Explaining how social innovation is being developed in the University of Northampton

1. Tim Curtis, Changemaker Campus leader
June 2014

2. No1 in the UK for
Social Enterprise
– Delivering an enhanced student experience
– Delivering entrepreneurial, innovation and enterprise
skills
– Delivering through social inclusion and social
innovation to achieve a fairer and more inclusive
society
• Not every graduate will start an enterprise, but
everybody can be a Changemaker
• The social impact of UoN lies in the decisions its
graduates make over their careers

3. Ashoka- a global foundation
Innovators for the Public
• Need people to look again at global social
problems, and devise new solutions
• Articulate the solution with passion and
intelligence to get them implemented
• AshokaU is a consortium of 22 global universities
committed to the Ashoka values and supporting
social innovation

4. Unifying principles
• Everyone a changemaker
1. Believe they have a responsibility to make positive
changes in society
2. Believe they have the power and resources (tangible and
intangible) to make a difference
3. Take initiative to bring about innovative change, local
and systemic
4. Work with others to maximise impact, working in groups
and networks
5. Know and live authentically according to their values
6. Practice empathy; by entering, by a willed use of the
imagination, another person's world without judgement.

5. Changemaking
Social
innovationSocial
entrepreneurship
Social enterprise
Terms & Examples

6. Students Union
• Sustainability Changemakers
• Student Switch Off +
• Green House Award Scheme
• Sustainable Business Ethics Social Enterprise
Loan Fund
• Student Sustainability Fund Grants
• Change ME campaign

7. Changemaker Certificate
• 7 Units, Bronze, Silver, Gold (UG) & Platinum (PG)
1. Understanding social change, innovation & entrepreneurship,
2. Understanding me- my personal assets, skills and resources and my
innovation orientation (SU Change ME campaign)
3. Understanding society, communities and social problems- through
voluntary action, scientific research, employment or experience
4. Solving problems- through innovation, ideation and decision-making
skills
5. Venture planning- either business, product planning, event creation,
performance or media campaigning to achieve mainstreaming
6. Starting and sustaining the venture- financing, governance and selling
the venture idea
7. Communicating the venture- marketing and media, personal and
organisational branding
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEwc65JnvoA

8. Things to explore
• Changemaker Handbook
• International Social Innovation Research
Conference 1-4 Sept 2014, University of
Northampton
• Changemaker Week
• Police Changemakers
• Open Learning material