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October 17th, 2017 Dr. Volker Then

Social Innovation and

Systems Innovation Labs

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Five Arguments

• Social Innovation Definition

• Social Innovation Process

• Social innovation and Civil Society

• Systemic Perspective

• Systems Innovation Lab in a Nutshell

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Core Elements and Common Features of Social Innovation

• Need-based-approach: The solution of social problems is the decisive criterion for social innovation.

• Urgency-criterion: the problem is a pressing one. A certain degree of urgency is necessary.

• Criterion for legitimacy: A problem must have been recognized as problem by the society.

Source: Young Foundation 2012

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Societal Framework for Social Innovation

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Lifecycle of Innovation

• Invention (1-2)

• Innovation (3-4)

• Diffusion (5-6)

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Social Investment and the Life Cycle of Social

Innovation Prompts

Figure 1: Social Investments as Cross-sector and multi-

functional phenomena

Market

State

Community

Zivilgesellschaft

Cultural Function

Social Function

Economic Function

Political Function

Associations SM

Civil Society

NPO NGO Formal

Social Investment

NGO = Non-Governmental Organisations

NPO = Non-profit Organisations

SM = Social movements

Informal

Prompts Proposals

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Prototypes

Figure 1: Social Investments as Cross-sector and multi-

functional phenomena

Market

State

Community

Zivilgesellschaft

Cultural Function

Social Function

Economic Function

Political Function

Associations SM

Civil Society

NPO NGO Formal

Social Investment

NGO = Non-Governmental Organisations NPO = Non-profit Organisations SM = Social movements

Informal

Prototypes Sustaining

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Sustaining

Figure 1: Social Investments as Cross-sector and multi-

functional phenomena

Market

State

Community

Zivilgesellschaft

Cultural Function

Social Function

Economic Function

Political Function

Associations SM

Civil Society

NPO NGO Formal

Social Investment

NGO = Non-Governmental Organisations NPO = Non-profit Organisations SM = Social movements

Informal

Prototypes Sustaining

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What is the challenge that I am tackling?

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Systemic approach: Design thinking

– how do we proceed?

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Systems Innovation Lab Format –

Transition Cycle

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Kick-Off Seminar Getting a Grip on System Innovation

(strategic & tactical)

Reflection Seminar: Evaluation of learning journey

(Reflexive)

Exploration Phase: Testing Prototypes for interventions

(operational) Source: Lorbach & Rotmans, Managing Transitions for

Sustainable Development, 2006.

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Systems Innovation – Theory U

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Observe

Reflect&Retreat

Prototype

PerformDownload

Seeingwithfresheyes

Sensingfromthefield

Crystallizingvision&inten on

Linkinghead,heart&hand

Presencing

Scharmer, Theory U, 2007.

Thank you for your Attention!

Dr. Volker Then volker.then@csi.uni-heidelberg.de Centre for Social Investment University of Heidelberg

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