A NEW READER ON SOCIAL EARNING CAPACITY

PRACTICAL TOOLS FOR MISSION-DRIVEN INNOVATION

Please note that the reader is written in Dutch

Our innovation policy has entered a new era. Social challenges have become so urgent that research, development and innovation can no longer be driven sectorally. The Mission-Driven Top Sectors and Innovation Policy (MITB) focuses specifically on both strengthening economic earning capacity and accelerating the realisation of social impact. The 25 missions of the MITB require cross-sectoral and multi-stakeholder collaboration. But how does that work in practice? Which existing working methods can be used and which methodologies and tools need to be developed for this new way of innovating?

The Knowledge and Innovation Agenda for Social Earning Capacity (KIA MV) aims to accelerate mission-driven innovation while simultaneously achieving economic and social impact. Innovation with this dual objective requires an 'upgrade' of the innovation theory and a new set of instruments. The KIA MV organises the improvement, development and application of methodologies, models and working methods for successful mission-driven innovation.

THE READER

How can the scaling up of innovation be accelerated in order to achieve greater social impact? This reader makes a first attempt at answering this question.

Central to this reader is the 'how'. What are the theoretical foundations for successful mission-driven innovation? What are aspects that require attention? And which methodologies, models and working methods are currently practically usable?

The structure is as follows:

1. Starting points from existing theory ('Transition theory', 'Open innovation' and 'Systemic design')

Social earning capacity brings together three theoretical schools of thought: Transition theory, Open innovation and Systemic design. We discuss the principles, useful elements and the missing aspects and tools. This forms a theoretical framework for realising social earning capacity.

2. Aspects important for accelerating mission-driven innovation

Our inventory of 60+ regional innovation ecosystems has revealed six key aspects that are important for accelerating mission-driven innovation. Many factors influence the success or failure of mission-driven innovation. This includes creating public support, regional embedding, organising collaboration, measuring impact and funding research and innovation. Realising social earning capacity also requires new forms of organisation and governance.

3. State-of-the-art methodologies, models and working methods for mission-driven innovation

One of the recurring themes arising from the observation of transition and innovation theories is the missing links to practical application. In this reader we explain several inspiring methodologies, models and working methods, related to the six core aspects.

We conclude with observations of the existing methodologies, models and working methods.

Do you want to learn more? Download the reader (Dutch). You can read more about the Social Earning Capacity KIA here.

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