Somos Más presentation with Intro

Collec&ve  Intelligence  

Created  in  Bogotá  in  2003  Collec3ve  intelligence  in  social  ecosystems  

•  Ini3al  ques3on:  How  to  increase  the  collec3ve  impact  of  social  inita3ves?  

 •  12  years  in  Colombia,    

3  in  Europe  

•  Exper3se  in  methodologies  and  technologies  

Collec3ve  Intelligence  (CI)  in  Social  Ecosystems  

Collec3ve  Intelligence  Groups  of  individuals  doing  things  collec3vely  that  seem  intelligent  

CCIT  -­‐  MIT  

Social  Ecosystem  Group  of  interdependent  actors  that  evolve  in  a  common  context  

Centralized Descentralized Distributed

Paul  Baran  (1964)  

How to transition into network-like dynamics?

Mouse neurons Universe

Imagen de: http://www.visualcomplexity.com/vc/project.cfm?id=308

When we change the way we communicate, society changes - Clay Shirky

New ways of communication >> New ways of organization

Imag

en d

e: h

ttp:

//br

andc

astm

edia

.com

/kid

s-an

d-ip

ads/

baby

-with

-ipad

-4/

Las  organizaciones  como  ‘cas3llos’  

ORGANIZATIONS AS FORTRESSES Heavy and difficult to integrate and adapt to people

Imagen de: http://www.bethkanter.org/lightbulb-fortress-freeagent/

ORGANIZATIONS AS PLATFORMS They nurture, allow flowing, and only take what is necessary

Imagen de: http://wakpaper.com/id78560/wallpapers-fish-reef-corals-in-the-pictur-hd-1920x1080-pixel.html

With  who  have  we  worked  with?  

How  to  ac3vate  the  Collec3ve  Intelligence  in  

Social  Ecosystems?  

1.  Mapping  social  ecosystems.  

David  Ryan  Robinson  

Mapping  of  Social  Ecosystems  

•  Mapping  of  the  Child  protec3on  Network  

•  Mapping  of  service  routes  of  the  social  innova3on  ecosystem.  

•  Mapping  of  the  cultural  entrepreneurs  ecosystem  (in  vulnerable  contexts)  

2.  Visualizing  relevant  ac3vi3es.  

Entrepreneurship  ecosystem  

•  Making  visible  more  than  36.000  entrepreneurships  

•  Coordina3on  of  Global  Entrepreneurship  Week  in  Colombia  

•  Leading  of  related  TEDx  event,  with  over  600  par3cipants  

3.  Effec3ve  par3cipa3on  

Childhood  and  adolescence  

•  Par3cipa3on  strategy  of  ‘Alianza  por  la  Niñez’  for  the  country’s  report  towards  the  the  Interna3onal  Conven3on  on  the  Rights  of  the  Child  

•  Virtual  par3cipa3on  of  more  than  800  kids,  receiving  hundreds  of  submi^ed  idea  proposals  (crowdsourcing)  

•  First  presiden3al  childhood  and  adolescence  public  accountability  exercise  with  more  than  6.000  par3cipa3ng  kids  with  more  than  2.000  ideas  and  ques3ons  

4.  Linking  actors.  

Construc3on  of  Public  Policy  

•  Support  of  the  process  of  Colombia’s  collec3ve  construc3on  of  the  Social  Innova3on  Policy.  

•  Coordinated  work  since  2012  with  the  government,  under  the  leadership  of  the  Na3onal  Planning  Department,  Colciencias,  Agencia  Nacional  para  la  Superación  de  la  Pobreza  Extrema  –  ANSPE  with  principles  of  par3cipa3on,  collabora3on,  and  transparency.  

5.  Dinamiza3on  of  communi3es  

Dinamiza3on  of  Communi3es  

•  Dinamiza3on  for  4  years  of  the  Na3onal  Network  of  Bavaria’s  Entrepreneurs  (more  than  36.000)  

•  Dinamiza3on  of  the  community  of  social  innova3on  of  Hilando,  supported  by  the  Center  of  Social  Innova3on  of  ANSPE  

Because  only  the  joint  work  between  sectors  generates  integral,  

per3nent  and  sustainable  answers  

Civil  Society  and  Post-­‐Conflict:  A  review  of  interna3onal  experiences.  Soraya  Montoya.  

Some  of  our  projects  

h^p://hilando.gov.co  h^p://www.poli3cadeinnovacionsocial.co    

Open  Government  

RED DE EMPRENDEDORES BAVARIA !Fundación Bavaria"CSR Project"The bigest Latinamerican Entrepreneurship Network (more than 36.000 entrepreneurs). !!Somos Más created it and operates netweaving dinamycs between entrepreneurs and the different actors of the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Colombia. We also developed the technology platform. !!http://www.redemprededoresbavaria.net!

Impact  Hub  Bogotá  CoFounders  

Physical space for co-working and additional services for social, environmental and cultural entrepreneurs!!•  1.200m2 for organizations and entrepreneurs!•  Part of an international network of 54 Hubs

distributed around 6 continents!•  Cofounders with La Arenera (network of social

entrepreneurs) and Fabricca!

h^p://bogota.impacthub.net    

COLOMBIA EN ACCIÓN – Acción Social"!The largest network of government officials of the country (more than 10,000 officials have participated).  !!Winner of the Excellency on online Government Citizen Service award.!!http://redes.dps.gov.co!http://colombiaenaccion.gov.co!!�!

!Identifying and linking social innovation actors that seek to overcome extreme poverty in Colombia.!�!Generate innovative solutions to overcome extreme poverty in the departments of Atlántico, Antioquia, Cundinamarca, Huila, Bolívar, Valle del Cauca, Chocó, Magdalena, La Guajira, Risaralda, Caldas, Nariño, Meta and Boyacá"

CONCORD"The European NGO confederation for relief and development"

Member to member participation and planning!!New participative practices within the secretariat and open to organziations and citizens!!Technologies and methodologies to support it!

Facilita3on  at  General  Assembly  

DEEEP"Global coalition of citizens movements"

Crowdsourcing construction of a global Declaration!!Johannesburg global conoference facilitation!!Community building!!Technologies and methodologies to support it!

Technologies  

Methodologies  

World  Cafe   Proac3on  Cafe   Apprecia3ve  Inquiry  

Design  Thinking  

Lean  /  Agile  

Cll 69 N° 6-20 Impact HUB Bogotá!

Colombia" Europe"

Tel: (+57 1) 7430796 – 7430797!

info@somosmas.org!

Madrid!Tel: (+34) 627 286 598!

europe@somosmas.org!

Brussels!Tel: (+32) 484 662101!