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2024
Social innovation
Halvorson and Kurtz published 'This Little World: A How-To Guide for Social Innovators' through Routledge, providing practical guidance for social innovation practitioners.
2019
Social innovation
Mulgan published 'Social Innovation: how societies find the power to change' through Policy Press, further expanding scholarly discourse on social innovation.
2015
Social innovation
Two significant publications emerged: 'Europe tour of Social & Environmental innovation' by Europe Tomorrow and the 'worldwide social innovation exchange' by Social Innovation Exchange.
2014
Social innovation
Digital social innovation is formally defined as a subdomain, focusing on collaborative innovation using digital technologies to address social needs at an unprecedented scale and speed enabled by the Internet.
2013
Social innovation
Kleinert and Horton published an analysis of health in Europe in The Lancet, discussing successes, failures, and new challenges in social innovation.
2013
Social innovation
The European Commission launches a new FP7-funded initiative to build a network of social innovation incubators, aiming to identify and scale 300 social innovation examples across different regions and countries.
2010
Social innovation
Hubert A. edited 'Empowering People, Driving Change: Social Innovation in the European Union', published by BEPA – Bureau of European Policy Advisers, highlighting social innovation efforts in Europe.
2010
Social innovation
US government listed 11 investments through its Social Innovation Fund, with public funding matched by philanthropic organizations to support partnerships with charities, social enterprises, and businesses.

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