EDER DELGADO // Coordinador de Comunidad y Espacio COLAB // Santiago // July 14th 2017 // I was fortunate to grab a quick meeting with Eder who gave me some more information and some literature on the CoLab, an innovation lab with a relationship to the Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas at La Pontificia Universidad Católica... Continue Reading →
MARIA SAN MARTIN & SEBASTIÁN SALINAS // Emprediem & Balloon Latam // Santiago // July 14th 2017 // Maria and Sebastian welcomed me at their offices, and explained how Balloon Latam was founded through it's relationship with Emprediem. Emprediem is about democratizing entrepreneurship and social innovation. Grupo Emprediem is a group of companies that work together... Continue Reading →
GABRIELA VALENZUELA ARCUCH // Centro de Desarrollo de Negocios de SERCOTEC // Santiago // July 14th 2017 // I met Gabriela for a quick chat at her offices to understand more about her work and the work of Centro de Desarrollo de Negocios. They are a network of walk-in centers stationed in different neighbourhoods across Chile,... Continue Reading →
LUIS M VALENZUELA // Centro de Inteligencia Territorial & Investigador Centro de Conflicto y Cohesión Social // Santiago // July 13th 2017 // Luis works at the Universidad Adolfo Ibañez in the DesignLAB. He is the Director of the Centre of Intelligent Territory. A Research Centre that uses mapping techniques to better understand the complex and interrelated functions... Continue Reading →
ELISA BRIONES & MARIANA LAVÍN // El Laboratorio de Gobierno // Santiago // July 13th 2017 // This Innovation Lab at the heart of the Chilian Government. It was first announced by President Michelle Bachelet in 2014, the Lab was created from this initial call to action, and has grown in size and shape since... Continue Reading →
JAMIE OLHABERRY AGUILAR // Facultad economía y negocios, Universidad de Chile // Santiago // July 13th 2017 // I met Jamie in the University of Chile, his work is very connected to the network of educational institutions that are coming together in Chile to look at their responsibility to solve/tackle the social challenges in the... Continue Reading →
FRANCISCA VARGAS // Instituto de Innovación Social, la Universidad del Desarrollo // Santiago // July 13th 2017 // I met Francisca in la Universidad del Desarrollo, thanks to an introduction from Vincente Lorca. Francisca works at the Instituto de Innovación Social which is inside the university. The Institute was formed in 2012, with a team of 2 people.... Continue Reading →
ALEJANDRA JIMÉNEZ CASTRO // El Circo del Mundo // Santiago // July 12th 2017 // I met Alejandra and her team at their space in a community called Pajaritos in the east of the city of Santiago. They are a social enterprise who create and perform circus shows, funding a social outreach programme which trains... Continue Reading →
IGNACIA NUÑEZ // Universidad Finis Terrae and Founder of Minka // Santiago // July 12th 2017 // Ignacia is the Director at the Social Innovation for the University of Finis Terrae, and is also the Founder of the Minka, a fashion enterprise that employs and supports vulnerable women. "I love working with people, getting things... Continue Reading →
MARCELA GODOY CARRASCO // Eco-Design and Sustainability Consultant IDMA and Founder of Adc Circular // Santiago // July 12th 2017 // Marcela is an Industrial Designer who specialises in design for sustainability, eco-innovation, circular economy and sustainable consumption. She is passionate about bringing more thoughtfulness to the environmental sustainability of products and systems in Chile.... Continue Reading →
JULIAN UGARTE // Socialab Chile // Santiago // July 11th 2017 // Julian is a co-founder of the Socialab in Chile. He also established the co-working space IF, which is where Social Lab is based in Santiago. Social Lab was founded by some of... Continue Reading →
VICENTE LORCA // Universidad del Desarrollo and Founder of My Social Prism // Santiago // July 11th 2017 // Vicente is the coordinator of the Innovation centre at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, he is also the founder of My Social Prism. My Social Prism is an open source 10 step methodology for people trying to define their... Continue Reading →
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