EL PROYECTO
¿QUIÉN ES EL ESII?
El proyecto
ESII es un proyecto transnacional de dos años cofinanciado por la Comisión Europea dentro del marco del programa Erasmus +, KA 2 Partenariado Estratégico en el ámbito de la Educación y Formación Profesional.
Un objetivo específico del proyecto es difundir y promover un nuevo currículo profesional en Europa, el de Experto Europeo en Incubación de Innovación Social (European Expert in Social Innovation Incubation, ESII).
En distintos contextos de Europa, existen profesionales que tratan la incubación de innovación social, aunque no existe un itinerario formativo común y la profesión de ESII no está reconocida. El presente proyecto pretende desarrollar un CURSO FORMATIVO GRATUITO ONLINE para convertirse en ESII.
Fundamento
Los procesos de innovación social dependen del ingenio de los ciudadanos, las organizaciones de la sociedad civil, comunidades locales, negocios y funcionarios y servicios públicos. Son una oportunidad tanto para el sector público como para los mercados, ya que los productos y servicios pueden satisfacer mejor las aspiraciones tanto personales como colectivas.
Pero esta imaginación debe ser dirigida y orientada hacia iniciativas interesantes para el mercado, para convertirse en negocios sociales, es decir, empresas con un impacto social positivo. ¿Quién puede ofrecer este servicio de orientación y facilitador?
El ESII Europeo, un profesional de la incubación virtual, que ofrece orientación experta y servicios a medida para ayudar a los emprendedores e innovadores sociales a construir las habilidades, estrategias y redes que necesitan para tener éxito.
INTERACCIÓN DE USUARIOS
El grupo destinatario directo incluye a todas las incubadoras, cámaras de comercio, asesores y proveedores de servicios de apoyo al negocio existentes, además de todos los alumnos de economía y empresa, que se beneficiarán de un curso formativo gratuito, que les ayudará a adquirir las habilidades y competencias reconocidas a nivel europeo para los expertos en incubación de innovación social.
Grupos destinatarios indirectos son todos los agentes que puedan explotar los resultados para actividades formativas y desarrollo profesional de la plantilla interna: proveedores de EFP, universidades, autoridades locales, negocios tradicionales (que puedan estar interesados en crear vínculos y sinergias con empresas sociales).
INNOVACIÓN SOCIAL
Although there are several definitions of the concept, social innovation initiatives all stand on a common ground: that of addressing social needs and issues through innovative means. (VINNOVA 2014)
We provide here some definitions:
“We define social innovations as new ideas (products, services and models)
“We define social innovations as new ideas (products, services and models) that simultaneously meet social needs and create new social relationships or collaborations. In other words, they are innovations that are both good for society and enhance society’s capacity to act”
Robin Murray, Julie Caulier-Grice, Geoff Mulgan – The Open Book of Social Innovation
“We define social innovations as new ideas (products, services and models)
of new ideas (products, services and models) to meet social needs and create new social relationships or collaborations. It represents new responses to pressing social demands, which affect the process of social interactions. It is aimed at improving human well-being.
Social innovations are innovations that are social in both their ends and their means. They are innovations that are not only good for society but also enhance individuals’ capacity to act. They rely on the inventiveness of citizens, civil society organisations, local communities, businesses and public servants and services. They are an opportunity both for the public sector and for the markets, so that the products and services better satisfy individual but also collective aspirations. Stimulating innovation, entrepreneurship and the knowledge-based society is at the core of the Europe 2020 Strategy.
Social innovation describes the entire process by which new responses to social needs are developed in order to deliver better social outcomes”.
“Even more simply, a social innovation is an idea that works for the public good”
“Even more simply, a social innovation is an idea that works for the public good”
“Social innovations are new solutions (ideas, products, services, models, markets, processes etc.) that simultaneously meet a social need (more effectively than existing solutions) and lead to new or improved capabilities and relationships and better use of assets and resources. In other words, social innovations are both good for society and enhance society’s capacity to act.” (The Young Foundation 2012)
As this definition implies, social innovation overlaps with, but is not the same as, social entrepreneurship.
This definition has been adopted by the TRANSITION project, which aims to support social innovations coming from a range of sources, including new ventures led by social entrepreneurs as well as innovations based within existing organisations, or delivered through strategic partnerships, voluntary initiatives or campaigns. To learn more, click here.
“Social innovation is about developing new ideas to tackle social problems or
“ Social innovation forms the core of social entrepreneurship driven by the
need to address a social (and environmental) problem being addressed in an innovative and entrepreneurial way, with an objective to create and sustain social and economic value. Such value creating activity can occur in and across organisations with a wide range of stakeholders. Social innovation is based on strategic collaboration of stakeholders in order to meet social challenges… Social innovation lies at the heart of social entrepreneurship, which aims to address unmet social needs of a community in an innovative and entrepreneurial way”
Social innovation from a social incubation perspective: What is it and why it matters?
Katerina Nicolopoulou, Muhammad Nouman, and Mine Karatas-Ozkan – School of Management, University of Southampton
“A social innovation is a novel solution to a social problem that is more
effective, efficient, sustainable, or just than current solutions. The value created accrues primarily to society rather than to private individuals”
EMPRESAS SOCIALES
ULTIMOS POSTS
Social Innovation Business
When we talk about social innovation we mean new ideas which tackle social needs, good actions for the society and they can be a product, service, initiative or a new model to the delivery public services. Reasons behind this demand, are the presence of unsati...
MILAN HOSTS THE “HITACHI SOCIAL INNOVATION FORUM 2017”
On the last 19th of October 2017, Hitachi Ltd. has hosted the Hitachi Social Innovation Forum 2017 in Milan, with the aim of developing and strengthening partnerships with current and future customers as part of measures devised with the objective of expandi...
Kick-off meeting in Milan – A fresh start!
On 10th and 11th November 2015 ESII project partners met for the first time in Milan, Italy. The meeting has been organised and hosted by the coordinating organisation Eurocrea Merchant. The consortium members had the occasion to get to know each other and agr...
NUESTRO EQUIPO
Nuestro equipo proviene de 5 países europeos diferentes y 7 organizaciones que promueven el proyecto.
Póngase en contacto con nosotros para obtener más información y participar!

Silvia Farina
Eurocrea MerchantSilvia.farina@eurocreamerchant.it

Gianluca Coppola
Eurocrea MerchantGianluca.coppola@eurocreamerchant.it

Antonella Tozzi
Eurocrea MerchantAntonella.tozzi@eurocreamerchant.it

Javer Riano
Fondo Formación Euskadijavier.riano@ffeuskadi.net

Stefano Arciprete
Sistemi Formativi Confindustrias.arciprete@confindustria.eu

Milen Dobrev
Ruse Chamber of Commerceprojects@rcci.bg

Mia Abouri
University of GreewichM.L.Abouri@greenwich.ac.uk

Alberto Muscari Tomajoli
Make a Cubemuscarito@makeacube.com

James Donlon
WestBICjdonlon@westbic.ie