NCSI: Center of Social innovation in the

Netherlands

Social innovation: some quotes

The enhancement of labour productivity, better use of talent within organisations and enhancemant of ‘fun at work’.

‘ A stimulating working climate will improve workers’ pleasure and performance’.

‘ If you give more voice to the workers, for example about their working time schedule, the organisation’s performance will improve’.

NCSI – Organisation structure

• 2 employers- associations• 2 unions • 2 universities • 1 knowledge institute

• big firms. unions

• commercial consultants agencies• universities • knowledge institutes

Knowledge-platform

ProgrammCouncil

Innovation platform

Board

Projectteam

Projects&

Networks

NCSI

MP

Financial structure

Government support (3 departments) Support of founding fathers (boardmembers) in money and

kind Contribution of members programmcouncil and knowledge

platform Payed projects or assistance (consultancy)

NCSI – Roles, activities and target groups

Action center: realise projects with organisations– Demand driven start en organise projects– Experiments & monitoring Examples: bottom-up innovation, management on the base of

trust, selfsceduling, employe 2.0, ICT&labour, manage flexibel labour.

– Aimed also at regions & branches of trade

Knowledge center: gather and spread knowledge – D-base (cases, literature, surveys, labour agreements);

Seminars, Courses and conferences; Knowledge groups; NCSI Academy; Trainee-programm; Publications

– Focus on intermediary groups (consultants, trainers, employers organisations and unions)

Lobbying, agenda-setting, influence on politics

Key supporters/drivers for social innovation

Visionairy management (individuals) Collective labour agreements (some, growing) Consultants& trainers (the good ones) Subsidy:

– ESF (?)– National, such as: Innovation vouchers for branches of

trade (till now: focus on technology)– Innovation platform programm (yet to start)

Willing but potential? Employers organisations Unions