Miquel de Paladella's presentation on social innovation for Communities (SIC) in Birmingham in the context of the Eurocities for Active Inclusion initiative. 10 July 2013
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SEARCHING SOCIAL INNOVATIONS
Ashoka
Avina
B-Corp Community
CityMart.com
Fast Company
GTNE
Next Billion
Schwab Foundation
Skoll Foundation
Standford Social Innovation
Review
Unreasonable Institute
Young Foundation
10. 10
Increase the
employability
of people with
disabilities
Reduce youth
unemployment
Improve
opportunities
for single-
parented
families in risk
of social
exclusion
Improve the
environmental
impact of
mass tourism
in Barcelona
FIRST 4 CHALLENGES
13. 13
DESCRIPTION:
Employs high-functioning autistic
adults and uses their special skills to
out-perform the market.
Specialisterne offers software testing
services, data entry, and quality
control.
IMPLEMENTATION:
Investor and entrepreneur found;
Initial contacts with flagship clients;
Joins social entrepreneurship
programme at ESADE + financial
support from BBVA.
Started operating on July 4, 2013.
SPECIALISTERNE
14. 14
DESCRIPTION:
Takes advantage of special tactile
abilities of blind people in the health
sector.
Blind women are trained as medical
tactile examiners and employed by
gynaecologists for early detection of
breast cancer.
IMPLEMENTATION:
First training of Spanish tactile
examiners organised in Germany in
October 2013;
Training centre committed for future;
4 gynaecologists interested in
providing the first employment
contracts from 2014.
DISCOVERING HANDS
15. 15
DESCRIPTION:
Huge multi-business social
enterprise employing over 2,300
people with mental disabilities.
They place 23% of their people in
the ordinary marketplace every year.
IMPLEMENTATION:
18 social enterprises in Barcelona
are trying to implement a similar
management model.
SHEKULO TOV
16. 16
DESCRIPTION:
The best programme to make all
teachers extraordinary Maths
instructors.
All children end up excelling in
Maths with extraordinary results.
Excelling in Maths take children to
improving overall performance in
school and avoiding failure… and
competences in STEM.
IMPLEMENTATION:
10 public schools will implement
JUMP in 2013-2014 as a pilot, and
50 in 2014-2015.
A full randomised-controlled study
and a standardised national test will
be implemented at end of academic
year 2015.
JUMP MATH
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0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Students Achieving Minimum Standard at End of Year-6
1 Year
JUMP Usage
60% 62%
28%
12%
Start of Year-5
(Pre-JUMP)
End of Year-6 Start of Year-6
(Pre-JUMP)
End of Year-6
2 Years
JUMP Usage
Case: Lambeth School – Borough of Lambeth, UK
18. 18
-12%
-10%
-8%
-6%
-4%
-2%
0%
2%
19 9 8 19 9 9 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 0 4 2 0 0 5 2 0 0 6 2 0 0 7 2 0 0 8 2 0 0 9 2 0 10
1998 2007 2010
-9%
-6%
+2%Launch of National
Numeracy Strategy
Introduction of
JUMP Math
+3%
+8%
Pass Rates on National Math Exams for Lambeth vs. National Average
3 Years
9 Years
19. 19
DESCRIPTION:
Radical approach to learning by
doing: vocational training
programme that allow students to
combine lessons with operating
the school business units.
Adapted to Spain for NEETS.
IMPLEMENTATION:
Two private vocational training
centres preparing a pilot for
2014.
A new vocational training centre
being created to adopt the entire
methodology in 2015.
FUNDACIÓN PARAGUAYA
20. 20
DESCRIPTION:
Two single moms raising children
together can achieve more than
one struggling alone.
“Mom-matching” site to connect
single moms interested in sharing
a home by pooling their
resources.
Coordinating single-mothers
social networks.
IMPLEMENTATION:
US website operating since
1992.Global web site to be
launched in July.
Spanish version will be ready in
October 2013.
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