Social innovation takes place in complex systems and complex systems have complex or wicked problems, like the kinds of problems the world is trying to tackle right now such as climate change, hiv aids and other pandemics, poverty and inequality. The man who fooled wall street, hollywood, and the world the inside story of jho low and the 1mdb scandal press invitation 25 oct 2018 hku faculty of science introducing new initiatives in curricula enhancement equipping outstanding undergraduate students for versatile developments press invitation. Representation of ethnic and religious minorities in textbooks. Even fewer was the number of organizations, literally just a handful. The sie fund has recently appointed fullness social enterprises society ltd fses as an intermediary to design and administer a new innovative programme called innovator farm. The members of mental health research cluster at swsa composes of social workers, occupational therapist, clinical psychologists, psychologists, psychiatrist, economist, and statistician. Click on a name to view that community or collection home page. The department of social work and social administration hku. The silos of government departments are poorly suited to tackling complex problems which cut across sectors and nation states. It provides funding support to technology startup companies formed by hku students, staff and alumni.
Tumble dryers are part of many households a modern convenience but also an appliance that has one of the. A man was asked to spill the contents of his thermos for a governmentappointed hku council member who accused him of attempting to bug the contentious meeting. Introduction about us social sciences research center. Merit award for general research fund hku ucg grant winners.
The social sciences research centre hkussrc is an independent research centre to undertake contract research on behalf of the faculty of social sciences at the university of hong kong for the government, nongovernment organizations, universities and other institutions. This chapter considers the less examined role that open innovation is playing in public agencies and in nonprofit organizations and we define open social innovation osi to be the application of either inbound or outbound open innovation strategies, along with innovations in the associated business model of the organization, to social challenges. The programme seeks to nurture and incubate youths, primarily those aged 15 to 25, to develop innovative ideas and creative solutions for tackling social problems and addressing the needs. These are the first largescale, wellstructured, creditbearing internship in humanities and social science disciplines amongst all local tertiary institutions. Increasingly, open innovation is considered a key driver to help industries accelerate the rate of innovation through exploitation of the free flow of internal and external knowledge and expertise. Three groups will be randomly selected to present in class 20%. The open book of social innovation is part of the social innovator series, which looks at ways to design, develop and grow social innovation. Available from swindon or as e book other required readings will be assigned as selected chapters andor report sections from the this list is not exhaustive and will be updated as appropriate. This book entitles itself as a snapshot of what has been done until now. Bachelor of social sciences media and cultural studies major and minor 1. It paints a vibrant picture of social innovation practice and draws on inputs from several organisations to document the many methods currently being used to tackle societal challenges. The open book of social innovation, by geoff mulgan, julie simon nee cauliergrice, and robin murray part of a series on methods and issues in social innovation is about the many ways in which people are creating new and more effective answers to the biggest challenges of our times.
Hku way project to launch mobile living museum and new book on the culture of fisheries and water communities in aberdeen. However, current policies and structures of government have tended to reinforce old rather than new models. The open book of social innovation part of a series on methods and issues in social innovation is about the many ways in which people are creating new. Ten years after the great crash mcgill university press centre for international governance innovation 2019 coeditor. Social media helping to lead the way to better journalism social media and other technological advances are changing journalism dramatically and helping journalists tell deeper, more complex stories in ways that were not possible in the past, two veteran broadcasters for the canadian broadcasting corporation say. In other words, social innovations are both good for society.
From an individual users perspective, two types of peer consumption information are salient for each song. Prior to joining hku, he taught social work courses at both postgraduate and undergraduate levels at cuhk and polyu. It provides an alternative city guide, and brings together over a dozen of artists, novelists. It describes the methods and tools for innovation being used across the world and across different sectors the public and private sectors, civil society and the household in the overlapping fields of the social economy, social entrepreneurship and social enterprise. The open book of social innovation describes the methods and tools for innovation that are being used across the world and across different sectors. The open book presents a varied, vibrant picture of social innovation in practice and demonstrates the vitality of this rapidly emerging economy. People hku global china social research hub faculty of. Apart from the mainstream innovation theory and innovation research, still based on the seminal work by schumpeter, only few authors referred to the topic of social innovation until the end of the twentieth century, some of whom used similar terms such as social invention. Social innovator series ways to design develop and grow social innovation the open book of social innovation robin murray julie caulier grice geoff mulgan 2 title foreword this volume part of a series of methods and issues in social innovation describes the hundreds of methods and tools for innovation being used across the world as a first step.
Telis partners and friends gathered on june 8, 2018 to celebrate the grand opening of the teaching innovation production studio tips a professional filming studio for all hku teachers and students being the first of its kind in hku, tips is a highquality environment for multimedia production such as filming or sound recording. The university of hong kong faculty of social sciences centre annual report. Candidate in information systems the paul merage school of business university of california, irvine abstract. The centre is committed to excellence and innovation, and focuses on enhancing the quality of life of older persons through gerontology research, education, and policy advocacy. Ways to design, develop and grow social innovation by robin murray, julia cauliergrice, geoff mulgan isbn. The open book of social innovation by giorgio bertini issuu.
Press shift question mark to access a list of keyboard shortcuts. Ways to design, develop and grow social innovation as want to read. The open book for social innovation 2010 robin murray. Harvard social innovators self assessment tool this short quiz from the harvard school of social innovation helps you determine the potential for social innovation in your sector. Open up and 2018 hong kong youth mental health and internet usage survey findings press release. Setting a reading intention helps you organise your reading. A social innovation can be a product, production process, or technology much like innovation in general, but it can also be a principle, an idea, a piece of legislation, a social movement, an intervention, or some combination of them. Open book of social innovation is made available by the young foundation sign up for our newsletter go explore the bullpen request a room. Professor chun hui is a professor in the area of management at the university of hong kong.
Disciplinary committee panel member, disciplinary committee panel, social workers registration board swrb, 2017 present. Social innovation, social entrepreneurship and development. As the librarian for social sciences faculty, i have a dual role, representing both the libraries and the faculty. Programme level learning outcome 1 faculty of social sciences intended learning outcome 1 university educational aim 1 acquire basic knowledge of social policy domains and social policy formulation and implementation in hong kong. Hku launches social innovations for sustainable communities. This article was originally published in the giz publication 10 trends in open innovation how to leverage social media for new forms of cooperation taking down barriers to social innovation how to tackle challenges through mass collaboration. Introduction to open and social innovation and how to get. Open book examination enabling student to demonstrate most of the stated clos 30%. Hasan kalyoncu university introductory film lifelong education is with you aiming to be research and innovation focused institution providing freedom, justice and moralitybased education and aspiring to graduate individuals accepting diversity as affluence, researching, questioning, dedicated to law and democratic values and with knowledge and skills that will play an influential role in. To purse excellence and innovation in research, education and knowledge exchange, the centre plans. Telis partners and friends gathered on june 8, 2018 to celebrate the grand opening of the teaching innovation production studio tips a professional filming studio for all hku teachers and students. Club, founding chair of hong kong social entrepreneurship forum, co founder of.
Members and research fellows come from different parts of the world and have been trained in more than 14 diverse disciplines. Academic books with social innovations in the title, 20002018 3. Features fullscreen sharing embed analytics article stories visual stories seo. To celebrate the 10 th anniversary of the hku lung fu shan environmental education centre, a bilingual book the pulse of nature midlevels west is launched. Higher education, the first of its kind in hong kong since 2010. Innovation plays a key role in driving industries to gain competitive advantage.
Consultant, society for innovation and technology in social work, 2019 present. Social innovation and development have to be placed in the perspective of sustainability. He has published in major social work ssci journals including the british journal of social work, social work, australian social work, european journal of social work, journal of social work practice, international social work, and qualitative social work. Key questions explored will include differing definitions of social development, drawing on regional and international comparisons, the limits of market power in providing social goods, social environmental issues, the progress and challenges of policy and social service implementation in the chinese institutional context in a globalizing world. Overcoming poverty and pauperisation is not only an issue. Category community partner programme internship topic. The hku we are with you way project, under the centre of development and resources for students cedars, will set up the first water community mobile living museum from march 25 to 29, 2016 at the stanley community hall to promote public. The flexible programme structure draws on a wide range of related courses from the social sciences and humanities. Social innovations are defined as new solutions products, services, models, markets, processes etc.
We study social influence in an online music community. It offers in term time spreading across two semesters and summer semester. This week, we distinguish between simple, complicated and complex problems. Internships experiential learning faculty of social sciences hku. Despite high ranking on human resources top 5 right after the uk. Social class impact on parental demand for shadow education in hong kong. Msocsc media, culture and creative cities student view. Aims this programme seeks to nurture students to become knowledgeable, critical and caring users and producers of media and culture. Journal article centre for suicide research and prevention. A decompositional analysis of the relative contribution of age, sex and methods of suicide to the. Chinajapan relations 6 credits since the united states became a pacific power, china and japan have alternatively been the top u.
The social and entrepreneurship and civic action lab of the centre for civil society and governance at the university of hong kong hku. A local internship can fulfil the social innovation internship requirement foss2018. There are some excellent examples of successful social innovation within slovakia, which ill be highlighting in a subsequent blog post. We strive to improve our understanding of the conditions for mental wellness and care for people with mental disorders through our impactful research. Social innovation guide and more download a free social innovation guide, get access to social innovation events, and view upcoming conferences on this excellent. Mcdonalds social media in rural china argues that social media allows rural chinese people to extend and transform their social relationships by deepening already existing connections with friends known through their school, work or village, while also experimenting with completely new forms of relationships through online interactions with. Elected member, specialized committee on children and youth service, the hong kong council of social service hkcss, 2018 2020. It describes the methods and tools for innovation being used across the world and across different sectors the public and private sectors, civil society and the household in the overlapping fields. The open book of social innovation demonstrates the diversity of initiatives being led by entrepreneurs and campaigners, organisations and movements worldwide.
The social sciences research centre ssrc is an independent research centre to undertake contract research on behalf of the faculty of social sciences at the university of hong kong for the government, nongovernment organizations, universities and other institutions. Ways to design, develop and grow social innovation. Research and knowledge exchange the strategic intention for our second and third pillars is to be a worldclass global university with worldleading research in critical areas through knowledge creation, translation, realisation and impact. The financial technology handbook for investors, entrepreneurs and visionaries in regulation j. This course introduces entrepreneurship from historical, economical, global, and social perspectives. Being the first of its kind in hku, tips is a highquality environment for multimedia production such as filming or sound recording. A place for people to share local and global social, cultural and environmental issues and projects. It is fantastically rich, and demonstrates the diversity of. He is an established researcher and has published widely in first class academic journals, including, among others, academy of management journal, journal of applied psychology, organizational science, journal of international business studies, journal of organizational behavior, journal of management. In this community users can listen to and favorite or like songs, and follow the favoriting behavior of their social network friends and the community as a whole. Fung wing man, faculty of social sciences and law hku. The open book of social innovation part of a series on methods and issues in social innovation is about the many ways in which people are creating new and more effective answers to the biggest challenges of our times. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.
Provides fulltime and parttime courses ranging from short courses, professional courses, certificate, bachelor, master to doctoral programmes. Start by marking the open book of social innovation. Hide tip young foundation and nesta, 2010 in which they identify six stages of social innovation that take ideas from inception to impact. Social innovation global citizenship internhsip faculty of social sciences, the university of hong kong. Multiculturalism across hong kong schools curriculum. Hide tip young foundation and nesta, 2010 in which they identify six stages of social innovation that take. These are the 3 demons you must slay if you wish to succeed in business. The open book of social innovation queensland university. Among the major initiatives in social science curriculum reform at the faculty of social sciences, hku are the social innovation internship si2 and global citizenship internship gci. To support the faculty teaching, learning and research, i provide a wide range of services including collection development, information literacy training, research consultation and information services. Nov 04, 20 the open book of social innovation is part of the social innovator series, which looks at ways to design, develop and grow social innovation. Ke spotlight community engagement hku knowledge exchange.
Lt tsang shares his experiences of hku sociologys media, culture and creative cities masters programme, and his experience conducting capstone research. It is owned and managed by the graduate school of education of peking university, and zhonghua book company, and supported by the chinese government chinese communist party. Ways to design, develop and grow social innovation paperback 5. The open book of social innovation the young foundation. Ouhk 30th anniversary book and celebrations campaign win international awards collaboration with zhaoqing. The uk government has also issued an official guideline, the green book. This report is about the many ways in which people are creating new and more effective answers to the biggest challenges of our times.
First, students will be introduced to the evolution of entrepreneurship since ancient civilizations and students will then learn the basic economic analyses of modern entrepreneurship. From 2015 2017, tse was the director of the facultys flagship summer institute asia as the global future. Ways to design, develop and grow social innovation on. Shown below is a list of communities and the collections and subcommunities within them. An ongoing journey by johannes chan, margaret ng 03 oct 2018 jockey club online youth emotional support open up official launch ceremony and 2018 hong kong youth mental health survey and internet usage release.
In this community users can listen to and favorite or like songs, and follow the favoriting behavior of their social. Nesta and the young foundation have created the open book of social innovation. Ways to design, develop and grow social innovation by robin murray. European exhibition of creativity and innovation conference euroinvent. Chinese ymca of hong kong university ymca the university of hong kong. Hku lung fu shan environmental education centre launches new book and exhibition tour.
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