Origins The first mention of “labs” as an idea to be applied to complex social … Continue reading The Evolution Of Social Labs
Category Archives: Social Labs
Building Social Labs
The second in our series of introductory blog posts to help readers understand the fundamentals … Continue reading Building Social Labs
The value of storytelling for social labs – eyes on Chicago
“Storytelling is what connects us to our humanity. It is what links us to our … Continue reading The value of storytelling for social labs – eyes on Chicago
Guest post: Falling into the “program” trap
Guest post by Mali Bain from WellAhead; a lab focused on helping integrate wellbeing into … Continue reading Guest post: Falling into the “program” trap
Ten Hacks Towards World Class Evaluation
What is the best way of evaluating interventions aiming for systemic change? How do we … Continue reading Ten Hacks Towards World Class Evaluation
The Ten Most Common Mistakes In Setting Up A Social Lab
1/ Using the word “Lab” as a brand This is possibly the most common mistake … Continue reading The Ten Most Common Mistakes In Setting Up A Social Lab
Guest Blog: Can Social Innovation be Learned in School?
Can Social Innovation be Learned in School? Five Lessons from CIRAL, Evergreen’s Civic Intelligence Research … Continue reading Guest Blog: Can Social Innovation be Learned in School?
Putting the Social Into Social Labs
Putting the Social Into Social Labs Why social labs? Why not “change labs” or “social … Continue reading Putting the Social Into Social Labs
Guest Blog: Five Lessons from The Social Innovation Lab for Kent (SILK)
By Emma Barrett Palmer 5 Lessons from SILK At a secondary school in Guadeloupe, Caribbean … Continue reading Guest Blog: Five Lessons from The Social Innovation Lab for Kent (SILK)
Challenging the Practice, Badly
A reluctant review of “Lab Matters: Challenging the practice of social innovation laboratories” by Marlieke … Continue reading Challenging the Practice, Badly