Fundación Desarrollo Social Responsable-Munus - You SI Net Reload: First edition on social innovation process

The First Edition on Social Innovation Process Course is part of the Youth Social Innovation Network Reload (You SI Net Reload), an innovative pilot project aimed at fostering social innovation and entrepreneurship among young people! The primary goal of You SI Net Reload is to facilitate timely, relevant, and effective communication among all project stakeholders, thereby creating a network of empowered and connected young innovators and entrepreneurs.

The course is aimed at youth workers from Spain, Italy, Morocco, Jordan, Tunisia, and Egypt and offers a dynamic and collaborative platform to explore strategies and tools needed to address contemporary social challenges. From problem analysis to creating innovative solutions, it promotes a holistic approach integrating creativity, critical thinking, and community engagement.

Developed with various objectives in mind, including engaging youth, empowering through education, promoting cross-border cooperation, fostering social innovation, and creating a vibrant community, this course aims to catalyze positive change in communities and beyond.

The course will be delivered online using a mix of lectures, group discussions, case studies, practical workshops, and networking activities. Each session will feature expert presentations, followed by interactive activities and group work.

The course lasts a total of 15 hours, divided into five weekly sessions (3 hours each). The general contents are: 

• Session 1: Foundations of Social Innovation
• Session 2: Design Thinking, Creative Problem Solving, and Project Drafting
• Session 3: Building Sustainable Business Models in Social Innovation
• Session 4: Financing and Economic Sustainability
• Session 5: Impact Measurement and Scaling Up

Follow-up, mentoring & second edition

Following the conclusion of the First Edition on Social Innovation Process Course, youth workers from Spain, Italy, Morocco, Jordan, Tunisia, and Egypt will be selected from the training participants to oversee social innovation pilot actions. Each country group will be supported locally by an expert in social innovation processes, facilitating the implementation of these pilot actions. The outcomes of these local actions will be documented using digital storytelling techniques, which will be produced by videomaker youth workers participating in an open online course on digital storytelling.

Following the initial training, a second edition will be held online to showcase the results of the social innovation pilot actions. Youth workers leading these actions will share outcomes and receive guidance on sustaining initiatives through fundraising and network building. Best practices and methodologies will be compiled into a toolkit for future reference.