A Methodological Framework for Measuring Social Innovation

Bund, Eva; Gerhard, Ulrike; Hœlscher, Michael; Mildenberger, Georg

doi:10.12759/hsr.40.2015.3.48-78

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“…Scholarly debates therefore mainly revolve around questions of methodological approaches [67,68]. Measurement methods are supposed to follow scientific methods and standards.…”

Section: Conceptual Approaches-social Innovation Social Enterprise Em...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Socially Innovative Initiatives in Deprived Rural Areas of Germany, Ireland and Portugal: Exploring Empowerment and Impact on Community Development

Christmann,

Sept,

Richter

2024

Societies

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In many (remote) rural areas of Europe and the world, rural communities are facing various challenges. One response is residents leaving their communities. However, there are also many empirical examples of residents staying, launching project initiatives, developing new solutions and experimenting with new practices. This is what we call social innovation. What experiences do actors have in these processes? Can we speak of empowerment? To what extent can such initiatives have an impact on community development? In this article, we explore these questions, for which there is little related empirical research. By applying a multi-sited individualising comparison to case studies in three European countries (Germany, Ireland and Portugal), we obtain empirical evidence of the following dimensions of empowerment that Avelino et al. outline conceptually: the achievement of autonomy, competence and relatedness and also impact, meaning and resilience. Often, however, it is not the individual actors for whom such effects can be reported. Rather, the social initiative as such or the local administration has acquired new skills and autonomy. Regarding community development, ‘pathways to impact’, such as infrastructure improvements and/or the creation of new employment opportunities and/or the influx of new residents, could be identified. However, this development often depended on both opportunity and the cooperation and goodwill of many stakeholders.

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“…Scholarly debates therefore mainly revolve around questions of methodological approaches [67,68]. Measurement methods are supposed to follow scientific methods and standards.…”

Section: Conceptual Approaches-social Innovation Social Enterprise Em...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Socially Innovative Initiatives in Deprived Rural Areas of Germany, Ireland and Portugal: Exploring Empowerment and Impact on Community Development

Christmann,

Sept,

Richter

2024

Societies

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“…From this point of view, the development of indicators, metrics, and tools to assess the impact of SI poses the scientific community a new challenge, not only related to that development but also regarding the complexity of selecting criteria for gathering indicators of different types, forms and sources (Bund et al, 2015). Yet, despite the complexity of this task, there is a strong demand from policy-making and organizations regarding the development of indicators to measure the impact of SI initiatives, which configures, clearly, a gap in the current literature around SI (Spila et al, 2016).…”

Section: Literature Review On Social Innovation Impact Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Yet, despite the complexity of this task, there is a strong demand from policy-making and organizations regarding the development of indicators to measure the impact of SI initiatives, which configures, clearly, a gap in the current literature around SI (Spila et al, 2016). The identified gap can be justified for different aspects, such as lack of consensus on what SI is about, difficulties to address the appropriate methodologies to select indicators and their metrics, and which organizations should be assessed, among others (see, for example, Antadze & Westley, 2012a;Bund et al, 2015;Spila et al, 2016;Vilarinho et al, 2018). In this context, the identification of indicators and the development of metrics for SI impact assessment must be capable to collect and make available data at various dimensions where SI may occur, for instance, social, geographical, cultural, political, economic, educational and environmental.…”

Section: Literature Review On Social Innovation Impact Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Based on these characteristics, Figure 1 summarizes a set of criteria established by Alonso et al (2015) and the work developed by the Ministry of Social Development ( 2016), which lists a set of criteria that should be considered when selecting indicators for SI impact assessment. When considering the criteria presented in Figure 1, different perspectives should be assessed, for instance, the innovation performance of projects and the innovativeness of the organizations (Bund et al, 2015). Furthermore, the innovativeness of spatial units, such as the societies as a whole, should be accounted for, which can be analysed at national (macro), regional (meso) or municipal (micro) levels.…”

Section: Social Innovation Impact Assessment Through Indicatorsmentioning

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A proposal for an assessment tool of social innovation impact

Cunha¹,

Alves²,

Pontes³

et al. 2022

ECIE

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In response to the urgent need for an inclusive society, the demand for metrics to evaluate the impact of different types and scales of organizations has grown significantly in recent years. The challenge of how to evaluate the impact coming from social innovation (SI) has emerged as an important question posed by various actors, such as academic researchers, students, project managers, leaders of organizations, and policymakers. To find an answer to this question, this research seeks to contribute to bridging the gap between SI initiatives and the evaluation of their impacts. Despite the interest and popularity of the topic of SI, this gap can be justified due to the lack of tools and frameworks to help organizations approach SI impact assessment. Although indicators have been widely used by researchers in different fields of study, the current literature has failed to develop indicators, frameworks or methodologies to assess the impact of SI initiatives. The research includes an investigation of the state of the art in terms of measuring the impact of SI, based on both scientific literature and practitioners' reports. Based on this analysis, a set of thirty-eight indicators was identified to assess the impact of SI. From the literature consulted, it can be seen that the results highlight the gap in the literature regarding the lack of instruments and frameworks. Regarding the set of thirty-eight indicators identified, if applied as a complement to a measurement tool, the indicators can be used as a first attempt to help organizations address the evaluation and effectiveness of the SI impact on their actions. The proposal may contribute to bring to light new evidence in the SI domain for policymakers, researchers and governments, then contributing to a better understanding of the impact of SI.

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“…The construction of innovation, irrespective of the type, is always socially and culturally embedded. According to Bund et al (2015), the idea that particular social innovations are embedded in a specific society and culture is especially pronounced in the very concept of a social innovation, defined in terms of modifications that occur in the social and economic environment (because of the innovation). When the required social embedding of all innovations is emphasised, there is a risk that the distinction between traditional technological innovation, business innovation and social innovation is lost.…”

Section: Investigating Social Innovationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Relationship between propensity to social innovation and striving for gender equality: sample study based on the example of India

Singh

Kaur³

2022

Wiadomości Statystyczne. The Polish Statistician

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Social innovation is the search for new and conclusive solutions to social problems aimed at improving the welfare of individuals and communities. Studies on social innovation and its implementation, especially with regard to the importance of gender equality and the impact of the gendered perspective on the implementation of such social innovations, are still scarce. Based on Gabriel Tarde’s social theory, our study shows the urgency of addressing pressing social problems. The research objective is to statistically assess the implementation of social innovation in India, specifically from a gendered perspective. 400 responses were collected in August and September 2021 through a structured survey questionnaire which used simple random sampling of probability sampling method. The responses came from the northern states of India (especially Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh). The data analysis was done by means of statistical tests (using the SPSS 25 program) after validating the concepts, and was based on the results of frequency and percentage distribution of responses, one-sample t-test, ANOVA and correlation-regression tests. The study concludes that gender plays an important role in the implementation of social innovation in India, and gender equality must be incorporated into every facet of social innovation to reach its full potential and benefit everyone.

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A Methodological Framework for Measuring Social Innovation

Cited by 8 publications

References 17 publications

Socially Innovative Initiatives in Deprived Rural Areas of Germany, Ireland and Portugal: Exploring Empowerment and Impact on Community Development

Socially Innovative Initiatives in Deprived Rural Areas of Germany, Ireland and Portugal: Exploring Empowerment and Impact on Community Development

A proposal for an assessment tool of social innovation impact

Relationship between propensity to social innovation and striving for gender equality: sample study based on the example of India

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