Network Social Innovation (NSI)

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Changes in society• Changing world

• Globalization• Emerging economies• Rapid technological change

• Shaping the knowledge society• Human capital development

• Facing demographic issues• Ageing and shrinking workforce

These changes call for social innovation!!

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Social innovation as a challengeIntegrated into: • European Grand Challenges

Horizon 2020• Topsector policy (Ministry of EL&I)

Main focus on technological innovation, recently increased attention for social innovation

• Social Infrastructure agenda (NWO): “Top”grants and Human Capital Program

• Innovation Fund (Province of Limburg)• Learning and Innovation Theme (UM)

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What is social innovation?• Working smart

• Renew organizations• Create innovative culture

• Alliances• Cooperate with other organizations

• Sustainable entrepreneurship• Service innovation• Human capital development

• Renew HRM and active aging policy• Renew education and labor market policy

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Why is social innovation so important?

● Social innovations enlarge the efficiency of technological innovations

● Competitive power of organizations is determined by: - service quality

- competences of employees● Social innovations strengthen organization's

competitive power in the labor market● Social innovations strengthen sustainable

employability of 55+

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75% of all successful innovations

can be attributed to social innovation

Source: Erasmus Competitiveness & Innovation Monitor

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Why do social innovations often fail?• Organizations invest heavily in R&D for technological innovations while,• investments in R&D for social innovations are often lacking • Consequently, social innovation merely builds on copying and pasting best practices

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Knowledge sharing between:

Organizations

AcademicResearch

is crucial !!!

Required: R&D for social innovation

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Objectives NSI• Social innovation development

• Improving development and use of talent and companies’ performance

• Knowledge sharing• Contribute to education programs and develop

new education activities• Cooperate with other organizations to bring

about research valuable for academia and business

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Education programs● Small Scale education

● MSc International Business: Responsible Business● MSc Economic Studies: Economics of Human Capital

● Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management MSc

● Executive Master in Business Services

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Research themes NSI

● Education and societyProf.dr. Lex Borghans

● Human resource developmentProf.dr. Andries de Grip

● Networks, alliances and service innovationProf.dr. Paul Iske

● EntrepreneurshipDr. Anita van Gils

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Company/Project Research

Effects of pre‐school education in Limburg

‐ Employability miles‐ Certification of craftsmanship

‐ Performance pay based on customer satisfaction‐ Effects of training on firm performance

Result focused entrepreneurship

Fire BrigadeRoermond Leadership in teams

Open innovation, hospitality and elderly care 

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Company/Project Research

Smartjobs (task roulation)

Training employees from client firms

Employability Index

International outsourcing of specific tasks

Various SME’s Innovations in family enterprises

Information system on impact participations and subsidies

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Company/Project Research

Female leadership and entrepreneurship

Effect of shared mental models on team performance

Sharing expertise in multi‐professional design teams

Retirement expectations and ‘Active Aging’ HR practices

Effects of HRM on skill obsolescence employees

Population shrinkage and aging in Limburg en Zeeland

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Open innovation structure NSI

NSI

ROA

UNU‐MERITUNU‐MERIT

KAANS

MC4E SSF

FPN

FHML

FL

‐ Erasmus University‐ University of  Twente‐ TNO

Open University

ZuydHogeschool

Fontys

School of Business and Economics

Maastricht University

FASoS

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Fellows NSI

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Members NSI Think tank

Maurice BennekerCommercial Director L1 Radio-TV

Ir. Jos SchneidersDSM Nederland

Trui ten KampeFaculty Director Hogeschool Zuyd

Drs. André PostemaVice-president Board of Directors Maastricht University

Prof. Koenraad DebackereGeneral Director KU Leuven Managing Director KU Leuven R&D

Drs. Archi LeenaersPresident Anatech BV

Paul RinkensCreapreneur President Board MVV

Ir. Bert de Wit Director Development & InnovationLIOF

Prof.dr. Frans LeeuwDirector WODCProfessor Law, Maastricht University

Drs. Eric SchlösserManaging partner IBC

Prof.dr. Mariëlle HeijltjesDirector Postgraduate EducationProfessor Managerial BehaviourMaastricht University School of Business and Economics

Prof.dr. Bart NooteboomProfessor Innovation policyTilburg University

Erwin JanssenDirector Dolmans Landscaping Group

Mr.Ir. Murk PeutzEx-Syntens Region director Zuid

Bertha Verhoeven-Van LieropEx-president Chamber of Commerce Limburg

Drs. Gerald JanssenDirector Corporate Human Resources APG

Drs. Jef PleumeekersPresident VWL Samenwerkend Limburg

Jérôme VerhagenDirector LIOF

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Opinion pieces NSI Think tank

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Contribution to the region• Strenghten the innovative power,

comptetiveness and business climate

• Enhance the education system

• Participate in Triple Helix initiatives– Smart Services Hub– Maastricht Health Campus– Chemelot Campus– Campus Venlo

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Ambitions NSI

• Inspire, educate and excel

• Conduct distinct multidisciplinary research

• Optimize the yield of social innovations

• Forge international partnerships in science, policy and business