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Innovation becomes an imperative
when problems are getting worse, when systems are not working or when institutions reflect past rather than present problems.
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fields for social innovation

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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fields for social innovation

Source: SI. What it is, Why it matters and How it can be accelerated
Innovation becomes an imperative
when problems are getting worse, when systems are not working or when institutions reflect past rather than present problems.

rising life expectancy

  • Organising pensions
  • Care and mutual support
  • Urban design
  • Countering isolation
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climate change

  • Cities
  • Transport systems
  • Energy
  • Housing
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growing diversity of countries and cities

  • Schooling
  • Language training
  • Housing
  • Segregation and conflict

stark inequalities

  • Social ills
  • Education
  • Violence
  • Mental illness

rising incidence of long-term conditions

  • Arthritis
  • Depression
  • Diabetes
  • Cancers

behavioural problems of affluence

  • Obesity
  • Bad diets
  • Inactivity
  • Addictions

difficult transitions to adulthood

  • Youth unemployment
  • Stable relationships
  • Healthy lifestyles
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happiness

  • Gap between growing GDP and stagnant well being
  • Public policies
  • Civic action
Photo by VinothChandar