Terms Used by J R McKenzie Trust
Community innovation
Community innovation describes how a community knows what their people need to make their lives better and finds its own solutions to meet those needs.
Community innovation is a change that is championed by the community and results in benefits that are meaningful to the community¹.
Community innovation often occurs when community leaders or groups of engaged community members have ideas for initiatives that are wanted by the community and would make a strong and positive difference to quality of life for members of that community.
¹Tamarack Institute: https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/communityinnovation
Institutions
By institutions we mean large organisations that play important public roles – including political institutions (the Government, local authorities, Crown entities, state services), educational institutions (tertiary education providers, schools), banks, funding bodies and religious institutions etc.
By institutions we mean large organisations that play important public roles – including political institutions (the Government, local authorities, Crown entities, state services), educational institutions (tertiary education providers, schools), banks, funding bodies and religious institutions etc.