Qu’est-ce que l’innovation sociale?
Cet article est le premier d’une série consacrée à l’innovation sociale. En Colombie-Britannique, des douzaines de pêcheurs de la région du Lower Mainland qui utilisent des bateaux de pêche appartenant...
View ArticleSeven Years On and Seven Years Out: Revisiting “Patterns, Principles and...
This article is the second in a series on social innovation. “This is an extraordinary time full of vital, transformative movements that could not be foreseen. It’s also a nightmarish time. Full...
View ArticleSept ans plus tard : retour sur l’article Patterns, Principles and Practices...
Cet article est le deuxième d’une série consacrée à l’innovation sociale. À certaines heures, non seulement l’avenir mais aussi le présent semblent bien obscurs. C’est ne pas voir comme le monde où...
View ArticleResistance to Innovation in the Social Sector, from 1992 to 2017
This article is the third in a series on social innovation. In June 2013, Alastair Wilson of the UK’s School for Social Entrepreneurs visited Toronto and convinced an audience of nearly 50 people to...
View ArticleInnovation on the Rise: Achieving Systemic Change
This article is the fourth in a series on social innovation. The challenge with understanding systemic change is that it is like describing a lake in which you are currently swimming. In Part I of this...
View ArticleUnpacking the Social Innovation Strategies of Canadian Foundations
This article is the fifth in a series on social innovation. Social innovation has become a popular policy buzzword globally, prompting strategies across all levels of government, as well as in business...
View ArticleWant to Drive Inclusive Growth in Canada? Strengthen the Social Sector’s R&D...
This article is the sixth in a series on social innovation. Let me begin with a story that recently moved me. It’s the story of Emily. She lives in Edmonton. She is curious and creative but also a tad...
View ArticleAt odds or an opportunity? Exploring the tension between the social justice...
This article is the seventh in a series on social innovation. In 2013, the team at Ryerson University’s Faculty of Community Service invited me to join them as the inaugural John C. Eaton Chair of...
View ArticleA Co-Creation Story: Reflections on Social Innovation’s Coming-of-Age Moment
This article is part of a series on social innovation. Three events over the course of one week in November 2017 shone a light on the past, present, and future of social innovation in Canada. At the...
View ArticleReparations and Reconciliation: Embracing Indigenous Social Innovation and...
This article is part of a series on social innovation. I started thinking more critically about philanthropy’s potential as I prepared my keynote address for this year’s Canadian Environmental...
View ArticleSix Stories of Social Innovation in Quebec
This article is part of a series on social innovation. Like any ecosystem worthy of the name, social innovation in Quebec is rich and diverse. This article offers a glimpse into six organizations that...
View ArticleSix histoires de l’innovation sociale au Québec
Cet article est le deuxième d’une série consacrée à l’innovation sociale. Comme tout écosystème digne de ce nom, celui de l’innovation sociale au Québec est riche et diversifié. Cet article offre les...
View ArticleDe l’utilité de l’innovation sociale en temps de crise – Les leçons de la...
Alors que nous travaillions à comprendre comment le mouvement Centraide-United Way Canada (CUWC) avait amplifié son impact grâce à des méthodes et à des outils d’innovation sociale, la flambée du...
View ArticleIs Social Innovation a Useful Tool in a Crisis? Lessons From COVID-19
This is the final installment in our series about social innovation. The series is published as a collaboration between The Philanthropist and McConnell Foundation. As we were striving to understand...
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