Social Innovation Sydney had a wonderful year thanks to the support of the SIBSYD community. Our goal of building a community of changemakers to share ideas and information so that we can make a difference has evolved in amazing ways. It has been a great inspiration to meet so many people who want to make [...]
The representation of women in media is an important issue for our times. To kick off in 2012 we’re screening a film to get us thinking, talking, and acting on the issue of women and how we are portrayed in the media.
Declan Jones has raised some important issues that arise around the lack of an agreed definition for ‘social enterprise’. The full article is worth a read.
This definitional problem has disturbed me for quite a while and we have yet to resolve the matter to any degree. Further, there is the question of social [...]
This is a great initiative to see in Western Australia! Social innovation in Western Australia (aka SiiWA) just told us that:
“We are also launching the search for WA Social Enterprises in partnership with Social Traders. If you work for or know of a Social Enterprise in WA please [...]
Applications are now open for the SSE Incubator Program beginning March 2012!
The Program schedule is slightly different next year, making it more accessible to people outside of Sydney and Melbourne.
If you are already in action around your idea and feel ready to accelerate, go to their website: www.sse.
A good friend and supporter of Social Innovation Sydney, Soren Harner, recently let us know about a new workshop he’s running and we thought it might be of interest to others:
“I emailed you in August about a new leadership workshop I’ve been working on with Peter Rennie [...]
Following are some thoughts after attending the recent forum in Melbourne, hosted by Donkey Wheel House, on creating a social enterprise incubator. However, with our Talking Sydney Unconference on this past weekend it’s the first chance I’ve had to post my thoughts.
At 4.30 am Monday I was seriously questioning my sanity [...]
We’re really please to announce that the Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI) has just launched a new campaign, Solved, which is searching nationwide to find social solutions that work.
As Sarah Stokely explained it to us:
Why Solved? Sometimes when tackling social challenges, we focus too [...]
3 more Speakers Announced: “Talking Sydney” Unconference Saturday 12th of November
Social Innovation Sydney will be tackling the big issues at the Talking Sydney Unconference on Saturday the 12th of November.
Venue: Barangaroo site office, Level 21, AON/Maritime Trade Towers, 201 Kent St, Sydney
Keynote speaker: Mark Stickdorn, author of This is Service Design.
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Sydney constantly ranks amongst the top cities in the world to visit. What about for those of us who live here?
Social Innovation Sydney will be tackling the big issues at the Talking Sydney Unconference on Saturday 12 November 2011.
Keynote speaker: Mark Stickdorn, author of This is Service Design.
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