Open AccessSocial Innovation: A Social Shared Competence
Author(s) -
Martha Leticia Silva Flores,
Álvaro Rafael Pedroza Zapata
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
education in the knowledge society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.221
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2444-8729
DOI - 10.14201/eks20181924762
Subject(s) - social competence , competence (human resources) , social innovation , conceptual framework , latin americans , sociology , social change , knowledge management , psychology , social psychology , political science , public relations , social science , computer science , law
The article analyzes a conceptual framework to compares experiences of social innovation in Latin America, finding social innovation as a social shared competence, that crosses the borders between social and economic areas. The selected experiences are originated and guided by the satisfaction of a human need and the generation of relationships between individuals and groups of different spaces and scale. The impact of those experiences is recognized under the understanding of social innovation as a shared competence among actors. It is concluded that the different conceptualizations lead to a conceptual framework in which three key elements are proposed for their understanding: first, the orientation to social values; second, the human factor as motor, promoter and source of development; and third, alliances between different actors.