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Lost&Found Videothek is the concept for an interactive video library thought for users engaged in an exploratory research mode, in which content is organized according to a collaborative, subjective and implicit indexing system for the enhancement of serendipity. This idea was the result of a design-based research with a user-centered approach in the field of information retrieval. With the use of design methods such as heuristic UX evaluation, co-sketching, and other original design experiments, the project aimed at identifying the most valuable qualities of physical and digital libraries in order to integrate them within one retrieval system.

<p dir="ltr">This thesis investigates nonlinear dynamical systems through a transdisciplinary lens, addressing three critical domains impacting human well-being: environmental pollution, climate migration and gender dynamics, and public health security. These are environmental induced challenges that impact health and social stability. These domains exhibit nonlinear characteristics that require adaptive, sustainable solutions beyond traditional linear approaches. Utilizing the Adaptive Pathways Framework (APF), this research integrates multi-scale fluid dynamics, engineering design, applied mathematics, and social science insights to create resilient models aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs). The first focus area, aeroacoustic noise in urban air mobility, explores bio-inspired metamaterials for passive noise control. Periodic and quasi-periodic micropillar arrays inspired by sharkskin demonstrate significant noise reduction, contributing to quieter and more sustainable urban environments. The second area addresses climate migration, applying dimensional analysis from fluid dynamics to model migration patterns influenced by environmental, social, and economic factors. This framework offers policymakers quantitative tools for climate adaptation strategies. The third area centers on refugee empowerment, focusing on gender-targeted interventions that integrate STEM education and entrepreneurship to support social integration. This work provides scalable pathways for empowering refugee women and fostering resilience within refugee communities. The fourth area addresses gender equity in STEM, employing nudge theory and design thinking to challenge biases and create a more inclusive environment. Behavioral interventions here offer strategies for sustainable change in scientific research practices. Finally, the fifth area, public health security, explores sustainable innovations for pandemic resilience, including virus filtration and electrostatic disinfection technologies, balancing immediate health needs with long-term environmental considerations. This thesis underscores the efficacy of transdisciplinary approaches in tackling complex, nonlinear challenges, promoting sustainable, adaptive outcomes for global environmental, social, gender, and health stability.</p>

Football is currently the sport with the largest global participation and revenue, significantly impacting both social and economic spheres. Commercialized sports face intense competition and must continuously innovate to achieve social and economic growth. Entrepreneurship, which involves creating and commercializing innovations, drives economic growth and is the most effective tool for strengthening the identity of sports organizations and improving their overall performance, both economically and socially. This study examines how innovations and innovation processes are utilized to enable economic growth within Swedish football, focusing on four professional clubs in the highest division, Allsvenskan: Djurgården, AIK, Hammarby, and IFK Göteborg. The purpose is to enhance the understanding of how sports organizations employ innovations and innovation processes to facilitate economic growth. The study aims to encourage and inspire recognition of the importance of innovation and development within sports organizations. Eight respondents from four different clubs were interviewed in a semi-structured interview series, and the empirical data was analyzed phenomenographically. The study identifies several patterns in how the examined sports organizations approach and perceive innovation. Social innovation emerges as the single most important type of innovation, as it contributes to the local community, enhances the club's reputation, and secures financial support. / Fotboll är idag idrotten med störst globalt deltagande och intäkter, och har en omfattande påverkan både socialt och ekonomiskt. Den kommersialiserade idrotten kantas av hård konkurrens och behöver, till följd av det, ständigt förnya sig för att uppnå social och ekonomisk tillväxt. Entreprenörskap, som innebär att skapa och kommersialisera innovationer, driver ekonomisk tillväxt och är det bästa verktyget för att stärka idrottsorganisationers identitet. Det kan även verka för att förbättra deras övergripande prestation, både ekonomiskt och socialt. Studien undersöker därför hur innovationer och innovationsprocesser används för att möjliggöra ekonomisk tillväxt inom svensk fotboll.  Uppsatsen har fokuserat på fyra professionella klubbar i Allsvenskan: Djurgården, AIK, Hammarby och IFK Göteborg.  Syftet är att bidra till förståelsen av hur idrottsorganisationer använder innovationer och innovationsprocesser för att möjliggöra ekonomisk tillväxt. Studien syftar till att uppmana och inspirera till förståelse för betydelsen av innovation och utveckling inom idrottsorganisationer. Åtta respondenter från fyra olika klubbar har intervjuats i en semistrukturerad intervjuserie och det empiriska underlaget har analyserats fenomenografiskt.  Studien identifierar ett antal mönster för hur de undersökta idrottsorganisationer arbetar samt ser på innovation. Social innovation framkommer som den enskilt viktigaste typen av innovation, eftersom det bidrar till lokalsamhället, förbättrar klubbens anseende och säkrar finansiärer.

The aim of the final thesis was the analysis of a social enterprise according to the TESSEA approach. The case study was conducted using both the document analysis and interviews. The document analysis showed which criteria (according to the TESSEA approach) were fulfilled by the chosen organization and which were not. Furthermore, there were analysed the mechanisms causing that the certain criteria were not fulfilled. These data were obtained through the interviews with the representatives of the organization. Finally, it is possible to conclude that the subject of the research fulfilled the criteria of the TESSEA approach. There were introduced the factors explaining why the criteria were not fulfilled. According to the representatives of the chosen organization among these main factors belonged the lack of financial and time resources, the lack of know-how, the legislative boundaries or the modeling the organization after commercial enterprises.

本研究以台灣衛生棉條科技網絡的開展為例，目的在於探討使用者的力量如何帶動一個社會技術網絡的擴充。衛生棉條引進台灣已逾30年，但卻因為台灣社會文化脈絡中根深蒂固的價值觀腳本，再加上法令、市場與知識等結構性障礙的阻力，讓衛生棉條這項技術物與使用衛生棉條的價值觀無法順利擴散。當政府當局與權力宰制都間接「不鼓勵」使用衛生棉條，台灣的生理用品市場現況與價值觀腳本又阻礙著衛生棉條科技網絡的開展時，推廣型使用者選擇從台灣主流的經期處理中方式出走，藉由推動生理教育與傳遞相關知識來打破傳統的價值觀腳本，利用創造多元選擇與開拓流通管道來掙脫台灣限縮的衛生棉條市場。台灣衛生棉條科技網絡的開展以「使用者」作為主要行動者，打破專家知識由上而下的擴散模式，創造出使用者主導的社會結構模型。當社會環境與市場機制處於「獨占」的情況，再加上傳統主導創新擴散的權威機構都處在反對的角色時，實際使用產品與經歷生理期的使用者為了追求更佳的身體經驗與取得產品的管道，便發揮她們改變社會技術環境的能動性並進行社會創新。性別結構的鬆動與新式觀念的出現也幫助推廣型使用者改寫台灣衛生棉條科技的社會腳本，台灣近年來開拓女性身體的潮流與社會價值觀漸趨開放的訊號，讓社會創新與社會文化風氣的轉變相輔相成，再加上網際網路所帶動的多元知識生產與資訊流通的跨國性質，讓推廣型使用者成功帶動一個日常生活科技的知識革命。凡妮莎等推廣型使用者的出現也型塑出新的常民專家文化，開啟另一種呈現社會技術網絡擴充的方式。本研究期望藉由使用者為衛生棉條科技網絡開展所作的努力，提供政府政策、教育單位、醫療權威與所有台灣民眾一個認識衛生棉條的機會與反思的空間，希望透過友善的政策環境與生理教育的配合，能夠成功改寫台灣女性的經期處理習慣與傳統的價值觀腳本。 / The purpose of this case study “Network of Tampon Technology in Taiwan” is to explore how users can do to expand a social-technical network. Tampon has been introduced to Taiwan over 30 years. However, this technical object and tampon usage cannot be spread successfully because of the deep-rooted script of values and the structural barriers of law, market and knowledge. As government and authority discourage indirectly from tampon usage, the restricted feminine hygiene products market and the script of values both disadvantage expansion of tampon technology, Promoter-Users choose to run away from the main menstrual management. They break the traditional script of values by strengthening physical education and delivering relevant knowledge, free themselves from the restricted tampon market by creating multiple choices and developing commodity circulation channels. “Users” are primary actors in network of tampon technology in Taiwan. They break the expert-oriented distribution model and create another user-driven structural model. As social environment and market mechanism are both monopolized, plus traditional authority in charge of distributing innovations is on the opposite side, users who use products and experience menstruation can still show their agencies and promote social innovations in order to pursue better body experiences and commodity channels. Loosening of gender structure and emergence of modern values help Promoter-Users rewrite the social scripts of tampon technology in Taiwan. Liberation of female body and unrestricted social climate make social-cultural transformation complement social innovations well. Diversified knowledge and international communication allow Promoter-Users to advocate a revolution of everyday-life technology. Promoter-Users such as Vanessa also initiate a new culture of lay-experts and offer another way of expanding a social-technical network. This study expects to provide governmental policy, educational organization, medical authority and the pubic an opportunity to know more about tampon and a space for introspection by introducing Promoter-Users’ efforts. We look forward to a more friendly policy environment and better physical education in order to rewrite the fixed menstrual management and the traditional script of values.

Taking into account the theoretical approaches of Joseph Alois Schumpeter and Clayton Christensen to innovation, this case study is mapping the current Czech environment of written online media. Traditional media houses are dealing with the crisis of finances and information as generally described by Christensen, which means they are in real need for innovation yet they are not always successful. Other new incentives also appear on the market. Similarly to the situation abroad, the NGO sector is able to provide quality content on issues of its interest. Social innovation is rather a buzzword in the country, yet the author identifies a couple of efforts in the online written media. The author also suggests there might even be a niche for a social enterprise in the area to cooperate with the NGO sector and blogosphere. Keywords creative destruction, disruptive innovation, social entrepreneurship, social innovation, Czech Republic, print media online, watchdog journalism Abstrakt Tato případová studie nahlíží teoretickou optikou kreativní destrukce dle Josepha Aloise Schumpetera a rozkladných technologií dle Claytona Christensena prostředí digitálních podob současného českého tisku. Zatímco velké mediální domy se snaží ustát krizi financí a informací, potřebují také v duchu Christensenova přístupu...

Les modèles économiques classiques sont remis en cause, c’est pourquoi il nous est apparu pertinent d’interroger l’innovation sociale comme levier de changement. Les pôles se retrouvent dans un contexte incertain, du fait d’un désengagement financier de l’état, d’une évolution de leurs missions et d’une perspective de réforme de cette politique publique. Nous sollicitons les deux conceptions de l’innovation sociale. En tant que résultat, elle correspond à une réponse aux besoins sociaux et aux effets positifs générés. Quant à son processus, il sollicite des acteurs hétérogènes locaux qui se mettent en réseaux et partagent des ressources pour créer un projet commun. A partir de celles-ci, une grille d’analyse de sept critères est élaborée. Afin de proposer un nouveau modèle des pôles, nous nous appuyons sur le "business model" de l’économie sociale et solidaire car ce champ est considéré comme propice au développement des innovations sociales. Nous élaborons un cadre épistémologique (constructivisme pragmatique) et méthodologique (étude de cas multiples, qualitatif et abduction) de la recherche. Nous retrouvons les sept dimensions de l’innovation sociale dans le fonctionnement des pôles, qui représentent des structures propices à son développement. Le business model de l’économie sociale et solidaire dans les pôles révèle des problématiques d’implication et de solidarité. Les communautés de pratiques, le développement des pôles vers une communauté de destin, une gestion démocratique peuvent être une solution ; ainsi que l'implication des pôles dans une attractivité territoriale durable pour les inscrire dans une chaîne de valeur locale en considérant le territoire comme bien commun / Nowadays, traditional economic models are questioned by researchers. It appeared relevant to analyze if social innovation can be considered as a lever for change. Innovation centers are facing an uncertain context, as there appears to be less financial involvement from the state, a real transformation of their missions and a potential public policy reform. We’re soliciting the two existing visions of social innovation. As a result, it represents an answer to social needs and to generate positive impacts. Its process mobilizes local heterogeneous actors, which are forming networks and sharing resources, in order to create a common project. So, we’re formulating an evaluation grid on seven criteria. Then, to offer a new model for innovation centers we’re drawing on the social and solidarity economy business model. This field seems to be conducive for social innovations development. We’re building the epistemological (pragmatic constructivism) and methodological frameworks (exploratory qualitative research, abductive logic, multiple-case study) for the research. For our results, seven dimensions of the social innovation are spotlighted in innovations centers functioning. The social and solidarity economy business model reveals mobilization and solidarity issues. We’re recommending to initiate communities of practice, an innovation centers’ development focused on a common destiny, a democratic management. Finally, we’re suggesting that innovation centers should be more committed in a sustainable territorial attractiveness, so they can be a part of the local value-chain, by considering the territory as a common good

Submitted by SBI Biblioteca Digital (sbi.bibliotecadigital@puc-campinas.edu.br) on 2019-03-18T14:45:44Z No. of bitstreams: 1 EDUARDO LUIZ RODRIGUES.pdf: 1294734 bytes, checksum: 49e1622a9454515a86959f4e9b3fc5e9 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2019-03-18T14:45:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 EDUARDO LUIZ RODRIGUES.pdf: 1294734 bytes, checksum: 49e1622a9454515a86959f4e9b3fc5e9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-12-03 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior - CAPES / The ability to create alternatives to social problems in a sustainable way can be understood as Social Innovation. Social Innovation is a way of equalizing social problems, as it is considered an option for market failures, the State and society. Thus, Social Innovation presents itself as a possible and necessary alternative for the solution of the problems related to Sustainable Development, especially education. This research aims, from the perspective of the Innovation Capability, to study the capabilities of Social Innovation in Associations, Business Foundations and Social Business that work in the area of education in the Southeast of Brazil. In this study, the Social Innovation Capability is analyzed from five factors: Facilitating Leadership; Intention to Innovate Socially; Democratic Management; Co-creation of Social Innovation and; Open Social Innovation. Therefore, this study adopts the methodology of descriptive nature. For the data collection, online questionnaires were sent to a selection of organizations belonging to the three types of organizations studied (Associations, Business Foundations and Social Business) that work in the area of education in Southeast Brazil. The answers of the eight organizations, each with three respondents were analyzed from the literature. The research sample is made up of three Associations, two Business Foundations and three Social Business, which are active in the area of education in Southeastern Brazil. The results indicate that Associations, Business Foundations and Social Affairs agree on the importance of the factors Democratic Management and Open Social Innovation for Social Innovation. However, the Co-creation factor for Social Innovation presented low agreement for Social Innovation. In organizations with an economic purpose, the factors of Social Innovation Capability are more expressive when compared with organizations with social purpose. / A capacidade de criar alternativas para os problemas sociais de forma sustent?vel pode ser entendida como Inova??o Social. A Inova??o Social ? uma forma de equalizar problemas sociais, ao ser considerada uma op??o para falhas de mercado, do Estado e da sociedade. Assim, a Inova??o Social se apresenta como uma alternativa poss?vel e necess?ria para a solu??o dos problemas relacionados ao Desenvolvimento Sustent?vel, em especial a educa??o. Esta pesquisa busca, a partir da perspectiva da Capacidade de Inova??o, estudar as capacidades de Inova??o Social em Associa??es, Funda??es Empresariais e Neg?cios Sociais que atuam na ?rea da educa??o no Sudeste Brasileiro. Neste estudo, a Capacidade de Inova??o Social ? analisada a partir de cinco fatores: Lideran?a Facilitadora; Inten??o de Inovar Socialmente; Gest?o Democr?tica; Co-cria??o da Inova??o Social e; Inova??o Social Aberta. Para tanto, este estudo adota a metodologia de natureza descritiva. Para a coleta de dados foram enviados question?rios online a uma sele??o de organiza??es pertencentes aos tr?s tipos de organiza??es estudadas (Associa??es, Funda??es Empresariais e Neg?cios Sociais) que atuam na ?rea de educa??o no Sudeste Brasileiro. As respostas das oito organiza??es, cada uma com tr?s respondentes foram analisadas a partir da literatura. A amostra da pesquisa ? composta por tr?s Associa??es, duas Funda??es Empresariais e tr?s Neg?cios Sociais, atuantes na ?rea de educa??o no sudeste brasileiro. Os resultados indicam que as Associa??es, as funda??es e os Neg?cios Sociais concordam sobre a import?ncia dos fatores Gest?o Democr?tica e Inova??o Social Aberta para a Inova??o Social. No entanto, o fator Co-cria??o para Inova??o Social apresentou baixa concord?ncia para Inova??o Social. Nas organiza??es com finalidade econ?mica os fatores da Capacidade de Inova??o Social s?o mais expressivos quando comparados com as organiza??es com finalidade social.

Submitted by Silvana Teresinha Dornelles Studzinski (sstudzinski) on 2015-07-06T18:59:43Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Carlos Artur dos Santos Lencini.pdf: 747942 bytes, checksum: eecb7ef70632b7312b7840448523e543 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-07-06T18:59:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Carlos Artur dos Santos Lencini.pdf: 747942 bytes, checksum: eecb7ef70632b7312b7840448523e543 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-03-27 / Nenhuma / O estudo da inovação social é baseado na identificação de oportunidades e melhorias para a vida do indivíduo e a sua difusão para a sociedade como forma de amenizar o desequilíbrio social. A organização e o empreendedor social desempenham papel preponderante no processo de implementar a inovação social. Com esse foco, o presente estudo apresenta a matriz do empreendedorismo social como um pano de fundo para compreender a interação entre empreendedor e organização. Esta pesquisa tem por objetivo geral analisar diferentes tipos de organizações sob a ótica da matriz do empreendedorismo social que implantam práticas de inovação social e os impactos causados na vida dos beneficiários. O referencial teórico apresenta a evolução do conceito e focos de estudo da inovação social, o empreendedorismo social e suas características, a organização social vista sob a abordagem de negócios sociais e a visão sobre a aplicação da matriz do empreendedorismo social. A pesquisa classifica-se de cunho descritiva e qualitativa, com entrevistas com empreendedores sociais e beneficiários das ações de inovação social das organizações estudadas, de acordo com a classificação dos quadrantes da matriz. Foi utilizado um roteiro semiestruturado, contendo perguntas abertas relacionadas as categorias como: características empreendedoras, desafios, perspectivas futuras e benefícios sociais . A análise dos dados foi por meio da análise de conteúdo e relação entre as categorias de análise. Os resultados indicaram que as organizações possuem características distintas apontadas pelo modelo adotado pela matriz do empreendedorismo social, havendo dificuldades de classifica-las adequadamente. A realização pessoal dos empreendedores está relacionada aos benefícios sociais proporcionados aos indivíduos e a comunidade. Os impactos da inovação social apresentam-se de forma clara e transparente para os beneficiários, pois resultam em melhoria da qualidade de vida de forma sustentável, expressos em autossuficiência individual, familiar, comunitária e organizacional. / The study of social innovation is based on the identification of opportunities and improvements to the individual’s life and its dissemination to society as a way to mitigate the social imbalance. The organization and social entrepreneur play a preponderant role in the process of implementing social innovation. With this focus, this study brings the social entrepreneurship array as background to understand the interaction between entrepreneur and organization. This research aims at analyzing different types of organizations implementing social innovation and the motivations of entrepreneurs and its impacts. The theoretical presents the evolution of the concept and focus of the study of social innovation, social entrepreneurship and its characteristics, social organization and approach on the social entrepreneurship matrix. The research is classified as descriptive and qualitative. We have conducted interviews with entrepreneurs and beneficiaries. We have used a semi-structured guide. It contains open questions which are related to entrepreneurial characteristics, motivation, challenges, future prospects and social benefits. Data analysis consists of content analysis and relationship between categories. The results indicated that organizations have distinct characteristics identified by the social entrepreneurship array. We have had difficulty to properly classify the characteristics in the social entrepreneurship matrix. The motivations of entrepreneurs are related to family background, social vision and personal fulfillment participate in social transformation that occurs in the individual life or in the community. The impacts of social innovation are clear and transparent to beneficiaries. The result of impacts improved quality of life. These results are expressed in individual, family and organizational selfsufficiency.