Civic ecosystems and social innovation: from collaboration to complementarity

Rangelov, Iavor and Theros, Marika (2023) Civic ecosystems and social innovation: from collaboration to complementarity. Global Policy, 14 (5). 797 - 804. ISSN 1758-5880

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Abstract

This article introduces civic ecosystems as a concept and set of practical approaches to social innovation. It draws on several examples of civic ecosystems in action to highlight their main characteristics and to provide insights and lessons for applying ecosystem approaches to social innovation in practice. The discussion of civic ecosystems is placed in the broader context of the rise of ecosystem thinking among social change practitioners, researchers, technologists and funders. The article argues for a paradigm shift in social innovation from networks as vehicles for collaboration to ecosystems as catalysts for complementarity.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/17585899
Additional Information:	© 2023 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Conflict and Civil Society IGA: LSE IDEAS
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Date Deposited:	24 Jul 2023 15:00
Last Modified:	25 Apr 2024 16:45
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/119815

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