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SIRU 2.0 is financed by by Tillväxtverket with EU funding, and by Region Jönköpings län.

A social innovation (SI) is any public or business initiative that supports people in their efforts to flourish and grow.

 To develop an initiative follow the Social Innovation Spiral steps as outlined in the image below. For more tips, you can download our Social Innovation tipsheets 1-8. There are many phases in the process of developing SI. The main thing is to start small and begin with something that addresses an important human or ecological need. It's amazing what can happen once you get started!

Cycle with words Social Innovation cycle

Tipsheet 1 Social Innovation for Business: What it is & How to do it Pdf, 282.8 kB.

Tipsheet 2 Social InnovationforBusiness: Putting it all together Pdf, 326.8 kB.

Tipsheet 3 Social Innovation for Business: Explore Opportunities Pdf, 326.5 kB.

Tipsheet 4 Social Innovation for Business: Develop and Test Pdf, 719.3 kB.

Tipsheet 5 Social Innovation for Business: Inspire others and Integrate Pdf, 355.5 kB.

Tipsheet 6 Social Innovation for Business: Structure, Implement and Launch Pdf, 359.4 kB.

Tipsheet 7 Social Innovation for Business: Scale & Adapt for Social Impact Pdf, 461.8 kB.

Tipsheet 8 Social Innovation for Business: System Change Pdf, 356.7 kB.

TipSheet creator - Mark Edwards