Reports and research

The U: Connecting communities through learning

4 August 2015 | Authors: Radhika Bynon,

The U was a project with a strong vision – to create and foster social connections in communities without demanding a large shift in lifestyle, culture or personal values. By creating safer, healthier and happier communities through people being connected

Unequal Nation: The case for social innovation to work for a gender equal future

16 July 2015 | Authors: Ceri Goddard,

This report presents an up to date picture of gender inequality in the UK, and explores how gender equality and social innovation actors can come together to create a positive, gender equal future for men and women. We looked at

On the Ground: community mapping in Barnet

3 July 2015 | Authors: Megan Dragony,

This report sets out the results of a pilot study conducted on behalf of Barnet Borough Council.  The project had three primary aims: Map the networks and relationships which exist between people and organisations within a particular area of the

Evidence and replication

23 June 2015 | Authors:

Th is infographic from the Realising Ambition consortium explores the why, the how and the who of evidence and replication. It presents the learning from the programme including key messages, across evidence, replication and collaboration.

URBACT GeniUS! Open Final Report

10 June 2015 | Authors: Tricia Hackett,

This report investigates open innovation as a method of engaging citizens to identify and solve urban challenges. It is built on insights from the GEniUS! Open innovation project which was part of an URBACT programme which enables the exchange of

Realising Ambition Programme Insights: Issue 1

2 June 2015 | Authors:

The Secret Life of Innovation: Replication The Realising Ambition consortium, of which The Young Foundation was a part, produced a series of 12 Programme Insights rather than writing a long evaluation report at the end of the five-year programme. By

Making Good our Future: Exploring the Boundaries of Open and Social Innovation in Manufacturing

11 May 2015 | Authors: Filippo Addarii,

As part of the Social Innovation Europe initiative, the European Commission has published a policy paper, “Making Good our Future” authored by a Young Foundation team. The paper explores the intersection between social innovation, open source ICT, the maker movement

Spreading Social Innovations – A case study report

8 April 2015 | Authors:

The question of how and why innovations spread has been a major topic of study within social sciences over the last 50 years and is one which remains highly relevant today. In this report, we have used a case study

Doing Social Innovation: A guide for practitioners

8 April 2015 | Authors:

Across Europe, there are numerous social, economic and environmental challenges that traditional approaches used by governments, businesses and civil society have proved incapable of adequately addressing. In fact, social innovations are being developed in towns and villages across Europe in schools and hospitals, in

Growing Social Innovation: A guide for policy makers

7 April 2015 | Authors: Anna Davies,

The international community increasingly recognises the need for new approaches to address our most pressing social challenges. In order to stimulate innovation, this report suggests a number of approaches which policy makers can take, drawing on examples taken from around the world. The report draws

Social Innovation Theory and Research: A guide for researchers

7 April 2015 | Authors:

The field of social innovation and social innovation research is developing rapidly. This short report builds on the work of TEPSIE, a research project funded by the European Union under the 7th Framework Programme and which is an acronym for The Theoretical, Empirical and Policy

Ready for Work: The capabilities young people need to find and keep work – and the programmes proven to help develop these

30 September 2014 | Authors:

This report, produced by Impetus-PEF in partnership with the Young Foundation and the Social Research Unit at Dartington (SRU), seeks to provide practical answers to the question: how can we help young people be ready for work? We believe the