source: http://sprout.tigweb.org

Abstract: Sprout offers an electronic course, in which people from all over the world can exchange their knowledge and help each other to further elaborate their social or environmental project ideas.

Sprout tries to attract dynamic activists, leaders, and professionals, which are trained by sprout facilitators to become e-mentors. Everyone can be a mentor and help other young people with their expertise and knowledge gained in similar projects. Sprout exists to help make the process of innovating simpler, more practical and less intimidating by guiding you through the project management process step-by-step. It provides a way to learn, grow and connect in a supportive environment that encourages creativity, involvement and hard work to create a better world.

Driver 

Social

Increasing environmental pollution all over the world motivates people to take responsibility for their local communities and initiate projects how to improve environmental conditions, and thereby may create new solutions.

Economic / Industrial

In times in which social responsibility of companies is regarded as important, social innovations may be seen as tool to increase a company’s reputation.

Environmental

See: Social Dimension

Obstacle

Technological

In order to make the most of the idea the digital gap has to be bridged. So far the poorest of the poor, who suffer most from a whole range of social, economical and environmental problems often lack access to modern communication technology.

Indication

Change in current innovation patterns

The sprout e-course is an attempt to give people in local communities, especially in emerging and developing countries, but also in less developed regions in Europe, the chance to participate in a global knowledge exchange. In the long run, the newly gained expertise of these people could also provide companies, governments and people in industrialised countries with unique knowledge and lead to new ways of solving social, economic and environmental problems.

Source

Internet

sprout.tigweb.org/