Social Innovation

Students of creativity have examined innovation in the arts, sciences, and engineering. Social innovation, the generation and implementation of new ideas about social relationships and social organization, has received less attention. This effort uses a case study approach, drawing from the historic record provided by Benjamin Franklin, to formulate some initial hypotheses about the strategies and tactics used to generate and implement social innovations. It was found that Franklin identified problems based on practical need, analyzed causes carefully, generated contextually appropriate low-cost implementation strategies, and built the support needed for demonstration projects. The implications of these strategies and tactics for innovation in modern organizations are discussed.

Cognitive science · Creativity · Ideation · Political science · Public relations · Social innovation · Sociology · The arts · Creativity in Education and Neuroscience · Design Education and Practice · Innovative Education and Learning Practices · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology

• Innovación social

  Alfonso Carlos, Morales Gutiérrez

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• Social Innovation and Territorial Development

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• Collaborative Research, Public Inquiry, and Democratic Experimentalism

  Open Access•Taís Magalhães, Carolina Andion et al.•Canadian journal of nonprofit and…•2022

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• What is so Special about Media Innovations? A Characterization of the Field

  Open Access•Leyla Dogruel•The Journal of Media Innovations•2014

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• Panarchy, ontological and epistemological phenomena, and the Plague

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• The concept of the Anthropocene as a game-changer

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• Creatividad e Innovación

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• A social innovation for combating discrimination against persons with disabilities in the built environment

  Open Access•Richard Sendi•Urbani izziv•2014

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• Can Collective Intelligence Produce Social Innovation?

  Open Access•Ola Tjornbo•New Frontiers in Social…•2015

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• Enhancing Public Innovation through Collaboration, Leadership and New Public Governance

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• Introduction

  Open Access•Alex Nicholls, Julie Simon et al.•New Frontiers in Social…•2015

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• Social Innovation

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• Social innovation

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• Social innovation research

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• The effectiveness of creativity training

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• Lessons for Responsible Innovation in the Business Context

  Open Access•Rob Lubberink, Vincent Blok et al.•Sustainability•2017

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• Five Configurations for Scaling Up Social Innovation

  Open Access•Frances Westley, Nino Antadze et al.•The Journal of Applied Behavioral…•2014

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• La production des innovations sociales

  Open Access•Paul Müller•Technologie et innovation•2021

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• Les organisations de l’économie sociale et solidaire (ESS) comme intermédiaires de l’innovation sociale

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• Trois essais sur le rôle de l'innovation sociale dans le développement territorial

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• Sociedade civil e inovação social na esfera pública

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• Social innovation in urban spaces

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• L'innovation sociale, une notion aux usages pluriels

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• Social Innovation

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• Instrumental and Non-instrumental Factors of Social Innovation Adoption

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• Dislocating peripheries to the center

  Open Access•Fabio Prado Saldanha, Marlei Pozzebon et al.•Organization•2022

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• Estrategia para el empoderamiento diferencial desde la identidad cultural y el desarrollo local. Estudio de caso de las Mujeres Indígenas Nasa del Municipio Santiago de Cali - Colombia

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• Informe de tesis

  Open Access•Pedro Antonio Rodríguez•REVISTA INTERNACIONAL DE…•2025

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• Smart Villagers as Actors of Digital Social Innovation in Rural Areas

  Open Access•Nicole Zerrer, Ariane Sept•Urban Planning•2020

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• Right inferior frontal gyrus gray matter density mediates the effect of tolerance of ambiguity on scientific problem finding

  Open Access•Tong Dandan, Jingjing Shi et al.•Current Psychology•2023

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• Social innovation in rural areas

  Open Access•Markus Schermer, Sigrid Kroismayr•Österreichische Zeitschrift für…•2020

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• Reducing Crime Through Environmental Design

  Open Access•AARON CHALFIN, Brooke Hansen et al.•Journal of Quantitative Criminology•2022

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• Social innovation for a sustainable bioeconomy - a bibliometric analysis

  Open Access•M Mueller, S Türkeli et al.•Technological Forecasting and…•2026

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• Open social innovation for surplus food recovery and aid during Covid-19 crisis

  Open Access•Lara Penco, Andrea Ciacci et al.•British Food Journal•2022

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• Building alternatives to the creative turn in Barcelona

  Open Access•Maria Victoria Sánchez Belando•City Culture and Society•2017

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• Volunteering as a catalyst to social entrepreneurship

  Open Access•Derson S Lopes-Jr, Marco Antônio Figueiredo Milani Filho et al.•Sustainable Futures•2026

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• Participation and Social Innovation as a Compass towards Integration

  Open Access•Morena Cuconato•Societies•2023

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• The role of social innovation in criminal justice reform and the risk posed by proposed reforms in England and Wales

  Open Access•Chris Fox, Robert Grimm•Criminology & Criminal Justice•2013

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• Social Innovation

  Open Access•Michael James Roy, Neil Mchugh et al.•Social Policy and Society•2014

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• Introducing the adopter perspective in social innovation research

  Rick Hölsgens•Innovation The European Journal…•2021

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• Societal innovation at the interface of the state and civil society

  Ville Lehtola, Pirjo Ståhle•Innovation The European Journal…•2014

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• Social innovation, an answer to contemporary societal challenges? Locating the concept in theory and practice

  Robert Grimm, Chris Fox et al.•Innovation The European Journal…•2013

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• Ecosystems of Innovation

  Martha Leticia Silva-Flores, David Murillo•Innovation The European Journal…•2022

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• Together for the greater goods

  Open Access•Tineke Kleinhout‐Vliek, Wouter Boon et al.•Innovation The European Journal…•2024

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• Social innovation in non-profit organizations

  María José Sanzo Pérez, María José Sanzo-Pérez et al.•Innovation The European Journal…•2023

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• Controversies in social innovation research

  Ander Gurrutxaga Abad, Auxkin Galarraga•Innovation The European Journal…•2021

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• Social investment e innovazione sociale

  Maurizio Busacca•SOCIOLOGIA E RICERCA SOCIALE•2023

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• Intersectional knowledge as rural social innovation

  Open Access•Swati Banerjee, Luciane Lucas Dos Santos et al.•Journal of Rural Studies•2021

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• Developing a framework for radical and incremental social innovation in rural areas

  Open Access•Néstor Vercher, Gary Bosworth et al.•Journal of Rural Studies•2022

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• Social innovations in healthcare provision

  Open Access•Pascal Tschumi, Heike Mayer•Geografiska Annaler Series B…•2022

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• Technological innovation in agricultural co-operatives in China

  Open Access•Jianli Luo, Hongdong Guo et al.•Food Policy•2017

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• Social innovation

  Hakan Mıhçı•Innovation and Development•2018

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• Social Innovation for Agricultural Development

  Open Access•Vikas Kumar•Millennial Asia•2020

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• Moral entrepreneurship

  Open Access•Nino Antadze, Katharine Mcgowan•Environmental Innovation and…•2016

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• Slowing down’ in small and medium-sized towns

  Open Access•Ariane Sept•Regional Studies Regional Science•2021

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• Change agency in social innovation

  Open Access•Samuel Wirth, Pascal Tschumi et al.•Regional Studies Regional Science•2023

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• Creativity and the Long Emergency

  Open Access•Linda Riebel•Ecopsychology•2015

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• MNC involvement in social innovations

  Christine Holmström Lind, Olivia Kang et al.•Critical Perspectives on…•2018

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• Innovation in strategic planning

  Open Access•Elena Ostanel•Planning Theory•2023

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• L'innovazione sociale tra sviluppo territoriale e trasformazione sociale

  Melissa Moralli, Marco Alberio et al.•SOCIOLOGIA URBANA E RURALE•2017

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• Shaken, but not stirred

  Open Access•Mónica Edwards-Schachter, Miriam L Wallace et al.•Technological Forecasting and…•2017

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• Social Innovation in Rural Regions

  Open Access•Anika Noack, Tobias Federwisch•Rural Sociology•2020

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• Making sense of grassroots leadership in rural social innovation

  Open Access•Jinlong Gao, Fengping An•Geoforum•2025

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• Towards a Theoretical Framework for Social Impact Bonds

  Open Access•Kevin Albertson, Chris Fox et al.•Nonprofit Policy Forum•2020

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• The European “New Right” as Radical Social Innovation

  Richard T Marcy, Richard Marcy et al.•Journal for the Study of Radicalism•2019

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• Social innovation for regional energy transition? An agency perspective on transformative change in non-core regions

  Open Access•Johannes Suitner, Wolfgang Haider et al.•Regional Studies•2022

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• A systematic literature review on social innovation for sustainable development in China

  Open Access•Yao Lu, Lu Yao•Environment Development and…•2024

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• Social innovation and educational innovation

  Karina Maldonado-Mariscal, Iwan Alijew•Innovation The European Journal…•2023

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• Social inclusion and learning networks

  Mark O’brien, Amanda Atkinson et al.•Research Papers in Education•2009

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• Changes in property-use relationships on French farmland

  Open Access•Christine Léger-Bosch, Christine Léger‐Bosch et al.•Land Use Policy•2020

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• Social innovation and food provisioning initiatives to reduce food insecurity during the Covid-19 pandemic

  Open Access•Valentina Cattivelli•Cities•2022

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• How to transform “social value” into meaningful products? ——A multiple-case study of leading innovative enterprises

  Open Access•Guannan Qu, Luyao Wang et al.•Technology in Society•2024

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• Towards Alternative Model(s) of Local Innovation

  Open Access•Frank Moulaert, Flavia Martinelli et al.•Urban Studies•2005

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• Community inclusion in tourism development

  Open Access•Mari Partanen, Marika Kettunen et al.•Tourism Recreation Research•2025

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• How Social Innovation 'Came to Be

  Open Access•Noorseha Ayob, Simon Teasdale et al.•Journal of Social Policy•2016

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• Understanding the effects of social capital on social innovation ecosystems in Latin America through the lens of Social Network Approach

  Vanessa Alcaide Lozano, Liliana Arroyo Moliner et al.•International Review of Sociology•2019

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• Social innovation in rural development

  Open Access•Stefan Neumeier•Geographical Journal•2017

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• Social Innovation in Rural Regions

  Open Access•Anika Noack, Tobias Federwisch•Sociologia Ruralis•2019

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• Why do Social Innovations in Rural Development Matter and Should They be Considered More Seriously in Rural Development Research? - Proposal for a Stronger Focus on Social Innovations in Rural Development Research

  Open Access•Stefan Neumeier•Sociologia Ruralis•2012

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• Organisations de la société civile, innovation sociale et gouvernance de la lutte contre la pauvreté dans le Tiers-Monde

  Pasquale De Muro, Abdelilah Hamdouch et al.•Mondes en développement•2007

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• Fostering Quality of Life through Social Innovation

  Open Access•Mónica E Edwards‐schachter, Mónica Edwards-Schachter et al.•Review of Policy Research•2012

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• Exploring the Role of the Capability Approach in Social Innovation

  Meera Tiwari•Journal of Human Development•2017

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• Creative Cognition

  Ronald A Finke, Thomas B Ward et al.•Creative Cognition•1992

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• Genius, Creativity, and Leadership

  Dean K Simonton•Genius, Creativity, and Leadership•1984

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• Organizational Innovation

  F Damanpour•Academy of Management Journal•1991

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• Leadership and Performance beyond Expectations

  John M Longshore, Bernard M Bass•Academy of Management Review•1987

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• The True and Only Heaven

  Thomas Bender, Christopher Lasch•The American Historical Review•1992

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• Psychology, Science, and History

  Peter Knapp, Dean K Simonton•Contemporary Sociology A Journal…•1992

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• The nature and nurture of creative talent

  Donald W Mackinnon•American Psychologist•1962

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• Creativity

  J P Guilford•American Psychologist•1950

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• Creativity syndrome

  Michael D Mumford, Sigrid B Gustafson•Psychological Bulletin•1988

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• Franklin's Autobiography

  Hugh J Dawson, P M Zall•The William and Mary Quarterly•1990

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