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This is a short presentation by Geoff Mulgan, economist Robin Murray and Julie Caulier-Grice from The Young Foundation for the Social Innovation Exchange' Festival of Ideas in Lisbon this year.
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This extract of the Young Foundation's summary posits a very interesting approach to social innovation. In a very interesting way Mulgan links the innovation cycle to Schopenhauer's 3 stages model (ridiculed/opposed/self-evident). However in this case it seems to have started backwards. From the beginning the concept of social innovation has become self-evident and the supposed opposition has only generated attention and genuine interest across many different industries. This has yielded to stimulating collaborations and engaging projects between the bees (individuals) and the trees (organisations). via dontstop01.com
More on the Young Foundation's postulate here.
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Recently I came across a really interesting institution here in the UK called The Young Foundation, a think tank for social innovation based in East London directed by Geoff Mulgan (author of Connexity and Good and Bad Power). Their work programme covers different areas such as social venture funds, collaborative projects with the community, research and social innovation exchanges.
The YF was formed in 2005 as a result of the merge of the Institute of Community Studies and the Mutual Aid Centre, creations of Michael Young. Since then they have committed to put in practise real innovative methods to both the organisation and the projects they carry out.
Worth to have a look at it, more soon.
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