Our Offerings
Forum for Social Innovation Sweden extensive knowledge of social innovation, research in the field, Swedish policies, the work process, methods, and tools that can facilitate this work, as well as which organizations can provide support. Our five Forum for Social Innovation Sweden also possess expertise across a range of subject areas, spanning everything from work, education, democracy and rights, the environment, sustainability, textiles and consumption, culture and creative industries, to local development, resilience and social transformation, preparedness, and security. How Forum for Social Innovation Sweden contribute therefore depends on the context, needs, and goals.
For the academic community
Forum for Social Innovation Sweden and collaborates with researchers, innovation advisors, and other members of the academic community. Its work is grounded in research and knowledge development in collaboration with other stakeholders and sectors in society. The focus is on applying and putting research to practical use.
As a researcher, you can get help with:
- apply your research, link research and education more closely to a societal challenge, and solve a practical problem using your research
- develop cross-sector collaboration and identify potential partners to work with
- contribute to or access analyses, knowledge reviews, and publications
- contribute to or use methods, tools, and formats to disseminate and share your research, findings, and knowledge with stakeholders outside academia
- participate in national and international networks and events on social innovation.
As an innovation advisor, you and Forum for Social Innovation Sweden can Forum for Social Innovation Sweden on:
- analyses, literature reviews, and publications that advance knowledge of social innovation and co-creation in research
- methods, tools, and formats for applying and disseminating research on complex societal challenges
- relationship building, networking, and events that expand innovation support and promote social innovation
For the public sector
Forum for Social Innovation Sweden with a range of public sector organizations to promote learning and social change in response to various complex societal challenges, often at the societal, systemic, and policy levels. Our work focuses on long-term perspectives, viewing social innovation as an approach rather than a set of individual solutions.
You can get help with:
- find researchers or experts, a civil society organization, or a private company that you would like to collaborate with on an application or a project
- contribute to learning or deepen your knowledge through our educational resources, or share knowledge and experiences in our online communities
- explore and test methods and approaches
- place one's own initiatives within a broader systemic and policy context
For civil society and non-profit organizations
Forum for Social Innovation Sweden , highlights, and promotes civil society’s work, knowledge and value in a broader context. Our awork focuses on strengthening the long-term conditions for social inclusion in society through learning, collaboration, and social innovation across sectoral boundaries and policy advocacy.
You can get help with:
- find researchers or experts, a public entity, or a private company that you would like to collaborate with on an application or a project
- contribute practical insights and broaden and deepen learning through learning processes, at meeting places, and at events
- explore and use methods and tools
- place one's own initiatives within a broader systemic and policy context
For businesses and private entities
Forum for Social Innovation Sweden with the business community, social entrepreneurs, and companies. Welfare issues and many of today’s societal challenges call for new partnerships and solutions.
You can get help with:
- find or reach out to researchers or experts, a government agency, or a civil society organization that you would like to collaborate with or support
- contribute the business community’s perspective, and broaden or deepen your own and others’ learning through learning processes, at meeting places, and at events
- explore, test, and apply methods and tools related to social innovation
Knowledge, expertise, and networks in social innovation
Knowledge of social innovation
Meeting Place Social Innovation are experts in the concept and phenomenon social innovation, how the field emerged and has evolved over time. We can describe why social innovation is needed, what the process looks like , and which methods and tools that can be used to understand and facilitate your work and collaboration with a societal challenge. We can the policy situation, the political, economic, legal, and technical conditions in Sweden. We also have knowledge of the ecosystem and knowwhich stakeholdersare work with and support social innovation in Sweden and Europe, across all sectors.
We can help with developing learning and knowledge but also inspire through various examples of social innovation.
Expertise in subject areas and specific issues
Our five Forum for Social Innovation Sweden nodes have access to expertise through research and education in a range of subject areas. AFrom issues in work, education, democracy and rights, the environment, sustainability, textiles and consumption, culture and the creative industries, to local development, resilience and social transformation, preparedness, and security. Forum for Social Innovation Sweden which research environments and researchers exist in Sweden and Europeand can helpconnect these with practitioners and experts in other sectors.
Extensive network in Sweden and Europe
Forum for Social Innovation Sweden has a broad network of stakeholders across all sectors working with social innovation and providing support regionally and nationally in Sweden, as well as internationally, We can help you find a partner.