The Social Innovation Lab (SILab) at Instituto Superior Técnico addresses the current gap in the educational system by focusing mainly on frugal innovation (“do more with less”) aimed at solving social problems experienced by several local communities in the world.
Mission:
(i) Leverage the students’ creativity, integration with external communities, research skills and capabilities to develop sociotechnical innovation and entrepreneurship; (ii) Stimulate the creation of goods and services, which fulfill the needs of local communities and communities in emerging markets; (iii) Actively promote the cooperation between stakeholders, a social responsible mind-set, the empowerment of local communities and business models that truly target world changes.
Vision:
The SILab vows to become a world-wide connected grid of students, researchers, professors, universities, companies and social enterprises, which will promote solutions towards the well-being of the population in the world.
Company Details
- Address
- Av. Prof. Dr. Cavaco Silva, Lisbon,2744-016,portugal
- Industry
- Education Administration Programs
- NAICS
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Administration of Education Programs
- Website
- http://silab.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/
- Keywords
- San Francisco.
- HQ
- Lisbon
- Competitors
- Design for Social Impact Lab, Design Thinking for Social Impact, Social Innovation Lab Freiburg, Social Innovation Lab (Sil.VC), The Systems Sanctuary, Social Innovation Lab for Human Flourishing, Social Innovation Lab - UM6P, Systemic Design Toolkit, Loop: Design for Social Good, Si Design Hub.
Social Innovation Lab Questions
Social Innovation Lab's website is http://silab.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/
Social Innovation Lab's LinkedIn profile is https://pt.linkedin.com/company/silab-tecnico
Social Innovation Lab's industry is
Education Administration Programs
Social Innovation Lab's top competitors are
Design For Social Impact Lab,
Design Thinking For Social Impact,
Social Innovation Lab Freiburg,
Social Innovation Lab (Sil.vc),
The Systems Sanctuary,
Social Innovation Lab For Human Flourishing,
Social Innovation Lab - Um6p,
Systemic Design Toolkit,
Loop: Design For Social Good,
Si Design Hub.
Social Innovation Lab's categories are Education Administration Programs
