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Australia’s first Indigenous Innovation Unconference will be held at the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence on Saturday 29 October 2011.

There is a tendency for media to focus on the various issues and problems faced by Indigenous communities. However, there is an emerging belief that moving [...]

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Less than two weeks until the next Social Innovation Sydney event and we’re excited to announce lightning talks by local activists in social innovation:

Carla McGrath of the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence on Indigenous Innovation & social change Kate Harris of the Centre for Sustainability Leadership on social innovation in environment/sustainability Karalee Evans formerly [...]

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David Hood has kicked off an exciting new initiative in Melbourne for the new year. It is called The Social Change Collaboratory and it aims at:


“Connecting agents and architects of change; facilitating opportunities for collaborative projects; inspiring action on social ventures with impact; and supporting the emergence of a [...]

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How can we build a public sector innovation system?  with Christian Bason:

Masterclass and Free Public Forum

Government and the public sector are key players in shaping and providing social services and decision making on behalf of citizens. But how can we make a public sector that is innovative and [...]

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For those who missed this extremely thought provoking talk by Mark Pesce at our recent BarCamp, titled “F*ck Off We’re Full!”, here’s the video thanks to the combined efforts of Tony Hollingsworth, ApostrophePong and Stilgherrian:

Social Innovation Keynote by Mark Pesce from ApostrophePong on Vimeo.

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Here are some thoughts from back in 2006, when Facebook was still the province of early adopters, from Professor John Quiggin. This piece was originally published on Crooked Timber, reproduced here with kind permission from Prof. Quiggin.

He raises some interesting questions about why people participate in the creation of goods by means [...]

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