Introducing Social Innovation

Abstract

This paper reports the processes by which an interdisciplinary research project overcame the usual problems of antagonism among disciplines and succeeded in introducing a number of social innovations into a community. In terms of the experience five "principles" of successful social innovation are suggested: (a) the principle of maximum investment, (b) the principle of co-optation, (c) the principle of egalitarian responsibility, (d) the principle of research as creative play, and (e) the principle of ideological research leadership. A high degree of staff involvement is made possible by a relaxation of superego prohibitions against novelty and originality, by allowing maximum feasible participation of all project personnel, and by providing realistically wide but unambiguous boundaries and limits. Under these conditions the research group may take on certain of the emotionally charged, proselyting characteristics of a small social movement and may have an impact on the community out of all proportion to its size.

An Overview On Social Innovation Research: Guiding Future Studies

“…In this view, Table 1 presents a compilation of the different concepts and approaches of social innovation. Taylor (1970) Social innovation as the search for answers to social needs through the introduction of a social invention, i.e., a "new way of doing things" a new social organisation.…”

Innovative Qualities of Today’s Young Students (As Exemplified by the Siberian Federal University

“…Gerometta et al (2005), Prigulny (2007), Kotelnikova (2012), Burns and Krampf (2015), Kirko et al (2012), Glor (2015a;2015b), Baker and Mehmood (2015), Baumgarten (1975) research the methodology of innovation and try to define its varieties and types. Taylor, (1970), Carlson et al (1971), Zhuravskaya (2008), Fujisawa et al (2015), Kuehlwein and Rosen (1993) look into the foundations of systemic analysis of innovation, including systemic component, systemic structural, and systemic functional approaches. An article by Kroytor (2011) suggests the unique concept of studying innovation on three levels: societal, institutional, and personal.…”

Inovação social além da tecnologia social: constructos em discussão

“…Nesse ínterim, o termo foi utilizado pela primeira vez em uma publicação acadêmica sobre aprendizagem com pessoas em situação de risco (TAYLOR, 1970 …”

“…Taylor (1970) Uma resposta nova, definida na ação e com efeito duradouro, para uma situação social considerada insatisfatória, que busca o bem-estar dos indivíduos e/ou comunidades.…”