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Building Capacity for Innovation in the Social Sector
Charities and nonprofits are trying to address some of society’s most challenging problems: poverty, homelessness, addiction, mental health, and environmental degradation, to name just a few. Tackling these problems requires both innovation and systems-level change. This report discusses the social sector’s interest in innovation and the factors affecting its innovation capacity. The authors argue that […] ...Tout Lire
Community Innovation and Impact in University-Based Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts
Just like any other aspect of academic activity, to be successful, community innovation and impact thrives best on a strategic vision that it is supported by apt organizational policies and infrastructure, as well as being adequately resourced, incentivised and rewarded. There is cause 10 for concern when an academic pursuit is said to be valued […] ...Tout Lire
Skills for Inclusive and Collaborative Innovation
Skills do not evolve in a vacuum. What this means is that while individuals on all side of the science-society interface do need to build skills and acquire competencies to bolster knowledge use, skills also evolve in organizations and organizations need to be structured in such a manner as to enable them. A strong science […] ...Tout Lire
Drivers and Barriers to SSHA Contributions at the Interface with Policy
Despite their relevance, SSHA engagement at the SPI is constrained by two persistent barriers: low connectivity (across disciplines and sectors) and low institutional capacity (within both academia and policy systems). Structural misalignments, disciplinary silos, and underdeveloped collaborative infrastructures limit SSHA influence. However, where SSHA integration succeeds, it is driven by trusted relationships, reflexive institutional cultures, […] ...Tout Lire