The Global Impact of Social Innovation: Disrupting Old Models and Patterns

Foreword
Non-Profit Sector
Government
Corporate Sector
Introduction
Contents
How Creativity Projects Can Lead to a Social Enterprise, Enabling Cross-Generation and Cross-Milieu Communication: The Way to ...
1 Introduction
2 Community-Engaging, Large-Scale Creative Projects: Proof of Concept, Proof of Value
2.1 ``Lasting Memories´´ - an Opportunity to Light-Heartedly Learn About Local History for the Community and Younger Generatio...
2.1.1 Evolution of an Idea
2.1.2 Historical Research
2.1.3 Funding
2.1.4 The Practicalities of Collecting Tonnes of Pebbles and Painting Them
The Right Type of Paint and the Painting Workshops
2.1.5 Where to Find More Volunteers? Gallery 66: The Opportunity to Be Inclusive and to Involve any Passers-by
2.1.6 All Painted, Now Lay It Down
A Special Poppy for Belgium Refugees - Reflecting the Close Ties Between Belgium and Folkestone During the War
The Pebble Poppy Weekend: Celebrating Treaty of Versailles, 28th June of 1819
2.2 What Lasting Memories Lead to: Paper Beach
2.2.1 The Task
2.2.2 Asking for Entries Digitally
2.3 Learnings
3 Implications for a Systematic Change
3.1 Why Mental Health and Future Skills?
3.1.1 Robust Mental Health in Children Is the Foundation to Grow, Learn and Thrive!
3.1.2 Future Skills Are Highly Connected to Creativity, the Skill Least Achievable by Artificial Intelligence
3.2 Methodology: The Research Approach
3.3 Methodology: The Practical Work
4 Conclusion
Picture Credits
References
Cultural Diversity Drives Social Innovation in Germany´s Digital Economy
1 Introduction
2 Innovators with Migrant Background: Openness, Innovativeness, and Risk-Taking
3 Social and Eco-innovation: Challenges and Chances
4 Empirical Study Regarding the Role of Founders with a Migration Background on Social Innovation
4.1 Approach and Study Design
4.2 Sample
4.3 Descriptive Results: An Overview
4.4 How Individuals with a Migrant Background Can Shape and Foster Eco-innovation
5 Conclusion
References
Matters.Global: Aligning Crowd Creativity to Accelerate Progress for All
1 Introduction
2 The Gatekeepers of the Status Quo
3 Counting on the Citizens
4 Crowdsourcing Social Change
5 Aligning Collective Creativity
5.1 In the First Level, Matters.Global Creates a Problem Repository
5.2 In the Second Level, Matters.Global Facilitates Problem Connection
5.3 In the Third Level, Matters.Global Incentivizes Solutions and Fosters Collaboration
5.4 As a Result
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Global Social Innovation Starts with European Digital Platforms
1 Developing Innovative Environments as a European Social Strategy
1.1 Digital Platforms Open Up Opportunities for Social Advancement
1.2 Customer Centricity and a Culture of Innovation as the Drivers of Social Transformation
1.3 Further Training for School Teachers as Part of Social Innovation Promotion
1.4 The Lifelong Learning Society and New Social Networks
1.5 Start-Ups as a Social Springboard
1.6 New Ideas for Grants to Support Students, Taking Account of Social and Other Factors
2 Focal Areas of European Social Digital Platforms
2.1 Education
2.2 Health
2.3 Conclusion
References
The Role of Corporates in Creating a Better Everyday Life with Social Entrepreneurs
1 Background/Introduction
2 What Is Social Innovation?
3 Why Is It Important for Corporates to Work with Social Innovation?
4 How Can Corporates Work with Social Innovation?
5 What Role Do Social Entrepreneurs Play?
6 In It for the Long Run
7 For Impact, with Impact?
8 Engage Co-workers and Networks
9 IKEA and Social Entrepreneurship
10 Improve Livelihoods and Take Back Learnings
11 Systems Change
Female Founders Are the Engine for Social Innovation
1 Introduction
2 History: Entrepreneurship Is Not Gender Neutral
3 Challenges for Women
3.1 Access to Capital
3.2 Networks
3.3 Business Model
4 Changing the Rules
4.1 Start Early and Break Stereotypes
4.1.1 First of All, Start Early!
4.1.2 Don´t Change the Women, Change the System
4.1.3 Investments for Female Founders
5 Closing
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Social Innovation and ``Surprises´´ in the Electricity Grid
1 Challenges to the Electricity Grid
2 Coping with Challenges to the Grid
3 Innovation and Creativity Under Pressure
4 Concluding Remarks
References
An Agile Leadership Framework for Business Leaders to Launch, Evaluate, and Sustain Social Innovation
1 Business and Social Innovation: Two Separate Worlds
2 Understanding the Differences Between the Two Worlds
3 The Price of Failure
3.1 Learning from Failed Social Enterprises
3.1.1 Lack of Support Funds and Infrastructure, How to Get Funded Consistently
3.1.2 Complex Public Policies Cutting Across Domains Not Keeping in Pace with One Another
3.1.3 Lack of Alignment Among Founding Partners
3.1.4 Lack of Clear Measurements and Evaluations
3.2 Characteristics of Successful Social Innovations
4 An Agile Leadership Framework for Businesses Venturing into Social Innovation
4.1 How to Use the Agile Leadership Framework for Social Innovation
4.1.1 Captain: Seeker of Intrinsic Connections
4.1.2 Developer: Create Agile Structures for Organic Learning
4.1.3 Visionary: Foster Win-Win Worthy Goals
4.1.4 Strategist: Break Limitations and Enhance Impact
4.1.5 Reality: Scan Current Landscape
4.1.6 Filters: Uncover and Address Prejudices and Bias
4.1.7 Roles and Identities: Determine Players in the Ecosystem
4.1.8 Skills and Attitudes: Support Learning with Structures
4.1.9 Agilist: Regulator of Strategies and Approach
5 Conclusions
References
Achieving Better Decision-Making and Growth by Transforming Mindsets and Organizational Cultures: Changing from Blame Cultures...
1 Introduction
2 Mistakes on the Flight Deck
2.1 Eastern Airlines 401
2.2 Japan Airlines 8054
2.3 Tenerife 1977
3 History of CRM
3.1 Development of CRM Concepts and Trainings
4 What Needed to Happen to Achieve These Results?
4.1 Original Leadership Culture
4.2 New Mindset
4.3 Recognize Human Fallibility
4.3.1 Vigilance: The Result of Accepting Vulnerability to Errors
4.4 A Clear Focus on Learning, Not Punishment, with a System-Wide Search for Causes
4.4.1 The Wider System
4.4.2 Anonymous Incident Reporting Systems
4.5 Right Communication
4.5.1 Hierarchy Yes, but the Captain Is Not Perfect
4.5.2 Respectful Assertiveness
4.6 Leadership
4.6.1 Decision-Making
4.6.2 Workload and Stress Management
4.7 Measure and Reinforce What Really Counts: From One-Time Certification to Regular Demonstration of Skills
4.8 CRM Training Methods
5 Transformed Teamwork Outcomes
5.1 UAL811
5.2 UAL232
5.3 QF32
6 CRM Implementation in Other Industries
7 Conclusion: Social Innovation with a Global Track Record
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Value-Based Leadership as a Basis for Social Innovation in Family Businesses
1 Values and Social Innovation: A Question of Attitude!
2 Agile Organisations Require Trust and the Courage to Relinquisih Control
3 Walk the Talk: You Are Appreciated when You Do What You Say
4 Only Those Family Businesses Achieve Change that Clearly Communicate Their Values
5 How Value-Based Leadership Can Raise Social Awareness
6 Pursuing Social Innovation as an Opportunity for Employer Branding
7 Summing Up
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How Leadership Can Support Social Innovation Through Business
1 Introduction
2 What Is Social Innovation?
3 Social Innovation in Business
3.1 What Is the Role of Social Innovation in Business?
3.2 Positive Examples of CSI (Kurin, 2017; Porumboiu, 2021; Sutton, 2020)
3.3 Possible Pitfalls of Social Innovation in Business
4 What Can Leaders Do to Support Social Innovation in Their Businesses?
4.1 Adaptive Leadership
4.2 The Leader Serves as a Role Model in a Learning and Creative Organisation
4.3 The New Roles of Leaders Are Connected with Creativity, Evaluation and Discernment
4.4 Leaders Need to Enable Followers and Live with Paradoxes Between Social and Profit
4.5 Leaders Connecting the Needs of the World with Stakeholders´ Desire for Meaning
5 Possible Practical Steps for Leaders to Create Cooperative Projects for CSI
6 Conclusion
References
Regeneration: A World that Works for Everyone!
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Senior Entrepreneurs Are Driving More-and More Sustainable-Social Innovation Worldwide Than Any Other Demographic
1 Silver Economy Vs. Silver Tsunami
2 Who Are These New Economic Engines?
2.1 The Creative Role of Play
2.2 Role of Imagination
2.3 The Role of Resilience
3 Three Twenty-First-Century Social Innovators: Creating Green Businesses at Age 50+ and Making a Big Social Impact
4 What Do These Social Innovation Entrepreneurs Need?
Empowerment and Care: Made with Love in Berlin and Nepal: Let´s Create a Better Life for Children in Nepal!
1 First Try
2 First Product: The Pilot
3 The Way Forward
3.1 Voice of Children (VOC): The Paper Approach
3.2 Entire Power in Social Action (EPSA) Women Skill Training Center and Shelter Home: Innovations as a New Income Source
4 Conclusion
References
The Importance of Social Capital in the VUCA Environment
1 Introduction
2 The Power of Social Capital
3 Related Concepts
4 Digital Capital: The Extended Concept of Social Capital
5 Conceptual Research Model with the Emphasis on Social Capital
6 Structural Equation Model (Extract)
7 Practitioner Case Studies
8 Conclusion
References
Social Innovation: Back to the Roots of Social Interaction
1 Introduction
1.1 Social Innovation: Back to the Roots of Social Interaction
2 Mission Statement
2.1 Great Ambitions
3 What Is Sindbad?
3.1 Founding Concept and History
3.1.1 Sinbad Builds on Strong Relationships
3.1.2 Sindbad Focuses on the Transition
3.1.3 Sindbad Takes a Preventive Approach
3.2 Approach
3.3 Scaling Model of Sindbad
4 ``Innovation´´ from Our Vantage Point
4.1 Status Quo: What Is Happening in Our World?
4.2 Sindbad Creates Relationships
5 A Sindbad Story
6 Quality Assurance at Sindbad
6.1 Goals of the Quality Assurance
6.2 The Sindbad KPIs
6.3 Measures to Ensure Quality
6.3.1 Selection and Training of Mentors
6.3.2 The Mentoring Team Update (MTU)
7 Epilogue
7.1 A Dystopia
Safe-Hub Global: A Replicable Ecosystem for the World We Envision
1 Introduction
2 What Is Safe-Hub?
3 Impact
4 Global Solutions for Global Challenges: Scaling the Safe-Hub Model
Empowering Women as Key Changemakers: Why Female-Driven Social Innovation Matters
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Framework
2.1 Challenges of Social Entrepreneurship
2.2 Market-Creating (Social) Innovations
2.3 Business Model Development
3 The Social Impact Startup Academy (SISTAC)
3.1 Purpose
3.2 Framework
3.3 Methodology
3.3.1 Problem Identification
3.3.2 Minimum Viable Product Development
3.3.3 Social Impact Measurement and Communication
3.4 Selected Cases
3.4.1 Uganics (Uganda)
3.4.2 The Palmoil Honey Company (Kenya)
4 Bayer Foundation´s Women Empowerment Award
4.1 Purpose
4.2 Framework
4.3 Structure
4.4 Selected Cases
5 Conclusion and Call to Action
References
How International Student Networks Contribute to Social Innovation in Their Host Country: The Case of DEGIS in Germany
1 Introduction
1.1 International Students in Germany
1.2 International Student Networks in Germany
1.3 DEGIS and Social Innovation
2 Entrepreneurship
2.1 Definition of Entrepreneurship
2.2 Student Entrepreneurship and the Entrepreneurial Mind-Set
2.3 Social Entrepreneurship and Different Types of Entrepreneurship
2.4 Challenges for International Students in Germany to Pursue Entrepreneurship
2.5 How DEGIS Is Fostering Social Entrepreneurship Among International Students in Germany
3 Labor Force
3.1 Definition of Labor Force
3.2 Why Germany Is Lacking a Skilled Labor Force
3.3 Foreign Workers as a Solution to the Skilled Labor Force Problem in Germany
3.4 International Students as a Complementary Solution to the Skilled Labor Force Problem in Germany
3.5 How DEGIS Is Helping International Students Become More Equipped to Enter the Workforce
4 Conclusion
References