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The 4th Participation Day Of The EU Danube Strategy Budapest
October 17th, 2017 Dr. Volker Then
Social Innovation and
Systems Innovation Labs
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Five Arguments
• Social Innovation Definition
• Social Innovation Process
• Social innovation and Civil Society
• Systemic Perspective
• Systems Innovation Lab in a Nutshell
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Core Elements and Common Features of Social Innovation
• Need-based-approach: The solution of social problems is the decisive criterion for social innovation.
• Urgency-criterion: the problem is a pressing one. A certain degree of urgency is necessary.
• Criterion for legitimacy: A problem must have been recognized as problem by the society.
Source: Young Foundation 2012
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Societal Framework for Social Innovation
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Lifecycle of Innovation
• Invention (1-2)
• Innovation (3-4)
• Diffusion (5-6)
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Social Investment and the Life Cycle of Social
Innovation Prompts
Figure 1: Social Investments as Cross-sector and multi-
functional phenomena
Market
State
Community
Zivilgesellschaft
Cultural Function
Social Function
Economic Function
Political Function
Associations SM
Civil Society
NPO NGO Formal
Social Investment
NGO = Non-Governmental Organisations
NPO = Non-profit Organisations
SM = Social movements
Informal
Prompts Proposals
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Prototypes
Figure 1: Social Investments as Cross-sector and multi-
functional phenomena
Market
State
Community
Zivilgesellschaft
Cultural Function
Social Function
Economic Function
Political Function
Associations SM
Civil Society
NPO NGO Formal
Social Investment
NGO = Non-Governmental Organisations NPO = Non-profit Organisations SM = Social movements
Informal
Prototypes Sustaining
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Sustaining
Figure 1: Social Investments as Cross-sector and multi-
functional phenomena
Market
State
Community
Zivilgesellschaft
Cultural Function
Social Function
Economic Function
Political Function
Associations SM
Civil Society
NPO NGO Formal
Social Investment
NGO = Non-Governmental Organisations NPO = Non-profit Organisations SM = Social movements
Informal
Prototypes Sustaining
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What is the challenge that I am tackling?
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Systemic approach: Design thinking
– how do we proceed?
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Systems Innovation Lab Format –
Transition Cycle
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Kick-Off Seminar Getting a Grip on System Innovation
(strategic & tactical)
Reflection Seminar: Evaluation of learning journey
(Reflexive)
Exploration Phase: Testing Prototypes for interventions
(operational) Source: Lorbach & Rotmans, Managing Transitions for
Sustainable Development, 2006.
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Systems Innovation – Theory U
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Observe
Reflect&Retreat
Prototype
PerformDownload
Seeingwithfresheyes
Sensingfromthefield
Crystallizingvision&inten on
Linkinghead,heart&hand
Presencing
Scharmer, Theory U, 2007.
Thank you for your Attention!
Dr. Volker Then [email protected] Centre for Social Investment University of Heidelberg
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