1st Edition
Grassroots Social Innovation The Role of Collaboration and Experiential Learning
Introduction
1. The collective nature of social innovation
2. Micro-institutional mechanisms of change
3. Research methods and approach
4. Case studies of grassroots social innovation: the Open Jazdów Settlement, Paca 40 Action Space, and “Dobrze” Food Cooperative
5. Transformative collaboration in grassroots social innovation
6. Change as a learning process
7. Rotation and diffusion within communities
8. Discussion of research results: Deep, experiential collaboration for the common good
9. Conclusions
Biography
Karolina Osterczuk, Ph.D., is Warsaw-based Researcher and Lecturer at SWPS University, Poland. Professionally, she specializes in social innovations, communities, and the theory of change. In particular, she is interested in micro-dimension of transformation and the role of bottom-up, grassroots initiatives in the process of change. She researches models of collaboration and co-creation and the mechanisms of community building and sustaining. For several years, she has been working with cooperatives, intentional communities, artisans, and business, in Poland, Nepal, India, and Portugal.
