I’m a changemaker. Apparently. (I’m listed as one on this website.)
And I want to be an active participant in the process of social change.
But how much change do I want to make?
And how much am I prepared to change who I am and how I live in order to see society change in the ways I think it needs to?
Those are the key questions which Ezio Manzini’s recent presentations as part of the SIDialogues series raise for me.
The challenge is real.
It’s often struck me when I talk of innovation that many people respond in terms of technology.
Gadgets. Toys. Apps.
But most advances in technology are preceded by breakthroughs in science.
So if we really wanted to go to the source, wouldn’t we start there?
I think some of the challenge for social innovators is that, for most of us, science seems a bit remote.
An under-utilised asset. Check. An unmet community need. Check. A viable business opportunity. Check.
Can’t you just smell the possibilities for social innovation?.
Kikoff Soccer Centres has - the Sydney Morning Herald this week ran a story about the company turning old lawn bowling clubs into venues for other outdoor sports.
It’s a potential wreck any community-builder can see several trains driving into at full speed.
