Social Innovation: The Social Ideas Podcast

The Social Ideas Podcast: education and relationships in the social innovation space Jerry Ong, Va Yang, and Chris Hope join us for another episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, in which they talk about the possible tensions between Western university education and the practical delivery of social innovation. Find out about the Masters in Social Innovation programme Apply for the Masters in Social...

In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, we hear from three people who have been involved with our Masters in Social Innovation. Jerry Ong and Va Yang are graduates of our programme, whilst Chris Hope will soon submit his research dissertation! The three social innovators discuss the complexity of relationships in the social innovation space. Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation Masters in S...

The £10,000 awards are made annually to extraordinary founder-CEOs of scale-up social enterprises to support their growth as leaders. Mentoring from experts at Cambridge Judge Business School and support from an expanding community of social innovators at Trinity Hall will help them to develop the skills, resources and networks they need to create more impact from their work. In this short episode...

Professor Bill DeMarco, Colonel, USAF (ret), serves as the Chief of Innovation Development for Air University in, Alabama.  With around 500 students on site and thousands more who complete AUiX’s online programmes, the university works to deliver – amongst many other skills - leadership and innovation. In The Social Ideas Podcast: the flight path of social innovation, Bill shares the work he and o...

In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, Baroness Glenys Thornton, talks to us about her work as a social innovator and as a Member of the House of Lords. Baroness Thornton has recently become a Fellow for the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation, and she is also a judge for this year’s Cambridge Social Innovation Prize, for which we’re now taking applications. Cambridge Social Innovation Pr...

Last year, Anne Bailey, was one of four winners of the Cambridge Social Innovation Prize. Anne is the Founder and CEO of Form the Future, and throughout the podcast she shares how winning the prize is helping her to form her own future. Applications for the 2023 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize are now being accepted: the prize is awarded by Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innova...

In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast we hear from Nicole Helwig and Mark Goodson, both of whom are involved with Cambridge Social Ventures. The team at CSV deliver programmes which designed for people who want to drive their businesses forward creating real, scaleable, lasting social or environmental change. If you are a founder of a social venture and would like learn how you can move your...

In The Social Ideas Podcast: the both/and paradox, Professor Wendy Smith draws on over 25 years of research to argue that our typical either/or approaches to tensions can lead be limiting at best and detrimental at worst. She introduces the scholarship on both/and thinking as an alternative approach to enable more creative and sustainable outcomes. Professor Smith is the founder and faculty adviso...

In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, business advisor, Leonore Lord-Patterson share how she works with social ventures. Leonore's varied career and business expertise is used to great effect as a business advisor for Cambridge Social Ventures. Cambridge Social Ventures supports a range of businesses that have positive social and environmental impacts. Through their 12-month incubator...

In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, MSt in Social Innovation graduate Flóra Raffai discusses the challenges she faced when she started as a Chief Executive Officer of a small charity. Flora has taken the lessons she's learnt and written a book called Chief Everything Officer: a field guide for small organisation leaders. Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation MSt in Social Innovation...

In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, Dr Noa Gafni discusses why you should consider age, class, and lived experience when developing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies for your organisation.  Noa is the Executive Director of the Rutgers Institute for Corporate Social Innovation. Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation Masters in Social Innovation Rutgers Institute for Corporate Socia...

Congratulations to the 2022 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize winners, awarded by Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation. The £10,000 awards are made annually to extraordinary founder-CEOs of scale-up social enterprises to support their growth as leaders. Mentoring from experts at Cambridge Judge Business School and support from an expanding community of social innovators at T...

Congratulations to the 2022 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize winners, awarded by Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation. The £10,000 awards are made annually to extraordinary founder-CEOs of scale-up social enterprises to support their growth as leaders. Mentoring from experts at Cambridge Judge Business School and support from an expanding community of social innovators at T...

Congratulations to the 2022 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize winners, awarded by Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation.  The £10,000 awards are made annually to extraordinary founder-CEOs of scale-up social enterprises to support their growth as leaders. Mentoring from experts at Cambridge Judge Business School and support from an expanding community of social innovators at...

Congratulations to the 2022 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize winners, awarded by Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation. The £10,000 awards are made annually to extraordinary founder-CEOs of scale-up social enterprises to support their growth as leaders. Mentoring from experts at Cambridge Judge Business School and support from an expanding community of social innovators at T...

In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, founder and CEO of Aurat Raaj, Saba Khalid shares her mission to educate, entertain, and empower the girls and women of Pakistan. Aurat Raaj is a social enterprise which educates girls about health, hygiene, and safety through the use of interactive and engaging technology. Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation Master in Social Innovation Aurat Raaj  F...

In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, Terry McDonald shares how St Vincent De Paul in Eugene, Oregon USA, creates social impact within its community. For more than 60 years, St Vincent De Paul, has provided social services to the city of Eugene; and through its waste-based businesses, the non-profit corporation has generated revenue which it uses to provide resources for individuals, childr...

In this episode of Th Social Ideas Podcast, we hear from Gunta Anca, the General Secretary of the European Disability Forum.  2.7 million of the Ukrainian population are people with disabilities and currently the vast majority of them are not able to leave the country. And with the bombing of built up areas increasing, many cannot access safety – even basic shelters. Cambridge Centre for Social In...

In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, Dr Neil Stott and Professor Paul Tracey share why you should apply to study the Masters in Social Innovation at the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation, Cambridge Judge Business. It's a two-year, part-time programme, which blends learning via our digital learning environment and four week-long residentials in Cambridge. Listen to the podcast, an...

In The Social Ideas Podcast: the neo-colonialism of COVID-19, Dr Ingrid Katz shares why her tweet celebrating the work of South African researchers also criticised the ‘them vs us’ attitude to medical research conducted outside of countries deemed more affluent.  With AIDS, COVID-19 and the inevitability of a future pandemic, Dr Katz discusses the urgent need for a global approach to the provision...

In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, Masters in Social Innovation graduate, Richard Akerele talks about how he hopes his Black Leadership conference (2022) can encourage diversity in boardrooms across the UK. Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation Apply for the Masters in Social Innovation Register for Black Leadership conference March 2022 Follow the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation...

In this episode of The Social Ideas Podcast, we hear from Asrif Yusoff, graduate of the Masters in Social Innovation talks about his journey from bored engineering undergraduate to determined PhD student. Asrif's educational journey has taken him around the world, and brought him to Cambridge to complete the Master's in Social Innovation. His learning is helping him to guide others to di...

Applications for the 2022 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize are now being accepted: the prize is awarded by Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation. In The Social Ideas Podcast: Cambridge Social Innovation Prize – Lisa Stepanovic, Lisa shares how the £10,000 prize has enabled her to focus on the further development of Social Ark, a social enterprise incubator that supports and...

Applications for the 2022 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize are now being accepted: the prize is awarded by Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation.    In The Social Ideas Podcast: Cambridge Social Innovation Prize - Sashy Nathan,   Sashy shares how the £10,000 prize has enabled him to focus on the further development of Commons Legal, a criminal defence law firm with social ju...

Applications for the 2022 Cambridge Social Innovation Prize are now being accepted: the prize is awarded by Trinity Hall and the Cambridge Centre for Social Innovation. In The Social Ideas Podcast: Cambridge Social Innovation Prize - Kim Griffin,  Kim shares how the £10,000 prize has enabled her to focus on the development of her social enterprise, the services she provides, and the future of a Ph...