Research that impacts the real world

The ERA Chair in Social Innovation at Nova School of Business and Economics is a research center funded by the European Research Agency.

Our three pillars are:

  • Research – producing high level academic knowledge and applied knowledge;
  • Education – through formal and informal teaching;
  • Community Engagement – with the Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability (DESIS) Lab.

 

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Upcoming Events

  • Plant Propagation Festival – for all family

    Register here: https://www.eventbrite.pt/e/plant-propagation-festival-festival-de-propagacao-de-plantas-tickets-1829904386279?aff=oddtdtcreator Join us for a morning celebrating nature, community, and learning at the Community Garden at Nova SBE ! What We’ll Do: Come experience our urban garden spaces,

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  • Volunteering at the Community Garden at Nova SBE: A living Laboratory for Regenerative Community

    Volunteering at the Community Garden at Nova SBE: A living Laboratory for Regenerative Community

    Registrations: Role To Play – Login Our Vision: Permaculture as Community Design In permaculture thinking, sustainable systems emerge when we align human activity with natural patterns of care, reciprocity, and

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  • C3 Project Celebration & KPMG Career Opportunities | Where Creativity Meets Consultancy

    C3 Project Celebration & KPMG Career Opportunities | Where Creativity Meets Consultancy

    #careeraction  Where Creativity Meets Consultancy Are you a student interested in consulting careers that combine business expertise with social impact? Join us for an exclusive opportunity to explore purpose-driven career

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Projects

During the year we work on a diversity of projects. Explore some of them.


Podcast

We have our own podcast ‘The Design Thinking Roundtable’.


Stories

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