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SSLAS, March 16. - 17. 2018, St. Gallen, Switzerland

Latin America & Social Innovation


Social innovations are new strategies, concepts, ideas and organizations that meet social needs and have a social purpose. They focus on the process of how change can take shape and on new forms of cooperation—particularly those that work towards a sustainable society. Impact investing can be seen as one such strategy and concept and we are happy to present impact investing in Latin America on March 16th and 17th 2018 at this event organized by Swiss Graduate School of Latin American Studies (SSLAS) at the University of St. Gallen.

Social innovation is characterized by the capacity to address social needs that traditional policy seems unable to tackle, the empowerment of groups and individuals, and the willingness to change social relations. It can take place within the private/public and for-profit/non-profit sectors, or in the spaces between them. Some recent social innovations include open source, fair trade, microfinance, and socially responsible investing. Social innovation has influenced fields as far ranging as social services, health, work integration, environmental sustainability, and consumer protection.

Although social innovation is on the rise, is it simply another buzzword? It might not be able to substantially tackle pressing social needs. Rather, some critics claim that it might even disguise a dangerous lack of attention to structural inequalities, especially those that affect the poorest. Hence, this workshop will explore what kind of role social innovation as a process and a strategy could play in fostering human capacities in Latin America. In this context the Humanistic Management Center will contribute an overview and case example for impact investing in Latin America and caution explicitly over positioning it as the panacea for our social and environmental challenges.


You can visit the SSLAS website here: SSLAS Website
You can download the flyer under the following link: Flyer: Latin America & Social Innovation
You can download the program under the following link: Program: Latin America & Social Innovation
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