Social innovation in theory and practice - How can we support innovative solutions to societal challenges?
Are you working to support innovation and entrepreneurship? This course will enable you to better support social innovation, i.e. innovative ways of tackling societal challenges and improving people's lives.
Facts
Target group:
Innovation and business promoters at incubators, innovation offices and other organizations throughout Sweden.
Prerequisites:
Basic knowledge of Swedish and English.
Scope:
5 credits, 133 hours
Location:
Digital
Language:
The course is conducted in Swedish
Price:
20 000 SEK (excluding VAT), excluding course literature.
Registration:
The last day for registration has passed, but if you are interested in a place, fill in the registration form and we will get back to you.
You will learn
The course gives you an insight into Swedish and international research on social innovation, concrete examples of social innovation in different sectors of society, and practical tools to support the development of social innovations.
Course structure
The course is conducted entirely remotely, with three digital course meetings:
Meeting 1 (3 hours)
Theme: What is social innovation?
Course assignments: Literature reading before the course meeting (Bonnedahl et al. 2022).
Meeting2 (3 hours)
Theme: How can social innovation be supported?
Course tasks: Literature reading before the course meeting (Lindberg 2020), Completion of a practical homework assignment before the course meeting.
Meeting 3 (3 hours)
Theme: How do we go from theory to practice?
Course assignments: Completion of a practical homework assignment before the course meeting, Oral presentation at the course meeting.
Course literature
Bonnedahl, K. J., Egan Sjölander, A., Lindberg, M. (ed.) (2022). Social innovation for sustainable development. Lund: Studentlitteratur. Available via library or bookstore.
Lindberg, M. (2020). Supporting social innovators - research analysis in The Joint Way project. Lund: Ideon Innovation. Freely available in pdf format.
Course coordinator
The course is led by Malin Lindberg, professor at Luleå University of Technology, who has many years of experience in studying and supporting social innovation in collaboration between academia, business and society.
Expression of Interest
This course is given in Swedish. Please click on “på Svenska” at the top of the page and register your interest there.
Contact us
LTU Professional Education uppdragsutbildning@ltu.se
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