A Journey in Social Innovation – The Podcast (Part III)

WHERE – THE DIMENSION OF PLACE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER BUSINESS AND SOCIETY by Paolo Venturi and Flaviano Zandonai

The book is dedicated to analyzing the dimension of place, which assumes a central importance in relation to the renewed forms of social, economic, and political organization (and policies). It is divided into three parts: the first discusses the actors who create the value of the place dimension; the second analyzes the practices for managing and governing the place dimension through two different paths: reactivating dialogue with stakeholders and formulating and implementing strategies for growth. It also covers the different organizational structures and governance forms that characterize place-based businesses.

The third and final part presents three manifestos of places: businesses as educational communities, the national policy on community assets, and a new third sector.

The analysis results from this volume show how increasingly new paradigms are emerging, where collaboration and cooperation dominate.

Although these processes are still in their early stages, the book’s aim is to highlight the transformative potential of co-economy processes that will develop more and more over the years.