Saturday, June 4, 2011

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http://www.internationalmonitoring.com/fileadmin/Downloads/Trendstudien/IMO%20Trendstudie_Howaldt_englisch_Final%20ds.pdf
Mulgan et al. (2007, p. 9) define "social innovations as the
development and implementation of new ideas (products,
services and models) to meet social needs."
Social Innovation Definition
  • •Satisfaction of human needs that are not currently satisfied, either because ‘not yet’ or because ‘no longer’ perceived as important by either the market or the state (…)
  • • Chances in social relations, especially with regard to governance, that enable the above satisfaction, but also increase the level of participation of all but especially deprived groups in society
  • • Increasing the socio-political capability and access to resources needed to enhance rights to satisfaction of human needs and participation (empowerment dimension)"
(Moulaert et al. 2005, p. 1976).