About (corporate) social innovation in practice
How can you develop sustainable (business) solutions that create both progress and prosperity? What is trickle-up innovation, and how does it work in practice? How is co-creation breeding ground for social innovation and sustainable change?
At this miniconference, we explored and learned more about the new logics for sustainable business and innovation in a globalized world. Here, we got to meet:
- The Cambodian NGO that employs innovative social business models to achieve its social mission.
- The leading Danish chocolate company that has gained huge commercial success through corporate social innovation in its production methods.
- The long-standing cross-sector alliance that is evolving from focus on donations and short-term gains to shared value and long-term impact.
Our exciting programme featured the following:
The new business logics and innovation principles for the greater good
New times create new needs – and new needs require new solutions. An overview of global trends and cases of some of the new-world business logics and innovation principles, which benefit both humanity and the bottom line.
– Tania Ellis, Special Advisor and Managing Director, The Social Business Company
Social business ventures for financial independency and social progress
Cambodian NGO, Friends-International, sees no barriers to mixing social work with business – and has achieved more of its social mission by doing so. What are the principles and impacts of their social business restaurants, cross-sector partnerships and vocational training programmes for marginalized youth?
– Nikolai Schwarz, International Coordinator, Friends-International
Product innovation and shared value solutions in the chocolate industry
Danish chocolate company TOMS has together with local partners in Ghana developed a sustainable alternative to traditional cocoa fermentation. Result: a new successful commercial product – and faster turnover for the cocoa farmers. What are the key learnings from TOMS’ co-creative alliances?
– Lene Hjort Lorenzen, Head of CSR, TOMS Group
The journey to co-creative partnerships – a business and NGO perspective
In the old-world mindset, cross-sector alliances between companies and NGOs are about exchanging money and values. In the new-world mindset it’s about creating shared value. But how do you create that shift of mindset? Two alliance partners share their practical experience and hands-on advice.
– Jakob Gaard Nielsen, CSR Manager, Sticks’n Sushi + Carl Gustav Lorentzen, Corporate Fundraiser, DanChurchAid
See full programme here (click image):
Throughout the programme we discussed, networked and exchanged experience and ideas of how you can apply some of the new world business and innovation principles in your own practice.
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