European Community of Practice

Fifty people registered for this workshop where we consolidated some of our resources and experiences to take forward to the future in the form of some recommendations for decision-makers in the ESF. Click on the links below to see what was said formally and informally at the event.

Event Overview

• Why are we here?
• Social reporting of the event

Introductions and Networking

• Introductions and first insights
• What is (or isn't) social innovation?

Session one: new initiatives for social innovation

• Netherlands centre on social innovation
• ESF for social innovation in labour (NL)
• Appraising innovative project proposals
• The validation process

• And so what does stimulate innovation?

Session two: what factors contribute to social innovation?

• Listening
• Partnerships
• Attention to gender
• Profile of a social innovator

Session three: mainstreaming

• Bairros Criticos
• Gamblers in Estonia
• Combating the trafficking of women in Portugal.

Conclusions and Recommendations

• Feedback, reflections and conclusions
• Recommendations to decision-makers