3. Topics
Introduction
Definitions of social innovation
Benefits of social innovations
Social innovations in Lithuania
Barriers for social innovation
Conditions of the innovation
process
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4. Social innovations are used
not only in social business
but also in private, for-profit,
public and other sectors
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8. Social innovations are new ideas that
meet social needs, create social
relationships and form new
collaborations. These innovations can
be products, services or models
addressing unmet needs more
effectively.
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10. Help to create solutions for old social
and environmental issues
Strengthen society role
Decentralisation of power
IT employment
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12. The definition itself is not well known
No tradition
No active research
Do not belong to a political and
economical discourse
BUT there are some social innovations
created and used even unconsciously
(example of Tesla Gigafactory in
Lithuania)
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14. Lack of venture capital
Lack of follow-up financing
Lack of transparency in public funding
Lack of willingness to cooperate in the established
social welfare sector
Lack of market places for imitators of social
innovations
Lack of qualified personnel in the social sector
Lack of management knowledge in social
entrepreneurship
Weak political lobby, etc.
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16. The linking nature of the leadership involved
Support of and co-creation of end users
Risk management and innovations
The role of ICT and social media
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22. Loss of control
Laws and regulations
Assessment of costs and benefits
Habits
Low motivation and external pressure
Lack of knowledge about social innovations
and possible benefit
Fines
Fear of being accused of corruption (esp. in
public sector)
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