringrelevanceforpolicymakersandpractitionersthroughin-depthanalysesandcasestudiesinsevenpolicyfields,withcrossEuropeanandworldregioncomparisons,foresightandpolicyroundtables.


IterativeProcess:Two Empirical Phases Based onand FeedingTheory – Methodology – Policy Development

Phase1 Phase2 FinalResults


BuildingBlocks towardsatheoryofsocialinnovation

SocialEntrepreneurship,Social Economy,

Local and RegionalDevelopment,DesignThinking,(History of Social

Innovation)

InnovationSystems,Transitionresearch,

STS,BusinessInnovation

Theories of Social Change,PractiseTheory,DevelopmentTheories

Relationshipbetween socialinnovation andsocial change

Social Theory


ConceptualDifferencesandCommonResearchFields

Wefindalotofconceptualdifferencesinthetheoreticalfields,notonlywithregardtotheconceptandunderstandingof (social)innovationbutalsoregarding:• the role of technologies,• themainactorsanddrivers,• socialinnovationandsocialchange,• thegovernanceandframeworkconditions,and• acomprehensiveinnovationpolicy.


Socialinnovationisseenas

• anewcombinationorfigurationofpractices inareasofsocialaction,

• promptedbycertainactorsorconstellationsofactors• withthegoalofbettercopingwithneedsandproblemsthanis

possiblebyuseofexistingpractices.• Aninnovationisthereforesocialtotheextentthatitvariessocial

action,andissociallyacceptedanddiffusedinsociety.• Dependingoncircumstancesofsocialchange,interests,policiesand

power,socialideasaswellassuccessfullyimplementedSImaybetransformedandultimatelyinstitutionalisedasregularsocialpracticeormaderoutine.(Howaldtetal.2014)


Inthislightinnovationcanbeunderstood

“asaprocessofcollectivecreation,inthecourseofwhichthemembersofaparticulartotalpopulationlearn,i.e.inventandestablish,newwaysofplayingthesocialgameofcollaborationandconflict,inawordanewsocialpractice,andinthecourseofwhichtheyacquirethenecessary…abilitiestodothis.”

(Crozier/Friedberg1993)


FiveKeyDimensionsofSocialInnovation


Sevenbuildingblocks:• AcomprehensivedefinitionofSIas“newsocialpractices”

openingtheviewtothevarietyofSI• Fivekeydimensions operationalisingtheSIdefinition

affectingthepotentialofsocialinnovations,theirscope,andtheirimpact

• Awidearrayofactorswithdifferingroles,changingacrossdifferentlevelsandduringtheSI-lifecycle

Noveltheoreticalframeworkencompassingthecomplexityofsocialinnovationsanditsembeddednessininstitutionalsettings


Sevencentralelements:• EmpowermentandhumanresourcesaskeyforSI’sdevelopment

anddiffusion• Interrelationbetweendifferentlevelsofaction:themacro(policyfields),

meso (practicefields)andmicrolevel(projects,initiatives)• ComplexanddynamicSIecosystemsincludingnewrolesforpublicpolicy

andgovernment,theeconomyandcivilsociety,andscienceandresearch.• Mechanismsofsocialchange:(1)learning,(2)variation,(3)selection,

(4)conflict,(5)competition,(6)cooperation,(7)tensionandadaption,(8)diffusion,(9)planningandinstitutionalisationofchange

Noveltheoreticalframework


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47CasesN/A

Region,where theinitiativewasimplemented


Policy Fieldsthe Initiativeis Addressing


Thepolicyreportsrevealedthestrongneedforsocialinnovationinthesevenpolicyfields.

Butatthesametime

“…policyfieldrelateddocumentsofpublicauthoritiessuchastheEuropeanCommission,theUnitedNations,theOECD,theWorldBank,etc.oftendonotrefertosocialinnovations(exceptionsareHorizon2020documentsaswellaspublicationsofotherDGssuchasDGEmployment,SocialAffairsandInclusionandDGInternalMarket,Industry,EntrepreneurshipandSMEs).“Source:Compilingreport

Increasing Importance and Undeveloped Potential


TypeofPartners

46,4%

45,5%

37,1%

15,2%

13,9%

13,9%

12,5%

6,5%

9,9%

NPO/NGO

Public Body

Private Company

Research & Education

Foundation

Individuals, Networks & Groups

Social Enterprise

PPP

OtherN = 928


35,7%

25,4%

17,0%

Byprojectpartners Adoptionbynewusers Adoptionbyexternalorganizations

Formofthetransfer

total(N=782)

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

InternationalTerritory

RegionalTerritory

LocalTerritory

NationalTerritory

Territorialtransferofthesolution

total(N=997)

LimitedTransferandScaling

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66%

Transferofthesolution

Notransfer

Transfer


Societal level adressed


Typology Based onSocial Innovations‘Interactionwith the social-cultural environment

Social-cultural

Environment

Transforming

ModernisingRepairing

Coexistence

ToleratedAcceptedIntegrated

Combat

Prevent

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CaseStudies(Policy Fields)

Cases Practice FieldsEducation 18 Disadvantaged groups,newlearningarrangements,newdigital

environments,qualityimprovement,partnershipeducationandeconomy

Employment 10 Youthunemploymentandvulnerablegroups,socialentrepreneurship,workplaceinnovation

Environment 10 CircularEconomy,Alternativesustainablefoodproductionanddistribution,Alternativesustainablefoodproductionanddistribution,smartcitycontext

Energy Supply 7 Energycollectives,Providingexamplesandinspiration,Localproductionofenergy

Transportand Mobility 9 Car-sharing,mobilityofvulnerablegroupsHealth andSocialCare 15 Shiftincarelocation,self-management,Integratedcare

delivery,E-health,m-health,NewmodelsofcarePovertyReduction 13 Microfinancing&safetynets,communitycapacitybuilding&

advocacy,displacement&refugeesTotal 82

MainBarriers


32,1%

5,7%

6,3%

7,6%

10,4%

12,5%

14,1%

16,5%

17,5%

18,4%

51,7%

Other

PoliticalOpposition

Competitors

LackofMediaCoverage

Lackofinstitutionalaccess

AbsenceofParticipants

MissingPoliticalSupport

LegalRestrictions

KnowledgeGaps

LackofPersonnel

FundingChallenges

N=765

Creating differentiated funding opportunities

Oneofthemostimportantchallengesofthefutureiscreationoffundingformatswhichenableimpulsesforthedevelopment,experimentationanddiffusionofsocialinnovations.

Thisincludesfundingwhich• exploresthespecificsofsocialinnovations,• mergessocialandtechnologicalinnovationsinasynergisticway.


Social InnovationIndex

The Economist, Old problems, new solutions: Measuring the capacity for social innovation across the world 2016, p.17


Social Innovation

CivilSociety

Public Sector

Economy

University/Science/Research

Social innovation:Thecore of Social ChangeDevelopmentof new alliances /Cross-sector Fertilization


Social Innovationfor GermanyTodayweseeuniversitiesandresearchinstitutionsconfrontedwiththechallengeofrealising theirpotentialinthesenseofacomprehensiveunderstandingofinnovationregardingtechnologicalandsocialinnovations.• Toresearchsocialinnovationsandtogiveanimpulseto

processesofsocietalchange• Tointegratethetopicofsocialinnovationinclassand

teaching• Toincludesocietalactorsatanearlystageinresearch

andtransferandtoincreasethepotentialofinnovationforSIinthesociety


Newresearch conceptsNewresearch concepts are needed inordertounlockthepotentialofsocialinnovationinsocietyandtoenableparticipationoftherelevantactorsandcivilsociety.

• TransformativeResearch• DesignThinking• OpenInnovation/Co-Creation• LivingLabs• SocialInnovationCentres


Cross-Cutting-ThemestheInitiativesareAddressing


5,7%

10,9%

17,4%

19,0%

32,9%

34,1%

42,1%

53,2%

62,4%

Other

Migration

Demographic Change

Governance

Gender/Equality/Diversity

ICT & Social Media

Social Enterpreneurship/Economy/Enterprises

Human Resources/Knowledge

Empowerment

N = 2.647

Comprehensive InnovationPolicySocialInnovationsarerequiringspecificconditionsbecausetheyaimatactivating,fostering,andutilizingtheinnovationpotentialofthewholesociety.AcomprehensiveInnovationPolicyhastofocusonnewparticipationandcollaborationstructures,co-creationanduserinvolvement,empowermentandhumanresourcesdevelopmentasbasicconditionsforsocialinnovation.


1986:Centre derecherche sur lesinnovations sociales (CRISES),Montreal

1990:Centre for Social Innovation(ZSI),Vienna

2000:Centerfor Social Innovation,StanfordUniversity

2003: Skoll CentreforSocialEntrepreneurship,OxfordUniversity

2004:Centre for Social Innovation(CSI),Toronto

2005:YoungFoundation,London

2006:CentrumfürsozialeInvestitionenundInnovationen,Heidelberg

2008:SocialInnovationExchange(SIX),Europe

Infrastructurefor Social Innovation


2009:TheAustralianCentreforSocialInnovation(TACSI),Adelaide

2010:SocialInnovationandSocialEntrepreneurshipResearchCentre,NewZealand

2011:WaterlooInstituteforSocialInnovationandResilience(WISIR),Waterloo

2011: TilburgSocialInnovationLab (TiSIL),Tilburg

2012: SinnergiakSocialInnovation,SanSebastián

2012:EuropeanSchoolofSocialInnovation,Vienna

2012: SocialLab,SantiagodeChile (BuenosAires,Montevideo,Bogotá,MexicoCity)…....


SocialInnovationaspartofademocraticculture

Withtheexpansionoftheparticipationrepertoire,socialinnovationsrefertoissuesofdemocraticpolitics.Socialinnovationsrepresentastrengtheningaswellasachallengefortheestablisheddemocraticstructures.


Thefourthindustrialrevolutionandtheconsequencesforsociety“Wearewitnessingprofoundshiftsacrossallindustries,markedbytheemergenceofnewbusinessmodels,thedisruptionofincumbentsandthereshapingofproduction,consumption,transportationanddeliverysystems.Onthesocietalfront,aparadigmshiftisunderwayinhowweworkandcommunicate,aswellashowweexpress,informandentertainourselves.

ProfessorKlausSchwab,FounderandExecutiveChairmanoftheWorldEconomicForum,(pp.1)


Thefourthindustrialrevolution andtheconsequencesforsociety“Technologyisnotanexogenousforceoverwhichwehavenocontrol.Wearenotconstrainedbyabinarychoicebetween“acceptandlivewithit”and“rejectandlivewithoutit”.Instead,takedramatictechnologicalchangeasaninvitationtoreflectaboutwhoweareandhowweseetheworld.”

ProfessorKlausSchwab,FounderandExecutiveChairmanoftheWorldEconomicForum,(p-4)

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NewInnovationParadigm

Objectives

Openingoftheinnovationprocesstosocietybyco-creation,userinvolvement,empowerment

ofcitizens,andcross-sectorcollaboration

Newdemands,socialneedsand

societalchallenges,socialvaluecreation

Newsocialpractices


High-TechStrategyFederalGovernment– InnovationsforGermany

„Weemployacomprehensivetermofinnovationwhichcoversnotonlytechnologicalbutalsosocialinnovations,andweincludesocietyasmainactor.“

„Especially,weneedtechnologicalandsocialinnovations leadingtonewservicesfornewmarketsandwhicharecharacterized bysocietal benefit.Servicesrequiredistinctpatternsofinnovation.“

„Socialinnovationscancontributetoovercomingthechallengesofsocietalandregionalchange.“


Towards an autonomous research field…


„AtlasofSocialInnovation–NewPracticesforaBetterTomorrow“(D12.6Finalbook)

4MainChapters:

• TheSocialInnovationLandscape–GlobalTrends(20articlesprovidingtheoreticalinsights)

• SocialInnovationinWorldRegions(25articleswitharegionalfocus)

• SocialInnovationin7PolicyFields(8articleswithapolicyfocus)

• FutureChallenges– GlobalTrends(9articlesexploringthefutureofSocialInnovation)

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Printed Publication &Presentation of Results onwww.socialinnovationatlas.net

• Presentation of theGlobalMappinginanInteractiveMap

• Presentation of theAtlasof SocialInnovation

• Opportunity to Submit aProposal for anArticleor/and aSocialInnovationInitiative


WearewitnessingprofoundtransformationsEuropeansocietiesandtheworldofworkwillundergointhecomingdecade.Italsosetsoutanumberof

optionsonhowwecancollectivelyrespond,bybuildingaEuropethatprotects,empowersanddefends.

Therearecountlessapproachesandsuccessfulinitiativesthatillustratethestrengthsandpotentialsofsocialinnovationstocopewiththesechallengesand to openupnewavenuesthatallowpeopletolivearicherandmore

fulfilledhumanlife.


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