Our vision is a network of movement makers who collaborate to create systemic change in Scotland and beyond.
Over the past 6 years, Good Ideas has incubated 79 different social ventures with 34 ventures still operating today.
The Young Foundation and NESTA, UK industry leaders in Social Innovation, have described a multi-stage spiral process for turning messiness into impact. The Good Ideas value proposition and impact measurement framework are designed to mirror this proven process.
| Stage | Outcome | Results 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Prompts | Aspiring Social Innovators gain the courage to test their idea | 250+ people attended Catalyst events |
| 2 Proposals | Early stage social innovation ideas are tested | 35 ideas tested at Camps |
| 3 Prototypes | Early stage social innovation ideas are prototyped and launched | 10 ideas prototyped during 6-month Class |
| 4 Sustaining | Social innovators are coached through success/failure points | 79 ideas have been incubated since 2012
34 ideas are still operating (43%) |
| 5 Scaling | Established social innovation ventures access support to continue or scale up | 61 social innovators received 1:1 or peer-to-peer support in the Movement Makers Network |
| 6 Change | Social innovations create systemic change | Average return per idea still operating:
3 jobs |