Today, Forum for Social Innovation Sweden is launching a book featuring 100 examples of social innovations in Sweden. The book launch is taking place in conjunction with the Social Innovation Summit. Karma, Idrott utan Gränser, Make Equal, the Ministry of Invitations, Missing People, and Professor Lars Hulgård will be attending the launch.
How can social innovation help us address our major societal challenges? What do these innovations look like, and what can be done to support the development of more social innovations?
We take many of the services that the welfare state provides us with today for granted. Libraries, fire departments, prenatal care, unemployment insurance, preschool, and public dental care. Urban farming, the sharing economy, Fair Trade, Wikipedia, and Creative Commons are more recent social innovations that most people are familiar with today.
There is a great need to explain what is meant by social innovation and what role social innovation plays—or can play—in our society today and in the future.
By highlighting stories and concrete examples of social innovations—ranging from large-scale collaborative projects to individual initiatives—we aim to illustrate the breadth and potential of social innovation. And perhaps, in doing so, we can discover, identify, and highlight today’s social innovations that have the potential to become tomorrow’s major social innovations.
Social innovations, like innovation in general, do not happen on their own. All innovation requires a framework that identifies and scales up good ideas—a support system. But what does such a support system look like when it comes to fostering social innovations? And how can we support the development of the libraries, maternity care, and preschools of the future?
These are some of the questions we’ve asked ourselves as we’ve worked on compiling this book, which we hope will appeal to a wider audience. It features 100 examples of social innovations in Sweden, from north to south. By highlighting stories and concrete examples—ranging from larger, broader collaborative projects to individual innovator initiatives—we aim to illustrate the breadth and potential of social innovation. And perhaps identify today’s social innovations that have the potential to become tomorrow’s major social innovations.
– Sweden is an international leader in social innovation. This applies both to major innovations such as the “welfare state” and to smaller, local forms of social entrepreneurship. Social entrepreneurs create innovation for the benefit of society. They create social innovation. Perhaps this could prove to be the first building block for Folkhemmet 2.0, says Professor Lars Hulgård, who has written an introductory text on the opportunities and challenges surrounding social innovation.
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Allwin
Angeredsutmaningen
Aldrig ensam
Ari.farm
Bee Urban
BlueCall
Co-Grow
Cykling utan ålder
DayCape
En bra plats
Ett tak två generationer
European Sign Language Center (ETC)
Experio Lab
Familjehemsmöten
Feely
Fishjoin
FiskOnline
Foodloopz
Leaders of the Future
Fritidsbanken
Fryshuset
FundedByMe
Förnyelselabbet
Gatukraft Lindängen
Goda gårdar
Gro Play
Handiscover
Hej Svenska
Hotelltalangerna
HSB Living Lab
Idea-Driven Public Partnership (IOP)
Sports Without Borders
Innovation Platforms for Sustainable, Attractive Cities
Integrate More
Inter Business Index
Ministry of Invitations
IScafés – Joint Development Initiative
IT-Guide
Just Arrived
Järvaskolan
Karma
Kodcentrum
Kompis Sverige
Kort om Samhället
Lagkamrat Norr
Le Mat
Macken
Make Equal
Malmökommissionen
Maskrosbarn
Matmissionen
Mattecentrum
Min Farm
Missing People
Mitt Liv
Mobilearn
Move by bike
Mobile Stories
My Dream Now
Myrorna
Odlingsnätverket Seved
Off2off
Our Normal
Pamoja Cleantech
Phrasebook for newly arrived energy experts
Peppy Pals
Plantagon
Pling Transport
Qvicket
Refo
ResLedaren
ReTuna
Retoy
Rude Food
Rättviseförmedlingen
Röstånga Utvecklings AB
Signby.me
Simris Alg
Självbildarna
Skjutsgruppen
Social Outcome Contract Norrköping
Solvatten
Sopköket
Speak UP!
Språkkraft
Stadsbruk
Svenska med baby
Swop Shop
Telge Tillväxt
The good talents
Trine
Tilia
Underbara ADHD
Ung Omsorg
Virkesbörsen
Volontärbyrån
Welcome
Yalla Trappan
Yrkesdörren