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2 unusual facts about Social innovation


Social innovation

This initiative, headed by Monsignor David Cappo, South Australia's Social Inclusion Commissioner, was advised by 'Thinkers in Residence' Geoff Mulgan and New York social entrepreneur Rosanne Haggerty.

Beginning in the late 1980s, Jean-Louis Laville and Frank Moulaert researched social innovation.



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Blast Theory

2005 – Interactive Arts BAFTA Award, nominated for Uncle Roy All Around You in two categories: Interactive Arts and Technical & Social Innovation

Carbon Lighthouse

The organization began with energy projects in California and Oregon and through the support of various social innovation competitions including the Echoing Green Fellowship, the Stanford StartX Fellowship, the Stanford Social Innovation Fellowship, and others.

Hong Kong Council of Social Service

It is a program jointly sponsored by the Hong Kong Bank Foundation and Partnership Fund for the Disadvantaged of Social Welfare Department, HKCSS-HSBC Social Enterprise Business Centre (SEBC) of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service is a new initiative to promote social entrepreneurship, advance social innovation, synergize social enterprises' resources, network social conscious business executives and make a positive social change.

Social Innovation Camp

Organisers for International Social Innovation Camps include Soros Foundation, The Hope Institute, IREX, UNDP, Internews, The Eurasia Partnership Foundation, World Wide Narrative and others.

Ujala Shanker

2011: Recently selected as a Pearson fellow for Social Innovation and awarded a grant of $1000 by Pearson Foundation which is the non profit arm of Pearson Education