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Philosophy and approach to designing sustainable positive change for the benefit of civil society
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© 2010 SoundConneXions Iris Lemmer, James Lemmer and Lucy Garrick 1
…we create work that supports life and empowers communities through cross-boundary collaborations
© 2010 SoundConneXions Iris Lemmer, James Lemmer and Lucy Garrick 2
Vision
To support the design, creation and cultivation of scalable and sustaining social innovations that empower
communities and provide financial, social and ecological benefits
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Terms and Definitions • Social innovation
– Strategies and ideas that meet social need and strengthen civil society
– Can take place within or between government, for-profits, nonprofits and communities
• Social Enterprise – An organization that generates social value while operating
with the financial discipline, innovation and determination of a private sector business • For-profit/nonprofit partnership, nonprofit, B Corporation
• Social entrepreneur – One who recognizes a social problem and uses entrepreneurial
principles to organize, create, and manage a venture using triple bottom principles • Produces financial, social and ecological benefits
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Our Values Define How We Work • A systems perspective - social, ecological, economic
approaches that provide tangible long-term benefits • Transparency - sharing our current situations, motivations
and future vision • Inclusiveness - opportunities for contribution of available
assets • Perspectives and wisdom – honoring what resides in the
diversity of our communities • Flexibility - a willingness to observe, learn and adapt in order
to achieve our mission and advance our vision • Accountability - accepting that being accountable to ourselves
means that we are also accountable to the group
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Principles for Intentional Social Innovation 1. Cross-industry sector and domain integration to create
positive, sustainable solutions for civil society 2. Grass roots engagement 3. Adaptive leadership at all levels 4. Positive practices are shared and adapted 5. Listening to and learning from diverse perspectives 6. Shaping, supporting and aligning existing resources and
assets in the community 7. Creating new kinds of work that provide social, economic
and ecological benefits that have positive impact on present and future generations
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The Landscape • Positive examples are creating wide spread curiosity
and excitement about social innovation – Lack of formal mechanisms to support social entrepreneurs and
enterprises
• Proliferation of social change agents competing for same resources – Nonprofits increasingly require models and support for financial
sustainability – Lots of valuable assets struggling without the ability to connect,
coordinate and collaborate
• Collaborative methods are needed to create and scale social innovations – Lack of knowledge, skill and formal mechanisms to support grass
roots involvement
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Community Revitalization
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Arts&Culture
Examples:• CommunityCrea6veCommons
• CommunityArtsProjects
• Edu‐tainment
Health&Wellness
Examples• ChildhoodFitness
• CommunityNutri6on
• WholeBodyWellness
Educa6on&Development
Examples• X‐Genera6onalCharacterDevelopment
Environment
Examples• GreenBuilding• GreenJobs
Economy
Examples• Housingforhomeless
• Suppor6ngLocaleconomies
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Whoweserve? KeyNeeds SoundConneXionsSupport
EarlystagesocialentrepreneursSocially‐consciousindividualsVolunteersNonprofitStart‐ups&Consor6a
• Desiretobeac6veinvolvedmakingposi6vesocialimpactsanddoingmeaningfulwork• Tryingtoformulateasocialinnova6onconcepts• Seekingcareer/lifetransi6onsrelevanttosocialgood• Seekingfeedbackonanpreliminarysocialinnova6onconcept• SocialInnovatorslookingfornetworkopportuni6es
SoundConneXionsForumLifeTransi6onsWorkshop/CoachingAssetMatching
SocialEntrepreneurs • Haveavisionforaspecificsocialinnova6onniche• Needstodefinecommunityassetsandalignwithcommunityspheresofinfluence
AssetMappingChangeMakersLeadership/ManagementCoaching
Cross‐SectorLeadershipNonprofit,Business,Government,Philanthropy
• Lookingtoiden6fyandcreateworkingcross‐sectorpartnerships• Needtoformalizestrategiesandopera6onalplansforimplemen6ngsocialresponsibilityorsocialinnova6onprojects
AssetMappingChangeMakersLaunchPad
SoundConneXionsRegionalChapters • DesiretolearnhowtoimplementtheSoundConneXionsmodels• OngoingSupport
WebsitePersonalConnec6onTrain‐the‐trainerProcessMaterials
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Sound ConneXions DNA
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Putting The Puzzle Pieces Together
SoundConneXionsForums
LifeTransi6onWorkshops/Coaching
• NetworkforSocialInnova6onStakeholders• CommunityofPrac6ceforBeginners• Showcasessocialinnova6onprojects• Ideaincuba6on• Providessupportandlearningforearlystagesocialinnova6onconceptdevelopment
• Helpsindividualsinwork/lifetransi6oniden6fytheirpassionsforsocialgood• iden6fycareerpathsrelatedtosocialresponsibility.
EarlyStageSocialinnovators,Socially‐consciousIndividuals,Volunteers,NonprofitStart‐upsAndConsor6a
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Social Entrepreneurs, Cross-Sector Leaders, Philanthropists, Investors
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NetworkMatching
AssetMappingWorkshops
ChangeMakers
SymposiumLaunchPad
• Iden6fiesandmatchescommunityassetswithopportuni6es:i.e.,People,venues,organiza6ons,communitygroups
• Generatesandalignscrea6vecapacityaboutasocialimpactpassion• Facilitatescommitmentofsupportandresourcestoanini6a6ve
• Formalizesstrategyandplansforopera6onal‐izingasocialenterprise
Leadership/ManagementCoachingforSocialInnovators
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Building And Sustaining The Dream
• Connec6ngskills&passionswithprojects• Connec6ngorganiza6onswithcomple‐mentarygoals
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Cultivating Social Innovation
• Chapters – Developing a global
Communities of Practice to foster promising practices for social innovation
– Chicago - May – Nashville - June – Others: • N.Carolina, St. Louis
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Contact Information
Iris Lemmer, [email protected] 425-241-5611
James Lemmer [email protected] 425-241-5911
Lucy Garrick [email protected] 206-335-5635