Technology, the web, our phones, our laptops. All of these devices and platforms have become such a major part of our lives that we forget the impact they have.
But then it’s not about the tools, it’s about how we use them.
Our uses have adapted over time from being merely functional, serving a minimal purpose, to revolutionising the way we connect, allowing a constant state of being plugged in to the biggest pool of information and people ever known thus creating a type of global consciousness.
People like Ezio Manzini, a leading thinker in sustainability and collaborative project design, states that technology and the web is now allowing collaboration on a local level, and once successful, a scaling of these social innovations on a country and global level.
Key examples of social innovation using technology include:
Kiva http://www.kiva.org/, Live Local http://www.livelocal.org.au/ and Get Up: http://www.getup.org.au/
How are you using social innovation to encourage Social Innovation?
What examples do you have of web platforms for social innovation ?