The Impact of Societal and Social Innovation A Case-Based Approach
This book elaborates on the distinction between societal innovation and social innovation. It provides eight case studies to illustrate the scope, process, outcome, and impact of societal innovation and social innovation. In addition, the book proposes a
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Impact of Societal and Social Innovation A Case-Based Approach
The Impact of Societal and Social Innovation
Carol Yeh-Yun Lin Jeffrey Chen •
The Impact of Societal and Social Innovation A Case-Based Approach
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Jeffrey Chen Slalom Chicago, IL USA
Carol Yeh-Yun Lin National Chengchi University Taipei Taiwan
ISBN 978-981-10-1764-3 DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-1766-7
ISBN 978-981-10-1766-7
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Foreword 1
Why is Societal and Societal Innovation critical? What process behind it will give impact for the future well-being, and for whom? How does the Y-approach look like? What cultural aspects will amplify the impact process of Societal and Social Renewal? One of the very thought-stimulating events of last year, on the subject of societal renewal, might have been the Nobel Peace Prize awarded team, December 2015, called the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet. The team under female leadership initiative worked in a cross-sectorial approach during many years to reach a peaceful unique reframing societal innovation impact. See more on http://www. nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2015/. This interesting book is now addressing three different perspectives and eight interesting cases for further learning on these issues of utmost importance for our future well-being. One distinction of Societal Innovation is as a systemic change in the interplay of the state and civil society. It is a relative of social innovation, but differs from it by considering the state to be an important co-creator in achieving sustainable systemic change (Lehtola and Ståhle 2014). There are different societal innovation types to address, and to be viewed in different perspectives, beyond social i
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