six chair diogo vasconcelos- six and the city summer school
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Singapore, 15-16th September 2010
SIX in the City Summer School
Oppening RemarksDiogo Vasconcelos
Zuritos
Pintxos
Txikitos
POTEO!
Slide 6 The Young Foundation 2010
-Recovery Through Innovation-Urban innovation and cities- Social Innovation Policy in Europe-Innovation in an ageing society-Design and Social Innovation-Social Investment and Social Enterprise
Recovery Through Innovation
- 130 Participants- From 23 countries: New Zealand, Australia, South Korea, China, Latvia, Portugal, Italy, UK, USA, Brazil and many more
The conversations were dazzling… truly the highlight were the people. Tonya Surman http://socialinnovation.ca/blog/meeting-of-social-innovation-minds-lisbon
« Un belle aperçu du dynamisme et de la profusion d’idées qui règne dans ce secteur » Stéphane Vincent http://la27eregion.fr
- 80 Participants- From 17 countries: Japan, Australia, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Belgium, Canada, USA and many more..
“This global network [SIX] might be able to
really influence and enable new solutions to some of the worlds most challenging problems.”http://socialinnovation.ca/blog/meeting-of-social-innovation-minds-lisbon
Making a Difference also on Policy Making
This is European Social Innovation : A call for inspiring stories
…they are also home to increasing social disparities, poverty, pollution, waste, and environmental problems.”
“More than ever before, cities are home to humanity’s great expectations…
A World in Transition…
Big cities getting bigger; 100 new cities with one million residents by 2025
Village economies transitioning from
agriculture-based to industry-based
Trillions of dollars in stimulus packages worldwide for infrastructure
50% of world population urban by 2008,
60% by 2030
500M people urbanized in the next five years
“The losers launched websites. The winners launched vibrant communities. The losers built walled gardens. The winners built public squares. The losers innovated internally. The winners innovated with their users.”(Tapscott & Williams – ‘How Mass Communication Changes Everything’).
“What is needed is not new or adapted instruments for knowledge transfer, but something quite different: the spaces in which interactions can take place” (Geoffrey Crossick, A lecture to the Royal Society of Arts).
We Need Spaces Where Interactions Take Place
We Need to Gather Evidence and Tell the Story
And We Need to Educate the Decision Makers
That Means Learning from the World
Tell Us Your Story
“We are what we share”
SIX is a Journey Driven by YOU
‘SIX and the City’2010 Summer School
Hosted by the Lien Centre for Social Innovation, Singapore
15 – 17 September 2010