A Workshop Exploring the Interplay of Social Innovation and Social Institutions SFU Business School September 24-26, 2009 Vancouver, BC

Graham Angela Judith Frances Charles Al

8:30 Welcome and introductions 8:45 Developing common language 9:00 Generating burning questions 11:00 Stories of social innovation (sorry to the presenters about calling them “best ever”!) John McKnight , Nadia Kanegai, Robert Kalyesubula, Shauna Smith 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Talking about social institutions and social innovation Technology, storytelling, collaboration and individuals 3:00 A complex(ity) view of social innovation Frances Westley 3:45 Talking about social innovation and social institutions Regulation and rights, health, environment , 4:45 Introduction to “Open Space” What we’re up to today

8:30 Welcome and introductions

8:45 Developing common language

9:00 Generating burning questions

11:00 Stories of social innovation (sorry to the presenters about calling them “best ever”!)

John McKnight , Nadia Kanegai, Robert Kalyesubula, Shauna Smith

12:00 Lunch

1:00 Talking about social institutions and social innovation

Technology, storytelling, collaboration and individuals

3:00 A complex(ity) view of social innovation

Frances Westley

3:45 Talking about social innovation and social institutions

Regulation and rights, health, environment ,

4:45 Introduction to “Open Space”

8:00 Continental breakfast available 8:30 Kick off Open Space 8:45 Open Space sessions 10:45 Break 11:00 Reports from Open Space sessions 12:00 Hugs, kisses and tears What we’re up to tomorrow

8:00 Continental breakfast available

8:30 Kick off Open Space

8:45 Open Space sessions

10:45 Break

11:00 Reports from Open Space sessions

12:00 Hugs, kisses and tears

Some Common Language Problem # 1 The only questions anyone ever has: “ What do you mean social innovation ?” “ What do you mean social institutions ?”

Problem # 1

The only questions anyone ever has:

“ What do you mean social innovation ?”

“ What do you mean social institutions ?”

Social Innovation “ new ideas … developed to fulfil unmet social needs, … not restricted to any one sector or field” (Bacon, Faizullah, Mulgan & Woodcraft, 2008) “ profoundly changes the basic routines, resource and authority flows or beliefs of any social system” (Westley, 2008)

“ new ideas … developed to fulfil unmet social needs, … not restricted to any one sector or field”

(Bacon, Faizullah, Mulgan & Woodcraft, 2008)

“ profoundly changes the basic routines, resource and authority flows or beliefs of any social system”

(Westley, 2008)

Social Institutions “ a social pattern [for which] departures … are counteracted in a regulated fashion, by repetitively activated, socially constructed, controls”(Jepperson, 1991, p. 145) Enduring beliefs, rules or practices that shape a community Marriage, democracy Plagiarism, racism Tenure Conversation

“ a social pattern [for which] departures … are counteracted in a regulated fashion, by repetitively activated, socially constructed, controls”(Jepperson, 1991, p. 145)

Enduring beliefs, rules or practices that shape a community

Marriage, democracy

Plagiarism, racism

Tenure

Conversation

Social Institutions Inspire Facilitate Constrain Impede Undermine Make possible Social Innovation Social Innovations Transform Challenge Reinvent Reinforce Skirt around Complicate Social Institutions

Generating Burning Questions

Start with the Answers In pairs Discuss how social institutions (the beliefs, rules and practices in our community) made Insite possible? Discuss how social institutions keep Insite vulnerable and isolated as an innovation?

In pairs

Discuss how social institutions (the beliefs, rules and practices in our community) made Insite possible?

Discuss how social institutions keep Insite vulnerable and isolated as an innovation?

On to the Questions Brainstorm the questions that Insite raises for you about social innovation Choose your top 3 Be ready to present in 15 minutes

Brainstorm the questions that Insite raises for you about social innovation

Choose your top 3

Be ready to present in 15 minutes

Talking about Social Institutions and Social Innovation Hosts: 1 minute to “pitch” your table Friends: 2 minutes to get to the table you want to be at Hosts: 5 minutes to start the conversation Everyone: One hour to generate interesting conversation that makes you think about the processes that connect social institutions and social innovation

Hosts: 1 minute to “pitch” your table

Friends: 2 minutes to get to the table you want to be at

Hosts: 5 minutes to start the conversation

Everyone: One hour to generate interesting conversation that makes you think about the processes that connect social institutions and social innovation

Complexity and Social Innovation

Talking about social innovation and social institutions Hosts: 1 minute to “pitch” your table Friends: 2 minutes to get to the table you want to be at Hosts: 5 minutes to start the conversation Everyone: One hour to generate interesting conversation that makes you think about the processes that connect social institutions and social innovation

Hosts: 1 minute to “pitch” your table

Friends: 2 minutes to get to the table you want to be at

Hosts: 5 minutes to start the conversation

Everyone: One hour to generate interesting conversation that makes you think about the processes that connect social institutions and social innovation

Open Space  Your homework for tonight  Tonight Think about an action (event, network, collaboration, writing, connecting) that you might want to do around social innovation and social institutions Talk to people about your thoughts and theirs Eat, drink, have fun!!!! Tomorrow morning If you want to, stand up and give a one-minute pitch for what you want to do Go to the wall (you’ll see) and put your name and idea in a room (you’ll see) Go to the room and do something about it

Tonight

Think about an action (event, network, collaboration, writing, connecting) that you might want to do around social innovation and social institutions

Talk to people about your thoughts and theirs

Eat, drink, have fun!!!!

Tomorrow morning

If you want to, stand up and give a one-minute pitch for what you want to do

Go to the wall (you’ll see) and put your name and idea in a room (you’ll see)

Go to the room and do something about it