Several reflections regarding the concept of Social Innovation presented at the Challenge Social Innovation Conference in Vienna (2011).

1. In search of theconceptualization and measurement of SOCIAL INNOVATION 1 Mónica Edwards-Schachter, Phd. Institute of Innovation and Knowledge Management (INGENIO, CSIC-UPV) moed@ingenio.upv.es

3. SI: Anapproachfor a new nature (and new measurementproblems) of innovation ?

4. SI as researchtopic: Withinoroutside of theinnovationstudiesfield?

5. Developingindicators of SI: Exploring “social places and spaces”

6. Final comments …2 Keynotes

8. The Renewed Social Agenda (EC 2008) emphasizes the role of SI as an opportunity to address Europe’sresponse to new social realities and promoting a better quality of life.

10. 5 TheSOCIAL side of TECHNOLOGICAL innovation? TheTECHNOLOGICAL side of SOCIAL innovation? DIFUSSION OF INNOVATION? SOCIAL IMPACT OF INNOVATION?

12. Phills et al. (2008) have underlined the mechanisms involved in bringing about positive social change, bolstered by the “cross-fertilization” of the non-profit, government, and business sectors

15. How can people act as lead users and contribute to social innovation?

16. How can share social innovation best practices?

19. However, the mention of social innovation in literature after Schumpeteris rare and only marginal and the focus is essentially in technological innovations.

20. The presence of SI in innovation research literature is still scarce and marginal …But …

23. Process ...Problems with indicators of “traditional” innovations

24. (technological, in services, organizational ...) !

25. Out-puts... Values co-generation, quality of life, well-being improvement, ... diffusion and Impact?

26. 13 EXAMPLE 1 Bringing light to the poor: “A litre of light” projecthttp://isanglitrongliwanag.org/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14967535 Eco-entrepreneurs students from MIT using 2-liter soda bottles and bleach to bring a 60 watt light bulb's worth of light into the building below. A bit of brightness into the lives of the country's poorest people in the Philippines.

28. 15 EXAMPLE 2 CVidahttp://www.cvida.comhttp://es-es.facebook.com/CvidaVilareal

30. Further research on social innovation will be important in order to increase our understanding of the concept and theoretical interrelationships between technological, non-technological and social innovation (and the development of appropriate measurement methodologies and instruments).

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35. HOWALDT, J. and SCHWARTZ, M. (2010). Social innovation: concepts, research fields and international trends. Report of ESF, EU and Aachen University. Dortmund, May 2010.

36. HUBERT, A. (2010). Empowering people, driving change: Social innovation in the European Union.

37. http://ec.europa.eu/bepa/pdf/publications_pdf/social_innovation.pdf

38. MACCALLUM, D.; MOULAERT, F.; HILLIER, J. an VICARI HADDOCK, S. (2009). Social Innovation and Territorial Development. Ashgate.

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41. MULGAN, G. (2006). The Process of Social Innovation, Innovations, pp. 145-162.

42. MURRAY, R.; MULGAN, G. and CAULIER-GRICE, J. (2009). How to innovate: The tools for Social Innovation. NESTA and the Young Foundation.

43. PHILLS JR., J. A., DEIGLMEIER, K., and MILLER, D. T. (2008). Rediscovering social innovation. Stanford Social InnovationReview, Vol. 6(4): 34-44.

44. RODRÍGUEZ HERRERA, A. and ALVARADO UGARTE, H. (2008). Claves de la innovación social en América Latina y el Caribe. CEPAL: Santiago de Chile19

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