2023

12/22/2023

Transformative science: What is a real-world laboratory?

On 7th December, researchers from the Sfs and Münster University of Applied Sciences presented and discussed a real-world laboratory approach

12/14/2023

Platform for Social Innovation: Launch of the Science Network

Scientists and representatives from scientific institutions came together for the launch of the Science Network of the Platform for Social Innovation

12/14/2023

Evolving Roadmapping - Guideline for the design of climate adaptation processes

New type of case studies for improving enabling factors for adaptation

12/13/2023

Department of Social Sciences cooperates with IAB in the Graduate Programme (GradAB) in qualitative methods training

12/06/2023

Where is the problem? – DGS section conference gathers problem-sociological perspectives on social innovation

Jennifer Eckhardt and Marthe Zirngiebl at the annual conference of the DGS Section Social Problems and Social Control

12/06/2023

Cross-faculty research group "Innovation of Inclusion" presents research results at conference

current research results on different perspectives on social innovation for more social participation of people with disabilities were presented.

11/08/2023

EVE4all at the symposium "Smart ICT and AR in the work context" organised by the Federal Working Group for Occupational Safety and Health

EVE4all project team gives presentation at the BAuA symposium "Smart ICT and AR in the work context"

11/08/2023

Online Q&A session on Easy Reading at Digital Kompass

Online Q&A session on digital participation with a focus on easy reading

11/06/2023

STEEL TECH 2023 has given Communication Forum Award to Antonius Schröder

Antonius Schröder was honored for his contributions to the promotion of the steel sector and gave a presentation at STEEL TECH 2023 in Bilbao

10/18/2023

Platform for Social Innovations: A Milestone for the Ecosystem of Social Innovation in Germany

On October 12, the Platform for Social Innovations was launched during a live event in Berlin

10/18/2023

Encyclopedia of Social Innovation: a new reference work collecting the current state of the art in social innovation research

The Encyclopedia of Social Innovation edited by Jürgen Howaldt and Christoph Kaletka is published by Edward Elgar Publishing in October 2023

10/17/2023

Jürgen Howaldt, Antonius Schröder and Michael Kohlgrüber at the Open Living Lab Days in Barcelona

Prof. Dr Jürgen Howaldt, Dr Michael Kohlgrüber and Antonius Schröder presented on Social Innovation in Barcelona on 21st and 22nd September

09/25/2023

Five TU researchers present research results at conference

Five researchers from faculties 13 and 17 were able to place a total of four thematic presentation sessions and five papers at the AAATE Conference

09/25/2023

Insights into the Social Innovation Observatory of Florianópolis (Brazil)

Researchers from Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina (Brazil) present their work at the Social Research Centre Dortmund

09/22/2023

National strategy for social innovation and public benefit enterprises published

Comprehensive Innovation Policy of the German Government

09/04/2023

Four new EU projects to start at sfs

Topics: Students‘ health, Hubs for Circularity, universities for SDGs, entrepreneurship courses

08/30/2023

EVE4all and IncluScience with presentations at HCI 2023

IncluScience and EVE4all with presentations at this year's HCI 2023 conference in Copenhagen

08/30/2023

sfs organises panel on "Social Innovations in Education" at ISA conference

At the ISA congress, the sfs organised the panel "Social Innovation in Education" and since this year is also represented in the ISA RC04 Board.

08/16/2023

"Digitalisation of work and effects on gender relations".

The research results of the project at the sfs were published in the Study Series of the Hans Böckler Foundation.

08/16/2023

„False Promises“ of Artificial Intelligence

AI: The Role of the Technology Promise and the Myth of the Intelligent Machine

06/28/2023

SFS team with SI focus strongly represented at 2023 Eu-SPRI Conference

SFS team presents scientific papers in the track on "Social Innovation" at the 2023 Eu-SPRI Conference in Brighton, UK.

06/26/2023

Digital participation labs: student group advises PIKSL initiative

Ten bachelor students of Rehabilitation pedagogy have researched PIKSL for ten months.

06/07/2023

Spotlight Social Innovation in Berlin: Looking back at two years of the Competence Centre for Social Innovation

After two years of the Competence Centre for Social Innovation the partners drew a positive conclusion and looked to the future.

06/05/2023

Using Real-Lab Experiments to assess possible local mobility transitions in the Ruhr Area

The presentation at the 21st STS conference from 08-10.05. gave an insight into the concept for the evaluation of the experiments and their results.

05/30/2023

Final Conference of the ESSA project held

On 11th May 2023, the ESSA final conference has been hosted at the thyssenkrupp Steel Europe Education Centre in Duisburg.

05/30/2023

sfs coordinates a large-scale skills partnership for energy-intensive industries

Appropriate curricula and training programmes should ensure that workers will have the right skills to manage the green and digital transition.

05/15/2023

Practice-based impulses for good leadership in the sociodigital transformation

Leadership has a significant influence on ensuring that the quality of work desired by employees and that experienced by them are close to each other.

05/09/2023

Final publication of the VISITS project published

The publication "Vernetzung und Interaktionsarbeit in Smarten Technischen Services" represents the conclusion of the project of the same name.

04/11/2023

ESSA Final Conference on May 11th 2023: Future Skills for the European steel industry

The European Steel Skills Alliance (ESSA) is holding its final conference in Duisburg on 11 May.

03/29/2023

Are we putting too much money into new highways?

On March 30, the WDR5 City Talk "Between Climate Crisis and Renovation Backlog - Roads in NRW" will take place from 7:30pm at Wilhelmshöhe in Menden.

03/24/2023

Easy Reading at the 5th LWL Fair of Inclusion Companies in the Westfalenhalle

Project team presents the Easy Reading browser plug-in for strengthening digital participation on the Internet to many interested trade fair visitors.

03/21/2023

First Dortmund Retail Respect Day on 25.4.2023

The project "RespectWork - Developing Mutual Respect in Customer Interaction" invites you to the final event at the Industrieklub Dortmund.

03/06/2023

ESIA Partners gain exciting insights during a study visit to Germany

Consortium partners of the project „European Social Innovation Alliance” (ESIA) experience approaches to social innovation in Dortmund.

02/20/2023

Evolving23 - Evolving Regions Closing Event at Phoenix See in Dortmund, Germany

At a conference hosted by the Evolving Regions project, exciting guests discussed the implementation of climate adaptation in rural areas.

02/20/2023

Students establish practical contacts

Students develop courses to strengthen digital participation and present them to managers from Dortmunds welfare institutions

02/15/2023

The Consequences of Artificial Intelligence for the Innovation System

Artificial intelligence is characterized by a specific innovation mode that puts the innovation system under change pressure.

02/15/2023

Research team "Innovation of Inclusion" presents at IFO

Seven researchers from Faculties Rehabilitation Sciences and Social Sciences presented research findings on"Innovation of Inclusion".

02/14/2023

AI in everyday life - humanization of technology? (Kopie 1)

In an interview with Birgid Becker from Deutschlandfunk, Johannes Weyer answers questions about artificial intelligence.

02/14/2023

AI in everyday life - humanization of technology?

In an interview with Birgid Becker from Deutschlandfunk, Johannes Weyer answers questions about artificial intelligence.

02/13/2023

InnoLab "Future of Work in Dortmund" started

The city of Dortmund is on its way to discuss and shape the future of work together with the urban society.

02/13/2023

The promise of artificial intelligence. Societal dynamics of a key technology

Prof. Dr. Hartmut Hirsch-Kreinsen publishes new study on artificial intelligence.

02/01/2023

Humanization of technology?

On February 15, 2023, Prof. Weyer will give a lecture at the 2nd SYnENZ Symposium from 6:00 p.m. as part of a public evening event.

01/31/2023

"The Consequences of Artificial Intelligence for the Innovation System": New volume of Beiträge aus der Forschung

Artificial intelligence is characterized by a specific innovation mode that puts the innovation system under change pressure.