The Social Innovation Lab for Human Flourishing empowers organisations—leaders, activists, and employees across sectors—with tools and frameworks to drive real-world innovation for human flourishing. Our work has direct impact, promoting the personal growth and well-being of individuals while advancing both organisational and social change. Below we give examples of projects where we share, implement, and improve novel research insights for practical use and social impact, together with our local ecosystem partners.
India: Human Flourishing of Teachers and Children
In this project, we leverage our research insights to train and support the leaders and staff of Gyan Shala, a large NGO educating 25,000 children in urban informal settlements across Gujarat, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Together, we’re designing a training program aimed at empowering over 1,000 female teachers to create more meaningful work, in turn enhancing their impact on learners. We are testing the effectiveness of the new training through a Randomized Control Trial, measuring outcomes based on what teachers and learners have reason to value in their specific context.This is a new approach to implement India’s New Education Policy (NEP-2020).
Financial support: Knowledge and Exchange (KEI) Large Bid Fund (ÐÓ°ÉÂÛ̳)
Kenya: Workshops on Self-Organised Entrepreneurial Flourishing in Informal Settlements
Research shows that top-down support for entrepreneurs in African informal settlements, through formal training and funding, typically results in only incremental impact. We conducted a series of workshops with entrepreneurs in informal settlements and NGO leaders (Nairobits), as well as academics (Strathmore Business School) in Nairobi to disseminate and improve knowledge on how entrepreneurs in urban informal settlements can self-organise to enhance their human flourishing. These workshops focus on fostering entrepreneurial innovation, growth, personal empowerm