Bizkailab Resilience Alliance - Resilience Ecosystem resilience is the capacity of an ecosystem to tolerate disturbance without collapsing into a qualitatively different state that is controlled by a different set of processes. A resilient ecosystem can withstand shocks and rebuild itself when necessary. Resilience in social systems has the added capacity of humans to anticipate and plan for the future. Humans are part of the natural world. We depend on ecological systems for our survival and we continuously impact the ecosystems in which we live from the local to global scale. Resilience is a property of these linked social-ecological systems (SES). The amount of change the system can undergo and still retain the same controls on function and structureThe degree to which the system is capable of self-organizationThe ability to build and increase the capacity for learning and adaptation Coral Dominance > > > > Algal Dominance Coral reefs are spectacular marine ecosystems known for their diversity of eye-pleasing fish and corals.
iCats Program - LGT As part of LGT Venture Philanthropy's support to scale proven local solutions, the ICats Program was established to provide additional know-how to social organizations. The program connects social organizations in need of professional know-how, and experts with the desire to apply their knowledge in a meaningful way, thus acting as “Impact Catalysts”. This is how the name ICats came about. Global corporations can integrate the ICats Program into their leadership development programs to promote responsible leadership through first hand experience. We are currently accepting applications for the ICats Fellowship Program 2015. "When the fellowship was over, we requested Sheela to stay on in the team and help us develop a new aspect of the program - this is testimony to how much we valued her input and how well she had integrated into the team." "2013 has been the culmination of different kinds of experience for me. ICats Impact and Experiences » more ICats Partnerships » more » more » more
Euclid Network Mapping Social Design Research & Practice | An independent study for the Arts and Humanities Research Council Citilab Coordenadas: 41°21′36″N 2°03′43″E / 41.36000, 2.06194 (mapa) Citilab-Cornellà es el primer laboratorio ciudadano digital de Europa, un centro de investigación e innovación sobre la Internet social que centra su actividad en la innovación digital ciudadana, con el objetivo de difundir y fomentar la Sociedad de la Información. Orígenes[editar] Tras cuatro años de intensa restauración, en noviembre de 2007 la antigua fábrica de Can Suris de Cornellá de Llobregat inauguró la sede de Citilab. Actividad[editar] Citilab-Cornellà se inspira en buena parte en el modelo de Living Lab, entidad mixta pública / privada donde ciudadanos, empresas, organismos públicos y centros de investigación se involucran en el proceso de innovación. Citilab es una organización en permanente innovación. Funcionamiento[editar] Dentro de la filosofía general de funcionamiento del Citilab, se apuesta por la creación de equipos y comunidades en torno a proyectos. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Enlaces externos[editar]
Frances Westley, PhD Frances Westley joined the University of Waterloo as the JW McConnell Chair in Social Innovation in July 2007. In this capacity she is one of the principle leads in a Canada wide initiative in social innovation, SiG (Social Innovation Generation), a cross sectoral partnership to build capacity for social innovation in Canada funded by the J.W McConnell Family Foundation, University of Waterloo and the Ontario government. At University of Waterloo she leads a research team dedicated to understanding social innovation, and has designed both graduate and undergraduate curricula in social innovation. Dr. Westley is a renowned scholar and consultant in the areas of social innovation, strategies for sustainable development, strategic change, visionary leadership and inter-organizational collaboration. Before joining the University of Waterloo, Frances Westley held the position of Director, Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies (2005-2007) at the University of Wisconsin- Madison.
It’s Not How Big It Is – It’s How Well It Performs: The Startup Genome Compass What makes startups succeed or fail? More than 90% of startups fail, due primarily to self-destruction rather than competition. For the less than 10% of startups that do succeed, most encounter several near death experiences along the way. Simply put, while we now have some good theory, we just are not very good at creating startups yet. After 50 years of technology entrepreneurship it’s still an art. Three months ago I wrote about my ex-student Max Marmer and the Startup Genome Project. Now 90 days later Max and his team have gathered data on 3200 startups and they believe they’ve discovered the most common reason startups fail. Today you’re invited to benchmark your own internet startup and see how you compare to the winners. Benchmarking Your StartupI hadn’t heard from Max for awhile so I thought he took the summer off. The benchmark takes 20 or so minutes to go through as series of questions, and in the end it spits out an analysis of how you are doing. Happy birthday Max.
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