Knowledge and insights

The Academy is an active and important player in the public debate on societal change and systemic transformation. We regularly communicate knowledge, insights, and opinions through opinion pieces, articles, and reports.

What is
Social Innovation?

Social Innovation means that the social element is embedded in both the development of new ideas, solutions, and in the outcome itself. This means that the process itself should create new relationships and provide participants and stakeholders with increased resources, such as knowledge and power.
In the context of Social Innovation, changes in power dynamics and relationships are seen as crucial for creating sustainable systemic change. Therefore, there is an ethical dimension to social innovation, as equality, emancipation, and sustainability are at the core of it.

Written media and audio

Nov 13, 2023

Academy: Sweden and Germany have a national strategy for social innovation. It's time we follow suit

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Articles

Oct 30, 2023

Forandringskraft- The Academy Podcast

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The Academy

Feb 20, 2023

Article: Can we extend our empathy to future generations?

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Articles

Jan 11th, 2023

More than buzzwords and bullshit bingo

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Altinget

Nov 21st, 2022

The climate crisis is a social problem

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Impact insider

Aug 15th, 2022

Article: A choice for a better future

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Impact insider

Mar 28th, 2022

Article: Social innovation IS process

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Impact insider

Sep 6th, 2021

Denmark must be world champions in social innovation

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Information

Apr 10th, 2021

Social innovation can be an export success, but it requires (a different view on) money

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Articles

Oct 19th, 2020

Academy: Prime Minister's 'wicked idea' to pave the way for social innovation

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Altinget

Jun 20th, 2020

Thunberg became the spark that ignited the fight against climate change and global warming. Maybe Covid-19 can be the factor, that can change social policy

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Articles

Publications

Nov 9, 2023

Diary stories from Open Academy 2023
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Aug 31, 2023

Open Academy 2023, Longterm-thinking
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May 24th, 2023

Board of Directors' report to the Annual Assembly 2023
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Nov 2nd, 2020

A society with untapped potential
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Nov 2nd, 2020

Social entrepreneur
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Literature and inspiration

We have compiled our own 'inspiration canon' of books, articles, podcasts and presentations, all of which help to give us a creative and solid foundation for our work with social innovation.

Jayne Engle: Sacred Civics
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Inspiration

Jon Kvist & Jesper Brask Fischer: Freedom, equality and private welfare
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Inspiration

The Long Time Academy Podcast
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Inspiration

Feb 3rd, 2021

Prophets at a Tangent
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Inspiration
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