Ask The Experts: What is Social Innovation?
“New solutions to old problems.”
I’m still trying to figure out how to embed a video, but for now, here’s the link to an excellent short video of leaders in the field explaining their interpretations of the term.
source: 2011 Social Innovation Summit
Ok, let’s edit this post.
First, cut the embed comment.
Second, what do you think of these answers? Are they consistent?
I mean, you have some of these as spokespeople from major corporations. Some social innovations may lead to reducing their power.
I mean you have someone from freaking Wal Mart in this video. Zero waste? Great, I can get behind that. But Wal-Mart’s labor practices are abyssmal. They create growing income inequality that we need social innovations to FIX.