“…As social innovation requires profound changes in behavior (Levesque, 2006;Mulgan, 2010;Bouchard, 2012;Klein et al, 2012;European Commission, 2013;Pue et al, 2016), rooted habits and customs that characterize local culture were also considered major If we apply these concerns into Miro's context, it is possible to infer the Portugal Tradicional project did not achieve as much success in Portugal as in France, because Portuguese owners were not accustomed to foreigners staying in their region. As there were no well-defined obligations between the parties, owners did not see this as an opportunity to obtain income from tourism (Respondent G).…”
Section: Perceiving Restrictive and Leading Forces To Social Innovationsmentioning
This study aims to analyze how the actions of a non-profit association from Portugal have impacted on development and promotion of social innovations. The literature review discusses origins, concepts and processes of this type of innovation, including criteria for evaluation of its results. The analyses were based on triangulation of semi-structured interviews, direct observation and documentary research data. Results show that, despite not being the focus of the association, actions towards the community quality of life enabled the development of processes and products regarded as social innovations. The main obstacles were financial dependence on state and local subsidies, ingrained habits and customs of the local population, and low levels of active participation from those involved in proposing innovative ideas. However, the association succeeded by relying on creativity, inspiration, engagement and support from its main leaders and on the alignment and support of its human resources in the implementation of strategy.
“…As social innovation requires profound changes in behavior (Levesque, 2006;Mulgan, 2010;Bouchard, 2012;Klein et al, 2012;European Commission, 2013;Pue et al, 2016), rooted habits and customs that characterize local culture were also considered major If we apply these concerns into Miro's context, it is possible to infer the Portugal Tradicional project did not achieve as much success in Portugal as in France, because Portuguese owners were not accustomed to foreigners staying in their region. As there were no well-defined obligations between the parties, owners did not see this as an opportunity to obtain income from tourism (Respondent G).…”
Section: Perceiving Restrictive and Leading Forces To Social Innovationsmentioning
This study aims to analyze how the actions of a non-profit association from Portugal have impacted on development and promotion of social innovations. The literature review discusses origins, concepts and processes of this type of innovation, including criteria for evaluation of its results. The analyses were based on triangulation of semi-structured interviews, direct observation and documentary research data. Results show that, despite not being the focus of the association, actions towards the community quality of life enabled the development of processes and products regarded as social innovations. The main obstacles were financial dependence on state and local subsidies, ingrained habits and customs of the local population, and low levels of active participation from those involved in proposing innovative ideas. However, the association succeeded by relying on creativity, inspiration, engagement and support from its main leaders and on the alignment and support of its human resources in the implementation of strategy.
“…Même si les innovations incrémentielles sont moins spectaculaires, plusieurs considèrent que l'impact cumulatif de ces innovations peut être aussi grand, voire plus grand que celui des innovations radicales. En revanche, on ne peut faire l'économie de l'innovation radicale pour penser le rapport des innovations aux transformations sociales (Lévesque, 2006 (Lipietz, 1989). En effet, pour s'imposer largement, le nouveau paradigme doit s'appuyer non seulement sur de nouvelles représentations (la capacité d'imaginer combinée à la capacité d'oublier), mais aussi des expérimentations réussies, soit des innovations réalisées au niveau des organisations et des communautés locales (Lundvall, 1992).…”
Section: L'innovation Sociale : Processus Et Système Sociauxunclassified
“…Il importe donc d'insister sur l'importance d'une reconnaissance par l'État, non pas seulement du rôle des organisations de la société civile en tant que partenaires, mais aussi de leur caractère innovateur et transformateur de la société afin de ne pas étouffer ce potentiel (Lévesque, 2006 Dans le domaine des conditions de vie, le principal enjeu réside dans le lien entre les organisations d'économie sociale et communautaires et l'État, notamment en ce qui concerne la reconnaissance, le financement, ainsi que la régulation et la normalisation de l'action de ces organisations (Vaillancourt, Aubry et Jetté, 2003). Avec des demandes de prise en main de la part des citoyens et des collectivités, puis avec la crise des finances publiques, l'État a accepté de décentraliser des services et des responsabilités, mais sans nécessairement fournir toutes les ressources financières correspondantes.…”
Section: Les Enjeux Posés Par L'évolution Du Système Innovateurunclassified
“…Social innovations are thus not only the answers to specific necessities, but they are also proposals that aim toward social change to the extent that they imply a new vision, a new way of seeing and defining problems, as well as solutions to these problems (Lévesque 2006). This perspective, which has been adopted by the researchers of the Research center on social innovations CRISES (Centre de recherche sur les innovations sociales), 4 is the one we adopt in the present article.…”
Section: The Concept Of Social Innovationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The second section of the article examines why the social economy is more or less ''forced'' to innovate (Lévesque 2006), namely, because it aims at conducting economic activities that are subordinated to social objectives. The values and structures of the social economy hybridize logics and interests in such a way that it is almost inevitable that new types of services, new forms of organizations, and new modes of governance will stem out of it, not only in the phases of emergence but, as we will see, also when new needs arise.…”
Over the past few decades, there has been renewed interest in the social economy, especially in relation to the employment crisis and the reshaping of State's interventions. The social economy plays an important role in solving new social problems with pioneering solutions, especially in the field of public services. It is important to better understand its innovative function. This article discusses the notion of social innovation and explains how it can be used as an analytical framework for understanding the social economy. The case of Québec's social economy housing serves to illustrate this proposition.
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