{"id":1663,"date":"2026-09-16T19:06:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T19:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/socialinnovationforum.ca\/?page_id=1663"},"modified":"2026-09-28T13:59:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T13:59:50","slug":"forum-2027","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/socialinnovationforum.ca\/en_ca\/forum-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Forum 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-bottom-wave wp-duotone-1a2954-ffffff-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/socialinnovationforum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53785595558_5d42260197_o-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialinnovationforum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53785595558_5d42260197_o-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/socialinnovationforum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53785595558_5d42260197_o-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socialinnovationforum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53785595558_5d42260197_o-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socialinnovationforum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53785595558_5d42260197_o-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/socialinnovationforum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53785595558_5d42260197_o-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/socialinnovationforum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/53785595558_5d42260197_o-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"color:#1a2954\"><br>From Fragmentation to Coherence: Innovation and Community Resilience<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2\" style=\"color:#1a2954\">10-11.06.2027 at McGill University in Montreal<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3\" style=\"color:#1a2954\"><strong>Call for Workshop and Panel Proposals<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-plain wp-block-paragraph\">Communities across Canada face increasingly complex challenges that cut across sectors, jurisdictions, and traditional policy domains. While innovative solutions and initiatives continue to emerge, many remain disconnected from one another, limiting their collective impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For its fifth edition, the <strong>Canadian Forum for Social Innovation<\/strong> will explore the role of science and innovation strategy in increasing coherence across institutions, sectors, policies, knowledge systems, and community initiatives to strengthen resilience and enable lasting systemic change. Sessions drawing immediately on the outcomes of the <strong>Strategic Science and Innovation Leadership Initiative <\/strong>(SSIL) will be prioritized .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-quaternary-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-small-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/ccsip.org\/resource\/the-strategic-science-and-innovation-leadership-initiative-ssil\/\" style=\"background-color:#1a2954\">Learn more about the SSIL<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-1694 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/socialinnovationforum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/crop-0-0-800-500-0-geoff-Mulgan.jpg\" style=\"object-position:0% 0%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"0% 0%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialinnovationforum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/crop-0-0-800-500-0-geoff-Mulgan.jpg 800w, https:\/\/socialinnovationforum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/crop-0-0-800-500-0-geoff-Mulgan-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socialinnovationforum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/crop-0-0-800-500-0-geoff-Mulgan-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socialinnovationforum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/crop-0-0-800-500-0-geoff-Mulgan-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#1a2954\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-quaternary-color has-text-color has-link-color has-small-font-size wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\">Keynote Speaker: Sir Geoff Mulgan, Professor of Collective Intelligence, Public Policy and Social Innovation at University, College London<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Building on the Forum\u2019s tradition of deliberative dialogue and collective sense-making, we invite proposals for interactive workshops and panel discussions that move beyond diagnosis to support greater alignment, coordination and collective action. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5\" style=\"color:#1a2954\"><strong>We welcome proposals addressing themes such as:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Building coherent local and regional innovation ecosystems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The role of mission-oriented innovation policy in resilience and prosperity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Community resilience in the face of economic, social, environmental, or demographic change<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cross-sector collaboration and collective impact<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indigenous leadership and community-led innovation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social finance and innovative financing models<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place-based approaches to development and regeneration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Knowledge mobilization and innovation intelligence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bridging policy, research, practice, and lived experience<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Governance models for systems change<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strengthening social infrastructure and the capacity for innovation in the social sector<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6\" style=\"color:#1a2954\"><strong>Session Formats<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Workshops (60 minutes)<\/strong> Interactive sessions designed to engage participants in dialogue, problem-solving, strategy development, or collaborative learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Panels (60 minutes)<\/strong> Curated conversations that bring together diverse perspectives on key challenges, emerging practices, and opportunities for action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7\" style=\"color:#1a2954\"><strong>Selection Criteria<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proposals will be assessed based on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Relevance to the conference theme<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Potential to generate actionable insights or partnerships<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diversity of perspectives and sectors represented<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contribution to strengthening community resilience and ecosystem coherence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We particularly encourage submissions that showcase collaborative initiatives involving community organizations, governments, researchers, funders, Indigenous organizations, social enterprises, and citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join us in exploring how Canada&#8217;s innovation ecosystems can move <strong>from fragmentation to coherence<\/strong>, creating the conditions for communities to thrive in an increasingly complex and interconnected world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/socialinnovationforum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CFP-cspc-magasine-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/socialinnovationforum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CFP-cspc-magasine-.jpg 960w, https:\/\/socialinnovationforum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CFP-cspc-magasine--300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/socialinnovationforum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CFP-cspc-magasine--768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/socialinnovationforum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/CFP-cspc-magasine--18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8\" style=\"color:#fcba4d\"><strong>Submission opening in December 2026.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"151\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/socialinnovationforum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Forum-Logo-2023-Yellow-Icon-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1684\" style=\"width:64px;height:auto\" 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