Projects in Social innovation

RISE is conducting a socio-economic analysis of the real estate company Hemmaplan's efforts in Gottsunda Centrum, with support from SROI and GLP. The purpose of the analysis is to highlight and evaluate the economic and social impacts generated by the center's development and its repercussions on t…

Gällivare Narratives explores how mining communities can become more attractive, inclusive, and sustainable through design research, system innovation, and local collaboration. With people's stories at the center, we develop concrete tools for building the communities of the future.

The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of robust and well-functioning public spaces in cities and communities. It also revealed, through emerging everyday patterns, the need to rethink how we use these “urban living rooms” in the future. This challenge formed the starting point for the pr…

Visualizations used in urban development are often based on stereotypical representations of age, gender and ethnicity. At the same time, visualizations can serve as powerful tools to contribute to more accessable and inclusive design solutions. NormViz developed methods and training for norm-creat…

Climate neutral Luleå 2030 is a collaborative initiative exploring innovative forms of cooperation, processes, and working methods to enable the transformative changes needed to accelerate the climate transition—both within and beyond the municipality. At the heart of the project is the creation of…

The City of Gothenburg and RISE are conducting and evaluating a new survey about parenthood!

The URSOILL project will establish five Living Labs across diverse climatic zones and socio-economic contexts in Europe. Each lab will serve as a collaborative hub where researchers, municipalities, businesses, and citizens co-create and test innovative practices for urban soil restoration:

Over the past year, Sundsvall Municipality, Din Tur, and the research institute RISE have examined mobility challenges in Sundsbruk. Through dialogue with residents and decision-makers, they have established a new foundation of knowledge about future perspectives and the importance of efficient tra…

School choice policies and demographic shifts place new demands on how municipality schools are sited and organised. In this R&I project, RISE — working with two local authorities and twelve schools — developed a prototype valuation tool that incorporates the perceived and economic value of accessi…

Senior residence Flaggskeppet provided in-depth knowledge of how we should build the elderly residence of the future. It contributed to an increased quality of life for the residents, more cost-effective operations and a good working environment.

This interdisciplinary research aims to offer new perspectives on how integrating the participation of the autism community in public transport planning processes can help initiate and improve the social participation of individuals with ASD in society.

In this project we explore - through an co-creation design driven process - what happens if we explore how AI, gaming methodology, and, for example, norm creativity can contribute to make gender equality top of mind in the everyday life of the industry? 

Innovation within the public sector through shared leadership and self-leadership for health and well-being 

From policy to practice – developing new ways of working for self-leadership and shared leadership 

Do consumers perceive homes as more valueable if they include access to sharing services? CDCUL is a multi-national research project that will use choice modelling and other methods to determine whether consumers are willing to pay extra to share appliances, facilities, and spaces with their neighb…

Center facilities bring together shops, restaurants and services. Properly designed, such environments can contribute to not only economic but also a range of social values. In this project, RISE collaborates with the real estate company Hemmaplan to develop and test new working methods and models …