Humanity’s Super-Power: Re-imagining Collective Social Innovation in a Fragmented World
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The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship in partnership with Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford and ShikshaLokam is delighted to invite you to a session on Collective Social Innovation which will take place during the Skoll World Forum in Oxford, UK. The session will also offer an opportunity to meet with and connect with Schwab Foundation awardees and partners in the social innovation ecosystem.
Context
Humanity’s most unique skill is developing new ways to collaborate across ever larger groups. In a rapidly evolving world, championing collective work has never been more crucial. The challenges humanity faces today cannot be solved within narrow geographic boundaries or specific sectors and industries. Solutions will more likely be found at the intersections of sectors, institutions, disciplines and communities. At the same time, the rapid rise of new technologies offers promise for greater collaboration as well as the potential for greater division.
The time to harness this special talent to its full potential is now. From ecosystem orchestrators to networks, from movement builders to open and digital platforms for collaborative action, what does it take to actually work together collectively? What mechanisms, architectures and pathways ensure the successful collaboration of diverse stakeholders?
Description
Hosted by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship in partnership with the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, this session will explore collective leadership as a dynamic mosaic—where people, processes, and perspectives interconnect to create a cohesive and impactful whole. The discussion will be led by collective leaders and focus on key aspects of organizing, governing, and managing collective action, highlighting the values, pathways and principles upon which successful collective social innovation efforts rest on.
During the session, the Schwab Foundation will also launch a report and a set of case studies on the topic: The Future is Collective: Advancing Collective Social Innovation to Address the World’s Greatest Challenges, produced in collaboration with the Foundation’s community of Collective Social Innovators. The executive summary of the report can be found here.
Participation
The session will take place at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford, Seminar room 3 & 4 . It is open to social innovators, business leaders, media leads, thought leaders, researchers and academic institutions, government representatives, and philanthropists and other actors who work in the field of collective social innovation or are interested in learning more about the space. Registration is required.