Examples of social innovation include public libraries, open universities, and workers rights movements.
However, that hasnt stopped the global community from rising to the challenge.
This has brought about a glut of riches, so to speak.
So just how many social innovation projects did it find?
As stated in the headline of this article, it was a whopping 11,456.
Prior attempts at building a similar database averaged between 500 and 1,000 entries.
Essentially, the team built their own search and ranking systems for social innovation projects.
The problem with social innovation is that its a bit of a nebulous term.
From that data we can glean the average lifespan and mortality rate.
The ESID database bridges the gap between reported knowledge and available knowledge by a significant amount.
Traditional datasets rely on accurate reporting.
With the automated system, the teams able to make the data come to them.
More importantly however, the database is also quite robust.
Its primary audience is researchers who want to know how well social innovation initiatives are working.
