Social_Innovation 4 articles

Copy_of_diogo_vasconcelos_by_jo_o_oliveira_silva004_medium Diogo Vasconcelos

Recovery through innovation

last updated over 4 years ago, 1 Comment

"The European stimulus plan is about promoting innovation in all sectors", said President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso on the final session of the workshop on Social Innovation I had the opportunity to participate this week in Brussels (official press release here). On the same day, it was announced that President Obama will create an Office of Social Innovation. This ad hoc meeting, very well organized by the Bureau of European Policy Advisors, gathered 40 social innovator...

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Copy_of_diogo_vasconcelos_by_jo_o_oliveira_silva004_medium Diogo Vasconcelos

The bees and the trees: Geoff Mulgan’s ten thesis on social innovation

last updated about 1 year ago, 2 Comments

The opening panel I chaired at the Social Innovation International Congress had an excellent trio of speakers: Geoff Mulgan, Peter Armstrong and Richard Wilson. Geoff needs no presentation, since he is the world's thought leader on social innovation. He was the founder of Demos, was former Director of Tony Blair’s policy unit and is now Director of Young Foundation, an inspiring London-based institution. Peter is the co-founder of Oneworld, a cutting edge in harnessing media technology to ben...

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OneWorld: web 2.0 to promote sustainability

last updated over 4 years ago, 1 Comment

I was delighted to meet Peter Amstrong and his lovely wife Anuradha on the Social Innovation Congress. They are two amazing examples of social entrepreneurs. Peter and Anuradha are the founders of OneWorld, a cutting edge in harnessing media technology to benefit people who need it most. Peter was a vibrant speaker on the panel I chaired. He explained how OneWorld leverages media innovatively for a fair and sustainable world. If you want to read what people around the world say about their ...

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Copy_of_diogo_vasconcelos_by_jo_o_oliveira_silva004_medium Diogo Vasconcelos

Social innovation to promote active ageing

last updated over 4 years ago, 4 Comments

Last week, I had the opportunity to moderate the opening session of the “Next Rev – The Social Innovation International Congress”, in Lisbon. Organized by the Portuguese NGO Tese and by Young Foundation, with Cisco support, the two days of the excellent congress gathered nearly 300 participants, including an impressive international group of social innovators.  Professor Anibal Cavaco Silva, the President of the Portuguese Republic, participated in the conference, which focused on the appli...

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