FUTURESSocial Innovation Forum

FUTURES is a platform for social innovation which brings together the private sector, public sector, not-for-profit organisations and community groups to develop innovative ideas for products, services and business models that address social issues and needs.

Social InnovationCreating new ideas for products, services and business models that simultaneously meet social needs and create new social relationships

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Involve multiple stakeholders from the private sector, public sector, the not-for-profit organisations and consumers

Build relationships through dialogue

Inspire creativity and innovation

Build futuristic scenarios and innovative solutions with actionable plans

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“Corporate Social Responsibility is dead. Increasingly big companies are creating new business models, new products and services that deliver lasting, financially viable solutions to the big problems we face. And we believe it’s the future of business.”

Liam BlackSocial Entrepreneur

(The UK has an estimated £24 billion social enterprise industry

and has come to be regarded as a global leader in this field of

social innovation)

Key Activities

October 2013

Learning journey to the UK The host and key partners will visit the UK to learn how UK companies practice Social Innovation.

January 2014

Social Innovation Forum2 Day conference style forum: Plenary sessions with inputs from the host and 3 workshop style sessions where the host and partners focus on a selected social issue facilitated by innovation experts.

OutcomesGlobal partnerships on social issues

Futuristic scenarios and innovative solutions with actionable plans

Eco-system for social innovation

Increased mutual understanding between Sri Lanka and the UK

British Council positioned to be the preferred partner for resulting projects

For more information please contactEranda GinigeHead Partnerships & Business DevelopmentBritish Council 49 Alfred House Gardens, Colombo 00300, Sri LankaT +94 11 7521579 | M +94 772519910 | E eranda.ginige@britishcouncil.org

www.britishcouncil.lk/futures

Cheap water treatment system (waterdonut.de)

Alternative to meat (likemeat.eu)

Alternative to the wheelchair (rewalk.com)

Wind energy exploitation (kitegen.com)Sheet of paper that

keeps food fresh (fenugreen.com)

Ultra-affordable solar lamp (dilightdesign.com)

Increasing agricultural productivity (gatesfoundation.org)

Credit-card sized computer (raspberrypi.org)

© British Council 2013

The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations.