Tag: Social innovation

Social R+D

Posted on October 30, 2015 (November 23, 2021) by Connie Tang

This week’s guest post first appeared on SiG’s (Social Innovation Generation) website and is reposted here with permission. In July 2015, an emerging cross-sector alliance of social innovators, thinkers, activists, pragmatists and advocates came together to explore how R&D for social impact could become more accessible, supported, integrated, diffuse and intentional. The result? A Declaration […]

Putting the Social into R&D / Du social dans la R-D

Posted on October 15, 2015 (November 23, 2021) by Connie Tang

ResearchImpact-RéseauImpactRecherche (David Phipps, RIR York and Cathy Edwards, RIR Carleton) participated in a two day design workshop to develop the basis for an R&D agenda for Canada’s social sector. Or was it to develop a national agenda for R&D with social impact? Whatever it was we won’t be able to do it alone. Des membres […]

Posted in ArchivedTagged Cathy Edwards, David Phipps, Knowledge brokering, SiG, Social innovation

Changing a 600 Year Old Business

Posted on August 27, 2014 (November 23, 2021) by Connie Tang

This week’s post by David Phipps, RIR-York, arose out of his participation at Social Frontiers II, a social innovation day held in Vancouver on May 30, 2014 that was sponsored by York University, SFU Public Square and Nesta. A shorter version of this post first appeared on the Nesta blog on August 22, 2014 and […]

Posted in ArchivedTagged Academia, Nesta, SFU Public Square, Social innovation, University, York University

Jargon / Jargon

Posted on June 25, 2014 (November 23, 2021) by Connie Tang

We are drowning in jargon and we lack clarity on definitions. Three days in Vancouver (Social Innovation Exchange), three days in Saskatoon (Canadian Knowledge Mobilization Forum) and two days in Lowell, Mass (Desphande Symposium – campus enterprise) brings a focus not on definition but on the operational uses of our diverse terms. On se noie […]

Social Good and Business Hooked up and I Saw it Happen

Posted on June 13, 2013 (November 23, 2021) by Connie Tang

Christian Quaresma,York University This is a guest post reposted with permission from York University student and poet, Christian Quaresma. Christian attending the Collaboration for Social Good event held on April 18, 2013, in Markham (read more about it here) and composed a poem “Untitled” during the event, along with fellow student and poet Sara-Jane Gloutnez. Yesterday, April 18th, […]

Posted in ArchivedTagged Poetry, Social innovation, York Region

Collaborating for Social Good / Collaborer pour le bien collectif

Posted on May 15, 2013 (November 23, 2021) by Connie Tang

David Phipps, RIR-York What happens when 88 people get together to talk social innovation? You get the start of a Regional and systems level response to address persistent social challenges. You also get to dance! Que se passe-t-il lorsque 88 personnes se rassemblent pour discuter d’innovation sociale? Vous obtenez l’émergence d’une réponse à des défis […]

Posted in ArchivedTagged Mind map, Social innovation, York Region, Zumba

York, Harvard and Oxford Universities Talk Social Innovation

Posted on April 3, 2013 (November 23, 2021) by Connie Tang

The following was originally posted on YFile on March 25, 2013. It is reposted here with permission. Representatives from York University, Harvard University and the University of Oxford met on March 4 and 5 in London, England, to articulate their shared vision regarding the role of higher education institutions in supporting social innovation and social […]

Posted in ArchivedTagged Harvard University, Social innovation, University of Oxford, YFile

Valorization / Valorisation

Posted on January 29, 2013 (November 23, 2021) by Connie Tang

David Phipps, RIR-York Valorization is a term that was recently used to describe social innovation. I think it describes what some seek to accomplish in knowledge mobilization quite well. Trouble is the term “valorization” is no easier to understand than the term “knowledge mobilization”. La valorisation est un terme qui a été utilisé récemment pour […]

Posted in ArchivedTagged Innovation 2012, Social innovation, Valorisation, Valorization

Canada and the United Kingdom commit to social innovation / Le Canada et le Royaume-Uni s’engagent dans l’innovation sociale

Posted on May 25, 2012 (November 23, 2021) by Connie Tang

Canada and UK have made a commitment to social innovation for the first time. David Phipps (RIR-York) had a small part to play. Le Canada et le Royaume-Uni ont pris un engagement pour l’innovation sociale pour la première fois. David Phipps (RIR-York) avait un petit rôle à jouer. In September 2011 David Cameron , Prime […]

Posted in ArchivedTagged Canada, Innovation statement, Social innovation, UK

It’s time to Discover Social Innovation

Posted on May 9, 2012 (November 23, 2021) by Connie Tang

Janice Chu (United Way of York Region), Jeremy Laurin (ventureLAB), David Phipps (RIR-York) York University, United Way of York Region and ventureLAB are collaborating to support social innovation and social enterprises in York Region. On May 15 they will speak about the assets they bring to bear to help address persistent social challenges. Picture this: […]

Posted in ArchivedTagged Discovery 2012, Social innovation, United Way of York Region, ventureLab

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