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18th January 2009

Social Innovation and CSR


Social Innovation and CSR is an exciting area . Social Innovation is basically about how to make commercial business while to solve social needs of society. One of the most prominent researchers in Social Innovation is Geoff Mulgan of The Young Foundation. You can read more about Mulgan and The Young Foundation - click here.

Mulgan's Social Innovation defines as:

"New ideas att work two Meet pressures sing unmet needs and forbedre people's lives"

Danish researcher with a focus on social innovation

The Danish research Per Krull from Aarhus Business School is also very interested in the topic. In the below video you can see him give a good definition of the topic and, among other things to mention a few specific business examples - including on the Danish company MYC4 who make money by raising capital for African entrepreneurs.

Center for Social Innovation (CSI) at Stanford is a leader in the research area

At CSI you'll find plenty of inspiration, news, books, and new research. research center describes in particular their purpose as:

"As an institution, the Stanford Graduate School of Business tror business schools to have a responsibility to teach students være innovative, principled, and Insightful leaders som kan change the world. As Such, the Center Represents a Cornerstone of the School's Multidisciplinary approach two management and leadership education. "

You can even subscribe to their newsletter, then you updated. You can find CSI - click here.

  • Read more about Per Krull - click here
  • Visit MYC4 website - click here.
  • Interesting post on MYC4 - written by the managing director of Middelfart Savings Bank - click here.
  • Visit

Video by Per Krull on social innovation and CSR

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