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People Powered Social Innovation: The Need For Citizen Engagement, Julie Simon, Anna Davies Jan 2013

People Powered Social Innovation: The Need For Citizen Engagement, Julie Simon, Anna Davies

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Citizen engagement is widely regarded as critical to the development and implementation of social innovation. What is citizen engagement? What does it mean in the context of social innovation? Julie Simon and Anna Davies discuss the importance as well as the implications of engaging the ground.


Goonj: Turning City Waste Into Useful Materials, Lien Centre For Social Innovation Jan 2010

Goonj: Turning City Waste Into Useful Materials, Lien Centre For Social Innovation

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GOONJ hopes to advance an ownership model in which the masses are involved in development work, so that the villagers become more resourceful and practical solutions can pave the way for education.


Social Enterprise: A Moral Framework For Leadership And Excellence?, Kevin Teo, Leng Leroy Lim Jan 2009

Social Enterprise: A Moral Framework For Leadership And Excellence?, Kevin Teo, Leng Leroy Lim

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We are in the midst of a global socio-economic transition and the way we think about the economy is changing. Here, Kevin Teo and Leng Leroy Lim trace the ideas and movements that have shaped beliefs about economics, business, and leadership, then challenge these assumptions to advance a new moral ethos for a new age.