IL PROGETTO
CHI È L'ESII?
Il progetto
ESII è un progetto transnazionale della durata di due anni cofinanziato dalla Commissione Europea nell’ambito del Programma Erasmus+, KA2 Partnership Strategiche nel campo dell’Istruzione e della Formazione.
Il progetto ha l’obiettivo di diffondere e promuovere in Europa un nuovo curriculum professionale, l’Esperto Europeo di Incubazione per l’Innovazione Sociale (ESII).
In Europa, diverse figure professionali si occupano di innovazione sociale, ma non esiste un percorso riconosciuto per il profilo ESII. Il progetto ESII, quindi, mira a sviluppare un corso di formazione gratuito online per diventare un Esperto di Incubazione per l’Innovazione Sociale.
Il contesto
I processi di innovazione sociale scaturiscono dall’inventiva di cittadini, organizzazioni della società civile, comunità locali, imprese e Pubblica Amministrazione. Queste, rappresentano un’opportunità sia per il settore pubblico che per il mercato, poiché portano prodotti e servizi a soddisfare meglio le esigenze dell’individuo e della collettività. Ma quest’inventiva deve essere indirizzata verso iniziative che abbiano un impatto sul mercato, diventando, così, imprese sociali.
Chi può guidare e facilitare questo percorso?
L’Esperto Europeo di Incubazione per l’Innovazione Sociale che fornisce servizi di consulenza su misura per aiutare gli imprenditori e gli innovatori sociali a costruire competenze, strategie e network necessarie per sviluppare il loro business sociale.
Il target
Il target diretto del progetto è costituito da incubatori, camere di commercio, consulenti aziendali, studenti di economia, che potranno beneficiare di un corso online gratuito finalizzato allo sviluppo di competenze riconosciute a livello europeo per diventare un esperto di incubazione per l’innovazione sociale.
Il target indiretto comprende tutti gli stakeholder che potranno trarre vantaggio dai risultati del progetto per sviluppare attività formative e per accrescere le competenze interne: fornitori di IFP, università, autorità locali, imprese tradizionali (che potrebbero essere interessare a creare sinergie con le imprese sociali).
INNOVAZIONE SOCIALE
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
meet social needs. It may be a new product, service, initiative, organisational model or approach to the delivery of public services”
“ 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”
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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