Centre for Social Innovation

Centre for Social Innovation
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
FocusSocial Innovation, Social Enterprise, The Next Economy
Location
Key people
Tonya Surman, CEO
Websitesocialinnovation.org

The Centre for Social Innovation is a social enterprise based in Toronto, Canada. It specializes in the creation of shared workspaces for people or organizations with a social mission. It has two locations in Toronto that serve as shared workspaces, innovation labs and community centres. These buildings offer private offices, private or shared desks, and spaces to hold meetings and events.[1]

The Centre's mission is to catalyze social innovation and to foster collaboration by connecting social innovators and entrepreneurs working across sectors, and providing them with programming such as workshops, seminars, competitions and mentorship opportunities to accelerate their success. CSI also incubates a limited number of social innovations, providing them with programmatic, strategic, administrative and or financial services.

CSI has also published several books on creating shared workspaces [1] and one on its Community Bond. [2]

  1. ^ Immen, Wallace (June 17, 2011). "Co-work spaces bring the like-minded together". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 4 May 2012.