H Open loops to economic development models and social innovation. Moving from the technically feasible to the socially desirable.
KOLOSY Katalin
3p. Katalin Kolosy attended the seminar, 'New economy models and social innovation: an opportunity for a better Europe', organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Global Hub for the Common Good on 16 February 2017 in Brussels. We live in troubled times and this is probably the first time ever that we need to 'intentionally change the course of the global economy in order to protect the most vulnerable and improve the life of most of us', Christina Figueres wittily observed 1. In February, the EESC and the Global Hub for the Common Good brought together a panel of stakeholders representing emerging models of the 'new economies of social innovation' in order to examine the theoretical background behind the practice. Around 150 participants, including representatives of Ouishare, Fairphone, Blablacar, and many other practitioners belonging to the functional economy, sharing economy, collaborative economy, circular economy, etc., exchanged with their peers and discussed their strategic choices and approaches under the critical eye of academia and members of the EU institutions. Article