Description

  • What is it?

    The Social Innovation Education project is a European Union funded project that brought together academics and social innovators from Spain, Germany, Norway and Belgium to produce a comprehensive course for aspiring/practicing social innovators. http://socialinnovationedu.eu/

  • Who is it by?

    The SIED project is brought to you by a EU funded consortium that consists of Professors and trainers from VID University (Oslo), Heidelberg University (Germany), Trier University (Germany), Eurodiakonia (Belgium) and Euskampus Fundazioa (Spain).

  • Who is it for?

    This course is geared towards both students and executives/managers from the social economy who are looking to add design thinking, deep listening, business model canvases, prototyping and pitching to their skills set in the pursuit to becoming more effective and innovative professionals.

Course curriculum

  1. 1
    • 1. Introduction

    • 1.1 Pre-course Survey

    • 1.2 What is Social Innovation Education (SIED)

    • 1.3 Introduction to the course & consortium

  2. 2
    • 0. Glossary

    • 1. Introduction

    • 2. Basic elements of social innovation

    • 2.1 Check your knowledge!

    • 2.2 Our understanding of social innovation - Heidelberg, Germany

    • 2.3 Our understanding of social innovation - Bilbao, Spain

    • 2.4 Our understanding of social innovation - Trier, Germany

    • 2.5 Our understanding of social innovation - Oslo, Norway

    • 2.6 Our understanding of social innovation

    • 2.7 Check your knowledge!

    • 3.0 Case studies

    • 3.1 Case study - Bags for Bliss

    • 3.2 Check your knowledge!

    • 3.3 More examples of innovative social enterprises

    • 3.3.1 Case study of social innovation: INTRA Lab

    • 3.3.2 Case study: INTRA Lab Q&A

    • 4. Social innovation in context of the welfare state

    • 4.1 Corporatist system

    • 4.2 Liberal system

    • 4.3 Social democratic system

    • 4.4 The Eastern European case

    • 5. Section 1 wrap-up

    • 5.1 Check your knowledge

    • 6. Further readings

  3. 3
    • 0. Glossary

    • 1. Introduction to Design Thinking

    • 2. Readings and resources - Design Thinking

    • 2.1 Check your knowledge

    • 3. Empathy map & persona

    • 3.1 Six blind men and an unknown being

    • 3.2 Value proposition canvas

    • 3.3 Design Thinking processes

    • 3.4 Empathy map

    • 3.5 Customer journey map

    • 3.6 Assignment description

    • 3.6.1 Explanation for the assignment

    • 3.6.2 Assignment

    • 4. The importance of listening

    • 5. Check your knowledge

    • 6. Brief introduction into Open Innovation platforms

    • 7. Brief introduction into Deep Listening (Bilbao Wish title)

    • 8. Transfer to session 3

    • 9. Further readings

  4. 4
    • 0. Glossary

    • 1. Juan Jose Ibarretxe on the Basque Countries' specifica

    • 1.1 Juan Jose Ibarretxe on the strategic thinking behind

    • 1.2 Juan Jose Ibarretxe "Ingredients without a recipe"

    • 2.1 FAQs - What needs to be given to transfer the experience to other regions?

    • 2.2 FAQs - R&D + I(nnovation) + K(ulture)

    • 2.3 FAQs - Could you elaborte a little more on abilities and sensibilities?

    • 1. An introduction into the Basque Model of Regional Transformation Part II

    • 1.2 The K-Factor

    • 1.4 Check your knowledge

    • 1.5 Check your knowledge!

    • 2. FAQs - How is the relation between regional restaurants mentioned and language and the necessary values formed?

    • 2.1 FAQs - How is the model of the K-Factor transferable?

    • 2.2 Check your knowledge!

    • 2.3 Open Innovation Platforms - Learnings from the past

    • 3. What is an open innovation platform?

    • 3.1 Open Innovation Platforms - The process explained

    • 3.1 Check your knowledge!

    • 3.2. Check your knowledge!

    • 3.3 Check your knowledge

    • 3.5 Check your knowledge

    • 4. Innovation vs. Social Innovation

    • 4.1 The context for Social Entrepreneurs

    • 4.2 Check your knowledge

    • 4.3 Social innovation, the systemic lens and SI - platforms

    • 4.4 FAQs- What are the thoughts on the implementation and workings of the portfolio?

    • 4.5 FAQs - What is the role of small players in systemic change and creating a portfolio?

    • 4.6 FAQs - How do you cope with conflicting interests and power dynamics?

    • 4.7 FAQs - How do you decide who is in and who is out?

    • 6. Further readings

    • 4.8 FAQs - How do I convince competitive partners of cooperation?

  5. 5
    • 0. Glossary

    • 1. Why is it important?

    • 2. What is it?

    • 3. Deep Listening - Elements (Where can I find the video?) 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12

    • 3.1 Deep Listening - Elements

    • 3.2 Deep Listening Elements

    • 3.3 Deep Listening Elements

    • 4. Listening methods and collective sensemaking

    • 4.1 Ethnographic fieldnotes template

    • Further readings

  6. 6
    • 0. Glossary

    • 1. Introduction to the session

    • 2. Why is it important?

    • 3. What is it?

    • 4. Co-Creation Elements

    • 5. How to put it into practise?

    • 6. Check your knowledge

    • 7. Further readings

  7. 7
    • 0. Terms and Definitions - An Introduction into Social Entrepreneurship

    • 1. Social Innovation and its entrepreneurs – SI Examples

    • 1.1 Dialogue in the Dark - Textrelated questions

    • 2. The Process of Social Entrepreneurship and the role of the Entrepreneur

    • 2.1 Check your knowledge

    • 2.2 Terms and Definitions - Prototyping

    • 3. Three ways of prototyping

    • 3.1. Example: Role-Playing the interaction

    • 3.2 Explanation: Worksheet Three ways of prototyping

    • 3.3 Explanation: Worksheet Create a story

    • 3.4 Prototyping online - Storyboarding with SAP Scenes

    • 4. FAQs - Can I prototype online?

    • 4.1 FAQs - Do I really need to prototype?

    • 4.2 FAQs - How do I start prototyping, right now?

    • 5. Prototyping and testing

    • 6. Further Readings

  8. 8
    • 0. Introduction

    • 1. Running a social enterprise - Seven questions

    • 1.1 Running a social enterprise - Seven questions

    • 1.2 Running a social enterprise - Seven questions

    • 1.3 Running a social enterprise - Seven questions

    • 1.4 Running a social enterprise - Seven questions

    • 1.5 Running a social enterprise - Seven questions

    • 1.6 Running a social enterprise - Seven questions

    • 2. Costs and revenues for social ventures

    • 2.1 Model I) One sided social mission

    • 2.2 Model II) Two sided social mission

    • 2.3 Model III) Market oriented social mission

    • 2.4 Model IV) The german entrepreneurship landscape

    • 3. FAQs - What do you have in mind when talking about 'loss'?

    • 3.1 FAQs - Do you have any recommendation for non-profit and for-profit organizations concerning their legal form?

    • 3.2 FAQs - Do you have any insights into the current debates on social entrepreneurship?

    • 3.3 FAQs - How should the revenue come in? And from where? Are there different types of revenue streams?

    • 3.4 FAQs - How do I apply the business model canvas when doing Intra- and not Entrepreneurship?

    • 3.5 FAQs - How do I sell my product to an organization that they have to pay for? Is there a need for an own funding scheme?

    • 4. Further Readings

  9. 9
    • 1. How to generate social business models for social innovations

    • 1.1 Check your knowledge on visualizing the business model

    • 1.2 The Business Model Canvas in detail

    • 1.3 Visualizing your business model - Caritas Foodtruck and Greta and Starks

    • 2. From Business Model Canvas to Social Business Model Canvas

    • 2.1 Check your knowledge about the social business model canvas

    • 3. From customer segments to value proposition

    • 3.1 The Value Proposition Canvas

    • 4. Value Proposition and Channels

    • 4.1 Discussing the Value Proposition Canvas

    • 5. Customer Segments, Key Activities and Ressources

    • 6. The importance of key partnerships

    • 7. Cost Structures and Revenue Streams

    • 8. Further Readings

  10. 10
    • 0. Terms and Definitions - Social Investment

    • 1. Changes in the Social Investment Landscape I

    • 1.1 Check your knowledge on changes in the social investment landscape I

    • 1.2 Changes in the Social Investment Landscape II

    • 1.3 Adapt the knowledge to your own project!

    • 1.4 Changes in the Social Investment Landscape III

    • 1.5 Check your knowledge about changes in the Social Investment Landscape III

    • 1.6 Changes in the Social Investment Landscape IV

    • 1.7 Check your knowledge about changes in the Social Investment Landscape IV

    • 1.8 Adapt the knowledge to your own project!

    • 1.9 Changes in the Social Investment Landscape V

    • 2. Changes in the Social Investment Landscape VI

    • 2.1 - Test your knowledge on changes in the Social Investment Landscape VI

    • 2.2 Adapt your knowledge to your own project

    • 2.3 Changes in the Social Investment Landscape VII

    • 3. FAQs - Who is the investee, or where does the money go to?

    • 3.1 FAQs - Is there a set of impact indicators I need to have to attract investors?

    • 4. The role of deadweight

    • 4.1 Terms and Definitions - Social Impact

    • 5. The impact ladder

    • 5.1 How to measure Output, Outcome and Impact

    • 6. Explanation Worksheet 'Social Impact'

    • 7. FAQs - What is the relation between quality and impact measurements, as important aspects in the search for investors?

    • 7.1 FAQs - What is a realistic period of time for measuring impact on society?

    • 7.2 FAQs - How is it possible to measure the impact of social innovation labs?

    • 7.3 FAQs - Why do investors invest if there is such a high risk of failing?

    • 7.4 FAQs - Is it in public interest to secure risky private investments?

    • 7.5 FAQs - Do the studies presented_ explain the topic of risk in investing in the social investment sector?

    • 7.6 FAQ - Why do investors invest if there is such a high risk of failing?

    • 7.7 FAQs - Public funds are expected to compensate or to serve as a buffer for risky investments – shouldn’t it be the other way round? Is it the public interest to secure private risky investments?

    • 7.8 FAQ - Do the studies presented explain the topic of risk in investing in the social investment sector?

    • 7.9 FAQ - Regarding this trend and its speed: Are we entering a time with social enterprises only and no full-time NGOs anymore?

    • 8. Task - Prepare your own social innovation pitch

    • 8.1 Task - Simulate a pitch!

    • 9. Further readings

  11. 11
    • 10.0 Glossary

    • 10.1 Introduction

    • 10.3 Social innovation ecosystems and system transformations

    • 10.6 Cases Study - Building Social Innovation ecosystems

    • Ecosystems with a common vision

    • 10.5 Assignment

    • 10.7 Further readings and references

    • 10.7 Check your knowledge

  12. 12
    • 11.0 Glossary

    • 11.1 Lesson introduction

    • 11.2 Strategizing for social impact

    • 11.3 Case studies - building strategic partnerships

    • 11.4 Scaling up and impact creation logic

    • 11.5 Case study - entrepreneurial journey

    • 11.6 Assignment

    • 11.7 Check your knowledge

    • 11.8 Further readings

    • Strategic organising for collective impact, Prosser video

  13. 13
    • 12.0 Glossary

    • 12.1 Introduction to pitch performances

    • 1.1 Our pitch canvas

    • 1.2 How do you prepare your pitch?

    • 1.3 Formal pitch performance

    • 1.4 The pitch canvas

    • 1.5 How to fundraise for SE, SI and systems change? Prosser video

    • 2. Test your knowledge

    • 3.1 Example Pitch - Compassionate Communities

    • 3.2 Example Pitch - Social Innovation Education at VID University

    • 3.3 Example Pitch - InnoDigiCareCollaborators

    • 3.4 Example Pitch - SHARETU - Boosting the usage of Basque in social media

    • 3.5 Example Pitch - Doreen Kessy

    • 3.6 Example pitch - 4th space

    • 4. Further readings

  14. 14
    • 0. Glossary

    • 1.0 Intro to implementation and monitoring

    • 1.1 Sources of knowledge for change and implementation

    • 1.2 Text and model of change agents within organizations

    • 1.3 How to influence organizational desicionmakers? Prosser video

    • 2. Check you knowledge

    • 3. Further Readings

    • 4. Further links

  15. 15
    • 1. Lecture on learning organisations

    • 2. Canvas for Learning organisations

    • 2.1 Monitoring and evaluation

    • 2.2 Knowledge check

    • 3. Further readings

Bonus material

  • Mapping Innovations

    Access to the visual map and database of European social innovations. http://sied.uni-trier.de/

  • Case Studies

    Access to our topical archive of case studies of European social innovations.

  • Action Learning

    Think of a social challenge you want to solve and join us on a journey from conception to prototyping.