Social innovation
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| - | '''Post-Fordism''' (also named '''Flexibilism''') is the name given by some scholars to what they describe as the dominant system of [[economic production]], [[Consumption (economics)|consumption]] and associated socio-economic phenomena, in most [[industrialized]] countries since the late 20th century. It is contrasted with [[Fordism]], the system formulated in [[Henry Ford]]'s automotive factories, in which workers work on a [[production line]], performing specialized tasks repetitively. Definitions of the nature and scope of Post-Fordism vary considerably and are a matter of debate among scholars. | + | '''Social innovations''' are new [[strategies]], [[concept]]s, [[idea]]s and organizations that meet the [[social]] needs of different elements which can be from [[working condition]]s and [[education]] to [[community development]] and [[health]] — they extend and strengthen [[civil society]]. Social innovation includes the social ''processes'' of innovation, such as open source methods and techniques and also the innovations which have a [[social purpose]] — like [[microcredit]] or [[Distance education|distance learning]]. |
| + | ==Some noted scholars== | ||
| + | * [[Akhtar Hameed Khan]] | ||
| + | * [[Frank Moulaert]] | ||
| + | * [[Geoff Mulgan]] | ||
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| - | * [[Civil society]] | + | * [[civil society]] |
| - | * [[Social innovation]] | + | * [[post fordism]] |
| - | * [[Cognitive-cultural economy]] | + | * [[social capital]] |
| + | * [[social entrepreneurship]] | ||
| + | * [[sustainopreneurship]] | ||
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Social innovations are new strategies, concepts, ideas and organizations that meet the social needs of different elements which can be from working conditions and education to community development and health — they extend and strengthen civil society. Social innovation includes the social processes of innovation, such as open source methods and techniques and also the innovations which have a social purpose — like microcredit or distance learning.
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