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The robot-led solution helping marginalised communities find legal help

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 1st March 2022 -  An AI project is aiming to dismantle the barriers getting in the way of vulnerable people seeking legal help  Unless you’re a trained lawyer, understanding the legal jargon you need

SA pushes to become the face of social innovation in Australia

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 28th October 2020 -  A new report explores how the purpose economy can grow in South Australia  Businesses of all sizes in all industries are being urged to become a force for good, as part of a plan to make

Designing a new world: Social innovation in a time of disruption

Philippa Butt, Wednesday, 22nd July 2020 -  As crisis mode lifts and we begin to adjust, we have an opportunity to design a new world. To do this, we need protected time and space, deep empathy and collaboration, writes Philippa

Everything and therefore nothing: Why we must reject the ‘impact’ investors adding nothing new

Contributor, Monday, 15th July 2019 -  Impact investing is about so much more than good intentions and transactional impact measurement – it’s about supporting genuine social innovation and taking risks to help a new

Gender inequality and social entrepreneurship

Cindy Mitchell, Wednesday, 19th June 2019 -  Cindy Reese Mitchell explores how the gender norms that hobble women’s full participation in business also apply to those who are passionate about social innovation. I’m old enough

Missing link in the gig economy

Maggie Coggan, Friday, 5th April 2019 -  While the gig economy has become increasingly popular in the last five years, transparency and working conditions remain blurry, something an online hub is now fighting to change.

Barcode Donations for Rough Sleepers to Combat Cashless Society

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 27th August 2018 -  A new UK social innovation project has created wearable barcodes for rough sleepers, in a drive to increase cashless donations. Greater Change, supported by Oxford University Innovation,

Equipping Policymakers for Ambitious Change

Matt Ryan, Friday, 1st December 2017 -  Matt Ryan, the director of Public Policy and Strategy at The Australian Centre for Social Innovation, looks at what social innovation could learn from climate action. Late in the

Sector and Government Cooperation Key to Social Innovation Success

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 28th March 2017 -  A strong working relationship between the not-for-profit sector and governments is the key to growing the developing social enterprise space and social innovation generally in…
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