&lt;b&gt;A Study of Social Innovation Concepts: A Japanese Perspective &lt;/b&gt;

Fujisawa, Yoshikazu; Ishida, Yu; Nagatomi, Satoshi; Iwasa, Kuni H.

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“…Gerometta et al (2005), Prigulny (2007), Kotelnikova (2012), Burns and Krampf (2015), Kirko et al (2012), Glor (2015a;2015b), Baker and Mehmood (2015), Baumgarten (1975) research the methodology of innovation and try to define its varieties and types. Taylor, (1970), Carlson et al (1971), Zhuravskaya (2008), Fujisawa et al (2015), Kuehlwein and Rosen (1993) look into the foundations of systemic analysis of innovation, including systemic component, systemic structural, and systemic functional approaches. An article by Kroytor (2011) suggests the unique concept of studying innovation on three levels: societal, institutional, and personal.…”

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Innovative Qualities of Today’s Young Students (As Exemplified by the Siberian Federal University

Kistova¹,

Pimenova²,

Reznikova³

et al. 2015

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This paper looks into young people's attitudes to innovation. It goes without saying that being innovative is more than just an adaptation tool in a modern society; it is also a personal characteristic allowing one to be an active participant in innovation processes. This is an attempt to study innovative qualities found in today's young students of the humanities and technology. The study was conducted using the Self-Assessment Innovation Scale (a method designed by N. M. Lebedeva and A. N. Tatarko). The key idea of this method is to gauge a person's propensity towards innovation by self-assessing their innovative qualities. The study revealed that most students have a medium level of innovativeness

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Innovative Qualities of Today’s Young Students (As Exemplified by the Siberian Federal University

Kistova¹,

Pimenova²,

Reznikova³

et al. 2015

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“…Social innovations are much accepted in Japanese society. They are often driven by formal Japanese corporations such as OMRON Taiyo Home Co., Ltd. with initiative coming from the corporations (Fujisawa et al, 2015), or by social enterprise, such as Hokkaido Green Fund (HGF) for the development of energy business from stakeholders' perspective (Tanimoto, 2012).…”

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Design Thinking as a Means of Citizen Science for Social Innovation

Goi

Tan

2021

Front. Sociol.

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Members of the public or community can play a significant role in the development of social innovations. When a social innovation is developed involving a scientific approach and the community, there is the confluence of two fields-citizen science and social innovation. Social innovations can be developed through the employment of design-thinking. In this paper, we advocate design thinking as an approach to marry the two fields for a desired outcome of improved community life in ageing housing estates in Tokyo. The two fields, citizen science and social innovation, are described in brief before the design thinking method is introduced and its utility in engaging citizens for social innovation is explored. The paper provides two case illustrations and the lessons drawn from them. We conclude with pointers for others who desire to employ this approach. When the resultant innovation and design-thinking approach are adopted by the community for future projects, there could be a change in society and possible forward movement for self-help and change.

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“…Interestingly, social innovation is also (slowly) taking off in Japan, as there is a rise in new types of enterprises, cooperatives, and organizations, especially NGOs, which aim to foster awareness, education, and social solutions for diverse issues (Fujisawa et al 2015). Other work shows that the various types of new, innovative businesses and collaborations are becoming increasingly diverse (Toivonen 2013;2016), and that social innovation practices are successfully utilized by local governments to revitalize public places and urban communities (Ishigaki and Sashida 2013;Martinus 2014).…”

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Social Capital, Innovation, and Local Resilience

Imai

Yao

2021

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This paper is based on research that centres on the city of Tokyo, a mature city that is experiencing various transformations, in order to show how social capital and innovation can help build up resilient communities. It presents two major topics: 1) the potential of localities and their social capital and social innovation to actively react to change, and 2) the role of localities for inclusive urban governance. By focusing on five small neighbourhoods in the south of Taito-ward in central-east Tokyo, the paper addresses the following questions: a) what kinds of social networks and interaction exist at the local level, b) how are residents contributing to neighbourhood revitalization and community identity, and c) what are specific examples of social innovative practices, emerging in periods of crisis, in the case-study area as a direct response to the COVID-19 pandemic? By adopting a mixed methods approach drawing especially on in-depth interviews conducted with a range of independent business owners, the study reveals the dynamics between long-term residents and newcomers as they negotiate shared identities that continue to shape the present and future of some of Tokyo’s oldest neighbourhoods. The research findings highlight the need for good urban governance to draw on an improved understanding of the potential of localities, place-based social capital building, and new social practices that are emerging in local third sectors, such as volunteer-run industry-based organizations, which are vital in maintaining informal networks as an alternative to more traditional neighbourhood groups to bond, bridge, and link diverse community members.

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<b>A Study of Social Innovation Concepts: A Japanese Perspective </b>

Cited by 12 publications

References 14 publications

Innovative Qualities of Today’s Young Students (As Exemplified by the Siberian Federal University

Innovative Qualities of Today’s Young Students (As Exemplified by the Siberian Federal University

Design Thinking as a Means of Citizen Science for Social Innovation

Social Capital, Innovation, and Local Resilience

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