Social innovation, as an interdisciplinary field of research, deals with the concept of value creation in the context … of societal aspects. According to the conventional definition of innovation in which value creation mostly refers to … maximizing their own benefits. Social innovation, on the other hand, puts society at the center. Thus, different parties …

models and patterns of social innovation, the field of social entrepreneurship and innovation has not yet adequately dealt … collaborative activity in the social entrepreneurship field increasingly concentrates in so-called Social Innovation Communities … interactions/spaces. From Helsinki and Vienna to Toronto and London, Social Innovation Communities — including those formed around …