Author name: SEED2SCALE

Representatives from the National Competence Centres within the SEED2SCALE consortium gathered in Malmö for the NCC Mutual Learning Event (9–10 September 2025), “Advancing Social Innovation through Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing.” The event centred the dialogue on two engines of impact: 🔹the academic sector translating evidence into policy and practice🔹the fast-evolving frontier of AI, where responsible, […]

3 steps to drive social innovation in Europe: Start. Scale. Sustain. The OECD report “Starting, Scaling and Sustaining Social Innovation: Evidence and Impact of the European Social Fund” highlights how social innovation is becoming a key driver of inclusive growth and societal change. Changemakers across Europe are embracing social innovation to tackle pressing challenges, and

Social innovation thrives when communities and leaders come together. At the third edition of the consolid8 Festival in Bucharest, the high-energy panel “Ecosystem building & social impact: The WHY and the HOW behind systemic change” brought together representatives from our 5 National Competence Centres to share their perspectives and explore future collaboration opportunities across sectors.

Last week, NCCs from across Europe came together in Prague to explore the Czech Republic’s social innovation experience at the “Supporting Social Innovation: A Journey Through Two ESF Programming Periods” event, organized by the Community of Practice (CoP) on Social Innovation. Over two days (13–14 May), standout good-practice examples highlighted the “social time bombs” that

Join us on 15 May from 10:30 to 11:30 CET for the third cross-consortia learning exchange. In this session, we will explore how NCCs have identified relevant stakeholders and planned collaboration between them. Through the presented studies from SEED2SCALE (Slovenian NCC) and SI PLUS (Slovakian NCC), the participants will gain valuable insights and inspiration—while also

On May 6, during the Cross-Consortia Learning Exchange on Business Model Development for National Competency Centers for Social Innovation (NCCSIs), representatives of NCCSIs from across Europe gathered to explore how they can build sustainable business models beyond project funding. Through peer learning, speakers Anna Tengqvist from Mötesplats Social Innovation, Kaat Peeters from Sociale InnovatieFabriek, and

On 6 May, from 10:30 to 11:30 CET, SEED2SCALE will host an interactive learning session focused on strengthening the development of sustainable business models for National Competence Centers (NCCs). By bringing together both established and emerging NCCs, this session will foster peer learning and knowledge exchange on existing funding models, scalability challenges, and strategies for