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The challenges of our time are becoming more complex and interconnected. This is why it is becoming increasingly hard for one organization alone to develop sustainable solutions. Open Social Innovation describes the opening of your innovation process to the outside world. External partners such as stakeholders, universities, research institutes, suppliers or start-ups are involved in the process of developing new ideas, products and services.

COSI is the competence center for Open Social Innovation, co-developing and implementing sustainable solutions to societal challenges. Partners we work with include SAP, Microsoft, Volkswagen, Audi, Mannheim Business School, Harvard University and the European Commission.

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How we work!

The European Impact Hero is an Accelerator for sustainable start-ups in the field of climate change, circular economy and supply chain. It is our contribution to the European Green Deal- over 9 months we supported 20+ sustainable entrepreneurs to face their challenges supported by over 100+ corporate volunteers and experts from SAP, Audi, Microsoft and Volkswagen.

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We create your tailor-made entrepreneurship or education programs (digital, hybrid or physical participation).

We created or are involved in:

The European Impact Hero 2021 was the first accelerator for sustainable start-ups in Europe.

With our platform we want to support social and ecological projects and the development of founders in Germany and Europe in the coming years. Furthermore, we want to create a network of the European Social Economy.

With our knowledge in the fields of digitalization and education we are ready to enrich your events and workshops. But what we do goes far beyond mere moderation. We create holistic event formats.

We create your tailor-made entrepreneurship or education programs (digital, hybrid or physical participation).

We created or are involved in:

We are exited to organized the very first European Impact Hero 2022.

With our platform we want to support social and ecological projects and the development of the founders in Germany and Europe in the coming year. Furthermore, we want to create a network of the European social economy.With our platform we want to support social and ecological projects and the development of the founders in Germany and Europe in the coming year. Furthermore, we want to create a network of the European social economy.

With our knowledge in the fields of digitalization and education we are ready to enrich your events and workshops. But what we do goes far beyond mere moderation. We create holistic event formats.

Testimonials

Mike Davies@https://bef.earth

I am really thankful for COSI.
The support came at a critical stage of our start-up and the mentoring and expertise really helped us to get our sustainable business model to the next level.”
–Mike Davies

Sabine Maaßen@https://www.audi.com/

“This is corporate social responsibility in practice -and contributes to the working world of tomorrow.”
-Sabine Maaßen, Board Member at AUDI AG about the European Impact Hero

Laura-Marie Edinger-Schons@https://www.bwl.uni-mannheim.de/schons/

“We all agree that we need to transition to more sustainable business models. For that to happen we need Open Social Innovation.”
- Prof. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons, Chair of Sustainable Business Mannheim University