Tamarack: Unlocking the Power of Community Innovation

Authors

  • Sonja Miokovic Consulting Director, Community Innovation, Tamarack Institute

Keywords:

innovation, community innovation, place-based approaches, community, community building, social innovation, community development, Tamarack

Abstract

To generate the results that communities urgently need to tackle today’s social challenges will require more than simply making incremental changes to our current approaches. Working harder alone is not enough. The breakthroughs that are required will only be found with new approaches that are commensurate to the scale of our current opportunities. Community Innovation has become imperative to effectively address our society’s most significant issues. This article explores the principles, characteristics, and benefits of community innovation.

Author Biography

Sonja Miokovic, Consulting Director, Community Innovation, Tamarack Institute

Sonja Miokovic is the Consulting Director of the Tamarack Institute Community Innovation Area. She is a dynamic educator, social scientist, and innovator with over 16 years of experience in the sector. Having lived, worked, and played in over 80 countries, she has a broad spectrum of international experience that cuts across the public, private and civil society sectors. 
 
Sonja is a long-standing advocate for community-led innovation and development. Known for bringing larger-than-life initiatives into being, Sonja thrives on building meaningful relationships and connecting the dots in innovative ways. 
 
Before joining Tamarack, Sonja's led several high-impact social initiatives. She’s the co-founder of YouthfulCities, a global initiative that released the world’s first index ranking cities from a youth perspective. Over the course of her tenure there she led the growth and development of the initiative from its infancy to successful expansion to 55 global cities. 

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Published

2023-03-22

How to Cite

Miokovic, S. (2023). Tamarack: Unlocking the Power of Community Innovation . Social Innovations Journal, 17. Retrieved from https://socialinnovationsjournal.com/index.php/sij/article/view/5598

Issue

Vol. 17 (2023): Community Innovation: A Place-Based Approach to Social Innovation

Section

Applying Social and Community Innovation in Place

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