The document discusses the SI-DRIVE project which aims to extend knowledge about social innovation through comprehensive research and case studies. The project involves partners from Europe and other parts of the world studying social innovation in seven policy fields like education, employment, and health across different world regions. The research uses various theoretical approaches and an iterative process to develop a definition of social innovation and understand it as a new combination of social practices that better address social needs.

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Social Innovation:
Driving Force of Social Change
SI-DRIVE
Antonius Schröder,
TU Dortmund University
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon
12/13th of November 2014
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme
for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no 612870.

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SI-DRIVE – Objectives
Extending knowledge about social innovation
 Integrating theories and research methodologies to advance understanding of SI
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leading to a comprehensive new paradigm of innovation.
 Undertaking European and global mapping of SI, thereby addressing different
social, economic, cultural, historical and religious contexts in eight major world
regions.
 Ensuring relevance for policy makers and practitioners through in-depth analyses and
case studies in seven policy fields, with cross European and world region
comparisons, foresight and policy round tables.
Seven Major Policy Fields
(1) Education (2) Employment (3) Environment and climate change
(4) Energy (5) Transport and mobility (6) Health and social care
(7) Poverty reduction and sustainable development
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SI-DRIVE involves:
15 partners from 12 EU Member
States,
10 partners from other parts of
the world,
and 14 high level advisory board
members:
all in all 31 countries.
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International SI-DRIVE Consortium Members
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Supporting the global community for social
innovation research
European/International
Networking of the SI-DRIVE
Consortium
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Education
Mobility
Health
Employment
Environment
Energy
Social
Innovation
Policy
Foresight Poverty

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Iterative Process
Policy
Global
Mapping
Metho-dology
Theory
Policy
Case
studies
Metho-dology
Theory
Policy
Metho-dology
Theory
Phase
1
Phase
2
Final
Results
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Data Matrix: Policy Fields / Global Regions
(including cross-cutting themes)
Global
Areas
Policy Areas
Europe
Non-European Countries Number
 Figures are just an orientation: The number of cases realised are depending on the SI areas, strategies and
diffusion in the policy fields and world regions.
of cases
in total
Northern
Europe
Western
Europe
South
Europe
Eastern
Europe
Russia North
America
South
America
Australia,
New
Zealand
Asia South-
Africa
Middle
East
Near
East
Education 10-20 10-20 10-20 10-20 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 About
150
Employment 10-20 10-20 10-20 10-20 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 About
150
Environment and
Climate Change
10-20 10-20 10-20 10-20 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 About
150
Energy Supply 10-20 10-20 10-20 10-20 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 About
150
Mobility/ Transport 10-20 10-20 10-20 10-20 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 About
150
Health and Social
Care
10-20 10-20 10-20 10-20 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 About
150
Poverty Reduction 10-20 10-20 10-20 10-20 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-15 About
150
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Number of cases
In total
About
120
About
120
About
120
About
120
About
90
About
90
About
90
About
90
About
90
About
90
About
90
About
90
Min.
1.000
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Combining Different Theoretical
Approaches
Process dynamics
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The Five Key
Dimensions of Social
Innovation
Theories of Social Change
Social Theory
Development Theory
Social Innovation Studies
Social Innovation Process and
Social Entrepreneurship
Social Innovation in the Social Economy
and Civil Society
Design Thinking
Innovation and Management Studies
Innovation Studies
Innovation in Management Studies

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Social Innovation –
Comprehensive Working Definition
Social innovation is seen as:
• a new combination or figuration of practices in areas of social action;
• prompted by certain actors or constellations of actors;
• with the goal of better coping with needs and problems than is possible by use of
existing practices.
• An innovation is therefore social to the extent that it varies social action, and is
socially accepted and diffused in society.
• Depending on circumstances of social change, interests, policies and power,
social ideas as well as successfully implemented SI may be transformed and
ultimately institutionalised as regular social practice or made routine.
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