Watly is the Barcelona startup that (among several features) creates electricity, purifies water and connects you to the internet, all through their solar powered Watly computer. Just months before they start selling the first Watly's, they’ve launched a crowdfunding campaign through Indiegogo. The founder and CEO of Watly, Marco Attisani explains to Barcinno that the … [Read more...]
After 3 False Starts, Impact Hub Barcelona Has Found Its Home
Today marks a historic date in Barcelona's social innovation timeline. Not only has Impact Hub arrived; it is finally here to stay. Coperfield for Social Good in Plaça Reial will transition into the Impact Hub Barcelona effective immediately. To understand the colossus of this moment, we need to take a look at the current, and expanding, success of the Impact Hub global … [Read more...]
Creator Street Challenge – Join The Social Startup Movement
Social start-ups are popping up everywhere and proposing new ways to tackle society's biggest challenges like: fostering social engagement, creating new social and digital currencies, developing new ways of learning, collaborating and connecting with people. However it is not easy for these startups to gain critical mass and keep up with evolving needs of the people they aim to … [Read more...]
Heard@ ESADE’s 7th Annual Social Innovation Conference
ESADE held their 7th annual Social Institute Conference last week to share knowledge, inspire future projects and activate the international audience. Social Innovation is about addressing the challenges imposed on society related to housing, education, food, employment, poverty, safety and health. It shakes off indifference to rethink and improve upon the status quo: … [Read more...]
Social Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship in Barcelona
Whether the two go hand in hand or are very distinct and separate activities, both are hard at work improving the world we live in. The Mission: Transform society for the better, make an impact and add sustainable value for future generations. It's good to see that in Barcelona more and more initiatives are placing their focus on this topic. Changemakers in Barcelona … [Read more...]