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Dette paper prœsenterer en rœkke ny computerspil, som har det fœllesmål at skabe borgerdreven social innovation. Indledningsvist vil paperet skitsere den udvikling, der har fundetsted i spilindustrien, som har muliggjort udviklingen af disse spil samt redegøre for hvorfor disse spil bør tages seriøst som et demokratisk udviklingsvœrktøj. Efterfølgende vil jeg i paperet pege på nogle af de potentialer og kritiske spørgsmål, som spillene i følge mig indholder og rejser i forhold til en diskussion af spillenes kapacitet for at skabe borgerdreven social innovation. Argumentationen for disse potentialer og diskussion af de kritiske spørgsmål vil danne grundlag for min videre research. Afslutningsvist vil jeg kort beskrive den metodiske tilgang som er planlagt for projektet.

The history of social innovation in country, challenges being addressed by social innovation. the key actors, who is promoting social innovation. A few of the key projects that illustrate social innovation.

1. Introduction -- 2. Social Innovation in Sport: An Introduction to the Theory -- 3. Social Innovations and Social Entrepreneurship in Sport -- 4. Practice Occludes Diffusion: Scaling Sports-Based Social Innovations -- 5. We App to Move' - A Co-Created Digital Platform to Support Self-Organised Sporting Activities Among Socially Vulnerable Youth in Bruges -- 6. Social Innovation, Sport and Urban Planning -- 7. Social Innovation and Challenges in Youth-Based Sport Practices: an Analysis of State-led Programs -- 8. Social Innovation and Virtual Sport: A Case of Esports in Norway -- 9. Footbag Freestyle: Innovation in the Organization and Practice of Sport -- 10. Social Innovation and Fitness Sports: A case of the CrossFit Movement in North America -- 11. The Wonderful World of Quidditch: An Innovative Model of Gender Inclusivity -- 12. "Introducing" roller derby: An old sport made new and innovations in gender policies -- 13. The creation of STUNT cheer: A story of cheerleading, Title IX, and the gender politics of sport -- 14. Social Innovation in Sport: Implications and Directions for Research.

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I Theoretical Perspectives on Social Innovation in Sport -- 1 Social Innovation in Sport: An Introduction to the Theory -- Defining Innovation and Social Innovation -- Innovation in Sport -- What Is Social Innovation in Sport? The RaceRunner Bike and Other Examples -- Three Types of Social Innovation in Sport -- Conclusion -- References -- 2 Social Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship: Useful Theories for Sport? -- Introduction -- The 'Social' Dimension of Social Entrepreneurship -- The 'Social' Dimension of Social Innovation -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Social Innovations and Social Entrepreneurship in Sport -- Introduction -- A Contextualisation of the Sports Movement and Sport Policy in Sweden -- Social Innovations in Sports in Sweden After 2000 -- A Handshake for the Children and the Youth of Sweden -- The Lift for Sport -- Sports for the Newly Arrived in Sweden -- Uniting for Daily Movement -- Social Innovation Versus Social Entrepreneurship -- Conclusions -- References -- Part II Sport and Social Innovation in Practice -- 4 Practice Occludes Diffusion: Scaling Sport-Based Social Innovations -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framing -- Sports-Based Interventions: Two Cases of Midnight Football -- Results and Analysis -- Practices -- The Programme -- Preconditions -- Discussion and Conclusions -- On Governing -- On Diffusion -- On Infrastructuring -- On Directing Change -- References -- 5 'We App to Move'-A Co-Created Digital Platform to Support Self-Organized Sporting Activities for Socially Vulnerable Youth in Bruges -- Introduction: Sport and Socially Vulnerable Groups in Flanders, Belgium -- Neighbourhood Sports in Bruges ('Buurtsport Brugge') -- The Concept of Social Innovation.

Social Innovation: Comparative Perspectives investigates socio-economic impact. Since it is hard to establish causality and to measure social properties when investigating impact, especially at the level of society, the book narrows down impact to one priority aspect: social innovation – understood as organizations' capacity to generate novel ideas, ways and means of doing things, of addressing public and social problems of many kinds. This volume's primary assertion is that the Third Sector, specifically through stimulating civic involvement, is best placed to produce social innovation, outperforming business firms and state agencies in this regard. By investigating actor contributions to social innovation across seven fields of activity, Social innovation: Comparative Perspectives develops our understanding of why and how the Third Sector is central to functioning, cohesive and viable societies. This volume is based on contributions of the project "ITSSOIN – Impact of the Third Sector as Social Innovation" funded by the European Commission under the 7th framework programme. It will be of insight across disciplines, in particular to the growing social innovation community, innovation researchers more generally and to non-profit scholars. The practical relevance of the book will be of interest to European and national policy makers and practitioners across different sectors.

Current conceptions of how to measure and manage intellectual capital (IC) suffer from a failure to take "social capital" rigorously into account. This is a shortcoming of current thinking in the IC arena. Of particular concern is the absence of "social innovation capital" (SIC) from the scope of leading IC schemes. SIC, the collective capacity of a firm to innovate, is arguably the most valuable form of IC because it underlies a firm's fundamental capacity to learn, innovate, and adapt. Using one leading IC scheme as a basis for analysis (Skandia's), the absence of social capital, and SIC in particular, is highlighted, along with a description of what Skandia's taxonomy would look like if it were to take social capital fully into account. Finally, recommendations are offered on how managers can build and manage SIC, thereby enhancing their organizations' capacities to learn, innovate, and adapt in the marketplace.

Social Innovation: Comparative Perspectives investigates socio-economic impact. Since it is hard to establish causality and to measure social properties when investigating impact, especially at the level of society, the book narrows down impact to one priority aspect: social innovation – understood as organizations' capacity to generate novel ideas, ways and means of doing things, of addressing public and social problems of many kinds. This volume's primary assertion is that the Third Sector, specifically through stimulating civic involvement, is best placed to produce social innovation, outperforming business firms and state agencies in this regard. By investigating actor contributions to social innovation across seven fields of activity, Social innovation: Comparative Perspectives develops our understanding of why and how the Third Sector is central to functioning, cohesive and viable societies. This volume is based on contributions of the project "ITSSOIN – Impact of the Third Sector as Social Innovation" funded by the European Commission under the 7th framework programme. It will be of insight across disciplines, in particular to the growing social innovation community, innovation researchers more generally and to non-profit scholars. The practical relevance of the book will be of interest to European and national policy makers and practitioners across different sectors.

"Social innovation and service innovation issues have developed separately over the last two decades, with too rare intersections between them. Both issues share many points in common, however, and sometimes even describe the same socio-economic reality. This contribution aims to help establish dialogue between these two still marginal but promising fields of economic theory and the social sciences in general. It briefly describes each of these two fields, puts them into perspective, and examines the links between them in a number of different ways." (author's abstract)