Metrics and measurement

0|Default 14.11.2013 eventSocial frontiers: the next edge of social innovation research

Nesta, in collaboration with Glasgow Caledonian University and TEPSIE are hosting an international conference on social innovation in the UK on 14th and 15th November 2013. The event will take plac...

Written by julie.simonMetrics and measurementNetworksPublic sector innovationScaling impactService innovationSocial enterpriseSocial innovationRead more
0|Default projectCRESSI (Creating Economic Space for Social Innovation)

What is CRESSI? The CRESSI Project is a four year project funded by the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme that was initiated in February 2014. The CRESSI (Creating Economic Space for Social In...

Written by rachel.schonEducationEmploymentEngaging citizensEnvironmentFunding and financeGovernanceMetrics and measurementNetworksScaling impactSocial exclusionSocial innovationAustriaFinlandGermanyHungaryItalyNetherlandsUnited KingdomRead more
0|Default projectSIMPACT

Boosting the Impact of Social Innovation in Europe through Economic Underpinnings (SIMPACT) Keywords: Social Innovation, Economic Foundation, Empowering People SIMPACT with its 12 partners from ten...

Written by rachel.schonEngaging citizensGovernanceMetrics and measurementNetworksScaling impactSocial enterpriseSocial exclusionSocial innovationRead more
0|Default projectSI Drive

Social Innovation: Driving Force of Social Change SI-DRIVE extends knowledge about social innovation (SI) in three major directions: • Integrating theories and research methodologies to advanc...

Written by rachel.schonCites and communitiesEducationEnvironmentHealth and social careMetrics and measurementPublic sector innovationScaling impactService innovationSocial cohesionSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial innovationWelfare servicesRead more
0|Default 15.04.2013 BlogMeasuring and mapping social innovation

On Friday April 12, Social Innovation Exchange (SIX) and TEPSIE hosted a TelePresence discussion exploring the potential for mapping and measuring social innovation. We heard presentations from two...

Written by anna.daviesMetrics and measurementSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial innovationRead more
0|Default 03.07.2013 eventThe II European School of Social Innovation

The second European School of Social Innovation is set to take place this summer in Spain. The aim of this Summer school is to present the three big ideas relating to Social Innovation (SI) worldwi...

Written by william.millershipMetrics and measurementSocial innovationSpainRead more
0|Default 31.01.2013 BlogSocial Frontiers: Open Call for Social Innovation Research

Announcing a new call for forward-thinking research on social innovation Today we’ve published a call for proposals for a major research and policy conference on social innovation, to be held...

Written by Laura.buntDemocracyEngaging citizensMetrics and measurementPublic sector innovationSocial enterpriseSocial innovationRead more
0|Default projectPASHMINA

Paradigm shifts modelling and innovative approaches PASHMINA aims to better address global changes in a long term time perspective (2030-2050), by developing a new set of tools - models and indicat...

Written by robert.patrickEnvironmentMetrics and measurementSocial innovationAustriaCzech RepublicDenmarkFranceGermanyItalySpainRead more
0|Default 18.09.2012 BlogIn search of an evaluation approach to social innovation

In recent years, the social sector has neared consensus on the need to improve measurement and evaluation of its work and impacts. Although several different methods are currently in use, it is wid...

Written by ioanna.garefiMetrics and measurementSocial innovationRead more
0|Default projectTEPSIE

The Theoretical, Empirical and Policy Foundations for Social Innovation in Europe TEPSIE is a research collaboration between six European institutions aimed at understanding the theoretical, empiri...

Written by robert.patrickDemocracyEngaging citizensFunding and financeMetrics and measurementNetworksPublic sector innovationSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial innovationDenmarkGermanyGreecePolandPortugalUnited KingdomRead more
0|Default 12.11.2014 eventSI Live

SI Live is a two-day international event exploring the future of social innovation research, incubation and action. It will bring together leading social innovators, academics and practitioners to ...

Written by rachel.schonChildcareCites and communitiesEducationEngaging citizensEnvironmentFunding and financeGenderHealth and social careMetrics and measurementNetworksScaling impactSocial economySocial enterpriseSocial innovationPortugalRead more
0|Default 30.06.2014 BlogImpact Measurement of Social Innovation

This blog has been written by Konstantinos Modikos and Christopher Kennard. The evaluation of social impact is a very important aspect which is fundamental for every social innovation intervention....

Written by kostas.modikosMetrics and measurementSocial innovationRead more
0|Default 09.08.2013 BlogDiffusion as a Social Process

Diffusion, understood as ‘the act of spreading something more widely’ is fundamentally about processes of change. It is unsurprising therefore that it is the subject of intense interest...

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0|Default 22.07.2013 BlogMeasuring what matters - reporting back from EMES 2013

Measuring what matters?! – Blueprint for Social Innovation Metrics presented at EMES 2013 conference This year’s EMES conference lent its headline from Dennis Young’s seminal book...

Written by Gorgi.KrlevMetrics and measurementSocial enterpriseSocial innovationRead more
0|Default 29.11.2012 BlogMeasuring the value of social innovation

I’ve just got back from an interesting workshop on “Measuring the Value of Social Innovation” hosted by the Work Foundation, an independent research centre which explores issues a...

Written by julie.simonMetrics and measurementSocial innovationUnited KingdomRead more
0|Default 09.11.2012 BlogSocial entrepreneurship – Opportunities for social innovation in Germany

Politicians, scientists and practitioners discussed the results of a biennial research project on social entrepreneurship during a parliamentary evening at the Mercator Centre Berlin. Representativ...

Written by björn.schmitzMetrics and measurementSocial economySocial enterpriseGermanyRead more
0|Default 16.10.2012 eventTowards a new paradigm of ecological economy and social innovation in Europe?

PASHMINA Final Conference

Written by robert.patrickEnvironmentMetrics and measurementSocial innovationBelgiumRead more
0|Default 24.09.2012 eventEuclid Network's Annual Conference: Bridging the Gap - New Survival Strategies

Euclid Network's Annual Conference: Bridging the Gap - New Survival Strategies 24 - 25 September 2012 In partnership with Social+ and KHP Projects of Copenhagen and the Forum for Social Innovat...

Written by robert.patrickFunding and financeMetrics and measurementNetworksScaling impactSocial economySocial innovationDenmarkSwedenRead more
0|Default 12.09.2012 event4th International Social Innovation Research Conference (ISIRC)

4th International Social Innovation Research Conference (ISIRC) 12-14 September 2012 Hosted by the Third Sector Research Centre, University of Birmingham. Each year ISIRC brings together the intern...

Written by robert.patrickGovernanceMetrics and measurementPublic sector innovationScaling impactService innovationSocial innovationUnited KingdomRead more