Exploring Social Innovation in Archaeology: Reshaping the Future
Delve into the realm of social innovation within the archaeological sector on the brink of transformation, seeking to create sustainable production models and address crises. The event delves into defining social innovation in archaeology, exploring successful and unsuccessful cases, and analyzing key factors impacting the industry's future. Participants will reflect on practical cases, identify key factors, and generate innovative solutions through collaborative workshops.
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Social Innovation and Archaeology 6+6 Eva Parga-Dans #WG7
Social Innovation and Archaeology Research questions: 1) What does social innovation mean, and specifically in an archaeological sector at the verge of collapse? 2) How could archaeology generate initiatives and pave the way for the establishment of models of sustainable production? Objectives: 1) identify (un)successful social innovation experiences in archaeology and heritage 2) reflect about practical cases and problems going on 3) analyze the key factors associated to the crisis of archaeology and heritage #WG7
Social Innovation and Archaeology Format: 1) Short interventions of 5-10 min (2:30 - 4:30 pm) Each of you should identify 2 key factors, keywords or ideas that, for you, summarize each of the presentations. 2) Coffee break (4:30 - 5:00 pm) 3) Factory of ideas (5:00 - 6:30 pm) We will put together on the blackboard the key factors Then, we will organize small working groups to then elaborate the final conclusions of the WG We will follow a 6+6 format: 6 main ideas, 6 concepts, 6 research questions.
1 Social Innovation and Archaeology How can a socially-oriented archaeology reinvent itself? Social archaeology Social archaeology instead of social innovation
2 Social Innovation and Archaeology How can archaeology connect with communities and social demands? Co-construction of heritage Heritage not dissociated from people Heritage meeting/co-creating social needs Connection with the community Projects with impact on the community Civic engagement with territory
3 Social Innovation and Archaeology What does innovation mean in archaeology and how can we measure it? Call innovation into question Innovation as a modern term to explain old things
4 Social Innovation and Archaeology How to conceive archaeology closer to a creative activity than a technical one? Creative / cultural industries Social archaeology as creative activity
5 Social Innovation and Archaeology What do we need for archaeology to go beyond Academia in terms of education, training and practice? Interdisciplinarity beyond academia Other forms of understanding heritage Heritage not as stones or folklore Connect with other disciplines with shared aims
6 Social Innovation and Archaeology Can we conceive an archaeology that understands its practice as part of social life? (Archaeology / society) Heritage as commons Sustainability Heritage without people is not heritage
