Social Innovation Approach for Ageing Community: TACSI Case Study

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Executive summary
The report depicted about the various aspects of the social innovation approach
considering the impact created through various approaches by the organization named The
Australian Centre for Social Innovation in Australia. The social innovation theory and
community disengagement theory were considered for ensuring that the proper management of
health and wellbeing of the ageing people could be possible. The management of automation
systems along with the use of information and communication technologies to foster the
development of age friendly environment along with better public engagement of the older
individuals and making them a part of the community, thus preventing social exclusion as well.
The guide to effective participation and engagement should include the sharing and exchange of
information along with better management of those information, shared decision making and
acting together for fulfilling the interests of the community, which had resulted in start of
innovation age.

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Social innovation and community engagement theory....................................................................3
Proposed social innovation..............................................................................................................5
SWOT and PESTLE........................................................................................................................6
Challenges for implementation........................................................................................................9
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................9
References......................................................................................................................................10

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Introduction
The report introduces the concepts of social innovation and engages the community to
create proper social health and wellbeing with ease and effectiveness. The topic will illustrate
about the various social innovation concepts along with the theory of community engagement
required to improve the lives of people and benefit the organization and community as a whole
too. The social innovation by the organization named The Australian Centre for Social
Innovation is aimed at the creation, development, adoption and integration of the existing and
new systems, concepts and management of business practices to put the people and planet at first
(tacsi.org.au 2018). The members associated with the social innovation at The Australian Centre
for Social Innovation and are working across the various sectors have focused on the creation of
a better world and health and meeting the social needs.
Social innovation and community engagement theory
The social innovation aims at the management of various strategies, concepts, ideas and
concepts within the organization to fulfill the social needs and requirements, furthermore manage
the working conditions, provide education or does something good for the development of
community along with proper management of health and wellbeing too. The present topic
prioritizes on the social innovation through redesigning ageing and promoting Innovation Age
for enhancing the lives of elderly people and making them more engaged with the community as
a whole. In the recent years, there has been increase in the development of social innovations
considering the theories and practices managed to respond to the social issues and challenges
(Herrera 2015). There are multiple theories including the disengagement theory, activity theory,