Digital transformation of work: spillover effects of workplace innovation on social Innovation

This chapter addresses social innovation as the invention, development and implementation of new ideas to solve social problems faced by individuals, groups or communities (Oeij et al. 2019, p. 244). This definition sees the ‘implementation’ of innovation as an indicator of success in solving social problems. Social problems are any situation...

Complementing digitalisation with workplace innovation

Social innovation within the workplace is called workplace innovation. Without workplace innovation, organisations cannot reap the benefits of digitalisation. Technology does not dictate work organisation and labour relations; there is ‘organisational choice’. Yet, there are a number of pitfalls.

Social innovation in Western Europe: networks and programmes as drivers

Networks and cooperation are vital for social innovation (SI). Policy which stimulates the development of SI ecosystems is likely to encourage the sustainability of social innovations. This chapter focuses on Western Europe, detailing how networks, individuals and groups are the main drivers in social innovation and providing examples of such...

Linking practice fields of social innovations in the domain of employment

Social innovations in Employment are scattered. If social innovations want to achieve sustainable, social changes, they require integration to create more coherent ‘social innovation of employment’.

Workplace innovation as an important driver of social innovation

The project SI-DRIVE “Social Innovation: Driving Force of Social Change” includes a specific practice field within the policy domain of Employment, namely Workplace Innovation. Workplace Innovation can be positioned at the level of organisations and companies, where it has a significant effect on the participation of employees, the quality of...

Resources, constraints and capabilities

Human and financial resources as well as organisational capabilities are needed to overcome the manifold constraints social innovators are facing. To unlock the potential of social innovation for the whole society new (social) innovation friendly environments and new governance structures (ecosystems) have to be set-up to foster social...

Social innovation in the Netherlands

The Netherlands is catching up with social innovation. In the former century combating social problems was a task of public organisations and government, largely carried out top down. Today the responsibility to tackle social issues is partly shifting to public-private partnerships, social enterprises and communities.

Resources, constraints and capabilities

The potential success and development of social innovations is dependent on their access to resources, and their dealing with constraints and capabilities. For social innovators, the use and access to these resources is somewhat different than for technological and business innovators. A clear understanding of these differences can guide social...

Sociale innovatie of work and employment

Social innovation of work and employment are prerequisites to achieve the EU2020 objectives of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. It covers labour market innovation on societal level and workplace innovation on organisational level. This paper focuses on the latter. Workplace innovations are social both in their ends (quality of working...