Institute for Social Inventions

The Institute for Social Inventions was a think tank set up in 1985 to publicise and launch good ideas for improving the quality of life. Its founder Nicholas Albery (1948–2001) sought to promote non-technological innovations.

History

The Institute emerged from the informal

Inception

It was during his years as coordinator of BIT that Nicholas Albery came out with the idea of an

Main idea

The institute has been known by different names, such as "Institute for Social Innovations", or "Institute for Social Change". All these denominations revolved around the concept of new improvements to be made within the situation of the mainstream society, as it goes at any time to be considered.

Aftermath

It merged with the Global Ideas Bank, formed in 1995.

See also

• Ideas bank
• List of UK think tanks

References

• Social innovations edited by Albery, Mezey and Radcliffe ISI 0948826 30 4