Project description DEENESFRITPL Testing a new social innovation action manual With support from the European Commission, social innovation is currently well embedded in policy agendas and funding streams. Yet, social innovation’s full potential remains untapped, with several interconnected barriers: firstly, there is a lack of finance, scaling models and qualified personnel; secondly, social innovators act in silos and are not integrated into the wider innovation ecosystem; finally, social innovation toolkits need to be tested and validated in terms of their effectiveness. To tackle these challenges, the EU-funded CHESS project will design, implement and test a “Social Innovation Action manual” in four carefully selected societal challenges, each systemic in nature, in four countries. Through three cycles of testing, iterating and improving, the project will produce a final sharable Social Innovation in Action manual. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective It is now widely accepted in Europe that we need new approaches if we are to tackle the systemic and urgent societal challenges we face - traditional technological or business innovation alone is not sufficient. ‘Social’ must be part of the bigger innovation picture. With significant support from the European Commission, social innovation is currently well embedded in several policy agendas and funding streams. There are hundreds of social innovation centres, university research teams, accelerators and educational courses, labs, accelerators and incubators of all kinds, as well as a great number of toolkits presenting the various innovative approaches and methodologies that can be applied by students and established practitioners alike. Despite this success, the full potential of social innovation remains untapped. Different project reports and academic papers published in the past five years have pointed to several interconnected barriers hindering social innovation initiatives. Drawing specif Despite this success, the full potential of social innovation remains untapped. Different project reports and academic papers published in the past five years have pointed to several interconnected barriers hindering social innovation initiatives. Drawing specifically on the outcomes of three projects that members of this consortium have participated in – SI-DRIVE, SIC, and Labs for Social Innovation – we highlight the following challenges that merit critical attention:1. Social innovation lacks access to finance, scaling models, and qualified personnel and is not applied enough.2. Social innovators act in silos and are not integrated into the wider innovation ecosystems. 3. Social innovation toolkits are plentiful, but there is a lack of records about the tools’ effectiveness and pertinence. The CHESS project tackles the above challenges head-on by designing, implementing and testing a “Social Innovation Action manual” in four locally specific contexts. Fields of science social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementinnovation management Programme(s) HORIZON.3.2 - European innovation ecosystems Main Programme HORIZON.3.2.3 - Joint programmes close to innovators Topic(s) HORIZON-EIE-2022-CONNECT-01-02 - Integration of social innovation actors in innovation ecosystems Call for proposal HORIZON-EIE-2022-CONNECT-01 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA - Coordination and support action Coordinator EVRO-SREDOZEMSKA UNIVERZA Net EU contribution € 91 624,29 Address Kidricevo nabrezje 2 6330 Piran Slovenia See on map Region Slovenija Zahodna Slovenija Obalno-kraška Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all PROJECT AHEAD SC Italy Net EU contribution € 66 735,71 Address Via della sapienza 18 80138 Napoli See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Sud Campania Napoli Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 EUROPOS SOCIALINIO FONDO AGENTURA Lithuania Net EU contribution € 68 881,25 Address M katkaus 44 09217 Vilnius See on map Region Lietuva Sostinės regionas Vilniaus apskritis Activity type Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 ETHNIKO KENTRO EREVNAS KAI TECHNOLOGIKIS ANAPTYXIS Greece Net EU contribution € 59 012,50 Address Charilaou thermi road 6 km 57001 Thermi thessaloniki See on map Region Βόρεια Ελλάδα Κεντρική Μακεδονία Θεσσαλονίκη Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT DORTMUND Germany Net EU contribution € 67 156,25 Address August schmidt strasse 4 44227 Dortmund See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Arnsberg Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 Partners (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR PROFESSIONAL INNOVATION MANAGEMENT LTD United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address Office 3 outer space business centre stone hill ro BL4 9TP Farnworth bolton See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region North West (England) Greater Manchester Greater Manchester North West Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00 SOCIAL INNOVATION EXCHANGE United Kingdom Net EU contribution € 0,00 Address 32 cubitt street WC1X 0LR London See on map Region London Inner London — West Camden and City of London Activity type Other Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 0,00