WORKSHOPS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SOCIAL INNOVATION OPEN BUSINESS FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Workshop #2.1
Title: Unlocking Possibilities: Exploring the OBCD E-Service Platform for Social Economy Ecosystems
Speaker: Labrini Triantou, ANKA 0BCD Team
Workshop description:
Discover how the OBCD interactive e-service platform can empower local social economy actors to collaborate, innovate, and thrive. In this hands-on session, participants will explore the platform's key features, learn how to navigate its tools, and uncover new ways to connect and co-create within their communities. Whether you're a local hub coordinator, a social enterprise, or part of a support organization, this workshop offers practical insights and inspiration for making the most of what OBCD has to offer.
Location: Room I.13
Date: 08/05/25
Time: 10:00 – 11:15
Number of Participants: Maximum 30
Language: Greek
Workshop #2.2
Title: Getting to Know the OBCD MOOC and How Open Education Contributes to Community Development
Speaker: Francis Babayemi, Base3
Workshop description:
Do you know how to make the most of the OBCD MOOC on Social Enterprise Management, both using a modular or full course approach? During this workshop, you will have the chance to explore the OBCD MOOC designed on the open-source platform Moodle. Also, what are the resources, structure and tools learners can use in a self-paced modality? Why Moodle align with the OBCD principle and how open education can contribute to community development? This session will explore these questions with participants while offering an overview of the educational content of the OBCD project.
Location: Room I.13
Date: 08/05/25
Time: 11:30 – 12:30
Number of Participants: Maximum 30
Language: English
Workshop #2.3
Title: The OBCD Social Impact Assessment Tool – How to Use It and Build Your Own
Speaker: Natalia Marzia Gusmerotti, Assistant Professor of Sustainability Management University of Rome Tor Vergata
Workshop Description:
The project OBCD has developed a tool to assess the social impact of projects and initiatives that aim to promote sustainable innovation. Tested and validated through a participatory approach, this tool offers a customizable solution for social entrepreneurs. The tool provides a comprehensive dataset of metrics, operational guidelines and suggestions for using GenAI to facilitate impact assessment. In this workshop, participants will learn how to adapt the OBCD Social Impact Assessment tool to create their own customized version.
Location: Room I.13
Date: 08/05/25
Time: 12:30 – 14:00
Number of Participants: Maximum 30
Language: English
Workshop #2.4
Title: Lessons learnt from the History of the Cooperative Movement
Speakers: Leonidas Maroudas, Professor, Department of Business Administration, University of Patras
Niki Glaveli, Professor and Director of the MSc Program, Department of Business Administration, University of Aegean
Workshop Description:
The workshop presents the development of the community of Ambelakia. It analyzes the key factors behind this path of development, as well as the main characteristics and specific features of its cooperative activity. Finally, it explores the potential lessons learnt that can be drawn for the strengthening of cooperative organizations in our days.
Location: Room I.13
Date: 08/05/25
Time: 15:00 – 16:00
Number of Participants: Maximum 30
Language: Greek
Workshop #2.5
Title: From Idea to Readiness: Business Model Canvas & Social Value
Speaker: Sofia Melissourgou, DOCK – Cooperative Space for Social and Solidarity Economy
Workshop Description:
How can an idea or initiative gain clear structure and content, while also taking into account its broader impact? In this workshop, we will become familiar with two tools that support the design or improvement of an initiative. The Business Model Canvas acts as a map: it allows us to clearly see the core components of a business model and how they connect to one another. The Social Value tool helps us understand how the social dimension of a project is not something separate, but an integral part of its design. The Canvas invites us to reflect: What impact does our work have? What is its footprint, and how is that expressed on an economic, social, and environmental level?
Location: Room I.12
Date: 08/05/25
Time: 15:00 – 16:30
Number of Participants: Maximum 25
Language: Greek
