7. SiG National (4) nodes: including [email_address] Causeway Social Finance Program of SiG National supported by SiG@MaRS
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MaRS is a Social Enterprise – generates income as a landlord – through projects – government grants
Convergence Innovation Centre Researchers – OICR – all hospitals VC – financial institutions – patent lawyers, entrepreneurs & us Collaboration happens in the margins between the unusual suspects
Four independent nodes
T hree areas of work within three activity areas
Definition taken from SiG Primer on Social Innovation 2010. Original definition from Wikipedia.
Asset based approach – add video on Al Etmanski and John McKnight
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Hand out of Discovery Documents – ask to have it emailed to you after speaking with one of our staff We can help you fill it out
Incredible momentum in this area – some have been doing this for some time, like our colleagues at CSI, others are newer players ALL are welcome because all add value
One of our nodes in SiG National is SiG@Waterloo led by Dr Frances Westley – issue: McConnell’s applied dissemination – understanding the essence of innovation – how to understand what we do through images or different lenses
Social finance – high level – Joanna Social technology – integrating into all we do PLUS ST4SC – Lisa Public policy – ONN - OPRS
Tyze video http://tyze.com/about_tyze
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