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Collaboration between the Institute of Social Innovation (ESADE) and the IDB Multilateral Investment Fund
ESADE and MIF (IDB) present a report on social innovation in Latin America
ker of social innovation in the region, coordinating relations between different sectors and promoting multi-stakeholder initiatives. A team from the ESADE Institute for Social Innovation, led by David Murillo and Heloise Buckland, has been commissioned to carry out the research and consulting work. “On a global scale, we are experiencing an exciting period in which new rules of production, consumption and co-ownership are quickly being created, driving a transition to a more collaborative economy. Furthermore, in these new markets an investor profile is emerging that is interested in a double, social and economic, impact and this momentum in some countries has begun to generate public policies to create favourable conditions for the development of social innovation,” notes Heloise Buckland, a researcher at the ESADE Institute for Social Innovation.
The report on social innovation in Latin America analyses global trends for developing innovative projects that have a social affect on Latin America, and presents a map of the major players of the ecosystem. Two studies, which have been supported by the MIF, are presenting inspiring cases of social innovation in the region: Socialab (Chile) and Compartamos con Colombia (Colombia).
Socialab is the most widely used open platform for innovation in Latin America. In just four years it has provided more than 1.5 million USD of capital to social entrepreneurs and has been able to influence the lives of over 500,000 people, detecting problems and offering solutions through open innovation competitions. Compartamos con Colombia plays an essential role as a bro-
ESADE WILL SHAPE BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF PUEBLA (MEXICO)
Last January, ESADE Business School, the Employers Confederation of the Mexican Republic (COPARMEX) in Puebla and AS MEDIA agreed to develop a training programme for fostering and developing family businesses. The
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programme will specifically focus on the processes of professionalisation, leadership and corporate governance, marketing and strategy. It is a six-month programme, which includes total immersion in
cost analyses and specific situations, simulation sessions and 40 hours of mentoring run by an advisory board composed of specialists in various areas.