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Making social change
9 Dec 2014

Making social change

by Neil Stott | posted in: Our thinking | 0

Making a difference to society is a noble aim, and leaders shouldn’t be put off by a few bumps along the way. If my experience in social innovation has taught me anything, it’s that making social change is not for … Continued

leaders, poverty, social change
Social impact beyond the investment exit period
2 Dec 2014

Social impact beyond the investment exit period

by Felix Claus | posted in: Social innovation | 0

Since the inception of the impact investing field the focus of practitioners and academics has primarily been on showing the rest of the world that so-called triple bottom line returns are in fact feasible and measurable in the long-term and … Continued

investment exit period, social impact
Public sector spin-outs: innovative or chips off the old block?
27 Nov 2014

Public sector spin-outs: innovative or chips off the old block?

by Craig Dearden-Phillips | posted in: Social innovation | 0

I am living proof that social entrepreneurship is not always terribly glamorous. Most of my days are spent in featureless buildings owned by councils or the NHS, helping the services based there to set up as new ventures, or ‘spin-out’; … Continued

public sector, social enterprise, spin-outs
The land and its discontents
24 Nov 2014

The land and its discontents

by Toby Norman | posted in: Social innovation | 0

Can social enterprise and empathy help? by Toby Norman & Professor Jaideep Prabhu On 24 April crowds gathered along the dusty roads of a small village outside Rangpur as shouting cut through the air. In the centre of the fray … Continued

land entrepreneurs, social enterprise
Social innovation and the crisis of national inequality
13 Nov 2014

Social innovation and the crisis of national inequality

by Martin Clark | posted in: Social innovation | 0

Can anything really be done about the fundamentals of social mobility and inequality? After reading ‘Poverty Tsar’ Alan Milburn’s recent ‘State of the Nation Report 2014’ (the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission, 20 October) I am pessimistic. It documents … Continued

inequality, social innovation, social mobility
Fads, fashions and community-based organisation
12 Nov 2014

Fads, fashions and community-based organisation

by Paul Tracey | posted in: Uncategorised | 0

We have witnessed numerous big ideas on community, regeneration, and place come and go with mixed and frequently transitory impact. The notion of the Big Society is the latest in a long line of such initiatives. From the point of … Continued

big society, community enterprises
This time is different? Think again.
3 Nov 2014

This time is different? Think again.

by Christian Hampel | posted in: Social innovation | 0

Why history is still the greatest teacher when it comes to tackling social transformations. Apparently this time is different. Changes in technology or society are marshalled to explain why our generation faces uniquely testing times. Be it the digital economy, … Continued

history, life insurance, social innovation, travel
Inside the fish bowl
27 Oct 2014

Inside the fish bowl

by Esmee Wilcox | posted in: Social innovation | 0

Neil Stott’s defence of Public Sector innovation is a provocation for those of us attempting to work on complex issues from within. Adaptability, risk taking and innovation are not the words that spring to mind when thinking about big bureaucracies. … Continued

innovation, public sector, public sector organisations, risk taking
Public sector intraprenurship: overcoming bureaucratic immune systems
20 Oct 2014

Public sector intraprenurship: overcoming bureaucratic immune systems

by Colonel Bill De Marco | posted in: Social innovation | 0

In a massive public bureaucracy like the US Military, what is intrapreneurship and is it possible? Intraprenurship is a leadership style that integrates risk-taking and innovation approaches, as well as the reward and motivational techniques that are more traditionally thought … Continued

bureaucracy, intrapreneurship, risk, US Military
Why change isn’t always for the better
17 Oct 2014

Why change isn’t always for the better

by Neil Stott | posted in: Uncategorised | 0

When it comes to public services, reform is often in the eye of the beholder, says Neil Stott, Chief Executive of Keystone Development Trust and Executive Director, Centre for Social Innovation at Cambridge Judge Business School. Are you a “change … Continued

public services, reform

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