1. Social Innovation Training
in Makerspaces with the
new DOIT approach
Hornung-Prähauser V., Schön S.,
Salzburg Research, AT
Teplow R., Podmetina D., Lappeenranta
University of Technology, FL
Tuesday, 19th of June 2018 / Session: 4.5

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Outline
§ Research questions
§ DOIT-project in a nutshell (EU H2020 R&I Action 2018-2020)
§ Background to the DOIT-approach for young learners and innovation facilitators
§ Envisaged results
§ Invitation to join the European activities / DOIT-network
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How to coach a young person in her / his
social innovation learning journey?
Why and how to stimulate social innovation and
entrepreneurial competences and skills
in makerspace settings?
How to evaluate intertwined and evolving
innovation & entrepreneurial competences and skills?
What European and national policies are needed?
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Objective: DOIT develops, pilots, evaluates and disseminates a new
learning approach (DOIT programme), materials (DOIT toolbox for
learners and facilitators) and experiences (DOIT actions/week) for
an early entrepreneurship education for children from 6 to 16 years
which builds upon social innovations within makerspace settings.
Scope: 2 pilot-rounds with approx. 1.000 learners, 10 EU countries
Duration: 10/2017-09/2020
Grant: EU-H2020 Research & Innovation Action: 770063 (2,4 Mio.€)
Webpage: http://DOIT-Europe.net
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Five theoretical dimensions of DOIT's learning approach
Open innovation dimension
Need-driven and value-driven innovation:
Participation, Co-creation and co-design
methods; learning by doing in teams (DOIT -
actions)
Digital and DYI-Do it yourself/
with others dimension
Technological exploration by maker movement:
digital fabrication, maker tools, digital design
and prototyping infrastructures
Social innovation dimension
Specific characteristics of social innovation
management process: from prompt to scaling up
(DOIT-programme)
Social Entrepreneurial/-ship dimension
Social awareness and entrepreneurial self-efficacy in combination
with traditional entrepreneurship frameworks
Pedagogical / educational
dimension
Relevant learning in schools & beyond:
inclusion of SI-facilitator education
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DOIT activities and evaluation areas (2017-2020)
Figure: Evaluation areas: DOIT pilots, online activities/ resources and dissemination. In: Christian Voigt, Elisabeth Unterfrauner, Sebastian Mair, Margit Hofer (2018, p.13).
Evaluation plan and material, Deliverable 6.1 of the Horizon 2020 project DOIT, EC grant agreement no 770063, Vienna, Austria: Zentrum für Soziale Innovation.
Graphic: by Guntram Geser, Salzburg Research

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The DOIT learning and innovation setting: Co-creation, design
and prototype for social good in a makerspace
• Learning by construction (Do it yourself / Do it with others)
• Maker and digital fabrication tools, the Internet as optional
tool (but not a requirement)
• Open learning practices and educational approach
stimulating creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship
• Intergenerational ideation, co-development and design
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Social Innovation Management Process & Skills (1)
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Figure: Social Innovation Management Process (Murray et al. 2010: Open Book of Social Innovation;
edt. NESTA), Source: http://diytoolkit.org/background
Source: Hornung-Prähauser, Schön, Teplow, Podmetina (2018) Social Innovation Training in Makerspaces
with the new DOIT approach (ISPIM Proceedings 2018)

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Social Innovation
Management
Process & Skills (2)
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DOIT – Success stories: https://twitter.com/DOIT_Europe_Net?lang=de
Source: Hornung-Prähauser, Schön, Teplow, Podmetina (2018) Social Innovation Training in Makerspaces
with the new DOIT approach (ISPIM Proceedings 2018)

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Selected results of DOIT concerning learning content and offers
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DOIT actions
(for 6-10 y. olds,
11-16 years olds)
DOIT toolboxes
(for 6-10 y. olds,
11-16 years olds)
Online platform
for children and
facilitators
DOIT toolbox
for facilitators
Validated
experiences &
recommendations
Memorandum
of Understanding
Facilitator
trainings
(also a MOOC)
100+ success
stories
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