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Raúl Cortés
Dir. Gral. de Gobierno Abierto e Innovación Social / Promuevo ecosistemas, comunidades y laboratorios de innovación con HIP 🕸 (Hexágono de Innovación Pública) / Ahora desde el LAAAB / Antes desde Zaragoza Activa
Raúl Oliván Cortés is the Director General of Open Government and Social Innovation at the Gobierno de Aragón (Government of Aragon) in Spain. He has a rich background in public innovation, having previously led the creation and development of the LAAAB (Laboratorio de Gobierno Abierto y Innovación Social), which has become a reference point for social innovation on an international level. His work focuses on transforming organizations into collaborative ecosystems and developing methodologies to tackle complex societal challenges such as climate change and social inequality.1
Oliván has over two decades of experience working at the intersection of public, private, and social sectors. His interdisciplinary background includes philosophy, strategic planning, and social work, enabling him to design innovative tools and networks that connect local and global initiatives.1 Notable projects he has directed include Frena la Curva, VisualGOB, and Gobierno Fácil, among others, which aim to enhance citizen engagement and improve government transparency.1
In addition to his role in government, Oliván is also the founder of Hexagonal, a consultancy that specializes in public and social innovation, further emphasizing his commitment to fostering systemic change within organizations.1
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De un tiempo a esta parte todo el mundo habla de ecosistemas de innovación ¿pero qué son? y, sobre todo ¿qué papel queremos jugar dentro de ellos?
Simplificando mucho, para nosotros, un ecosistema de innovación es un conjunto de nodos (personas, equipos, organizaciones...) muy (bien) conectados entre sí gracias a varios vectores que producen más valor conjuntamente que por separado, y que se pueden identificar fácilmente porque comparten un reto común.
Leyendo lo último de Griffith Centre for Systems Innovation nos ha gustado mucho la categorización de tipos de intermediarios en los ecosistemas de innovación, identificando hasta seis roles diferentes. Como en todas las clasificaciones no se trata de caracterizar con exactitud cada tipo de actor, sino más de bien de crear arquetipos que nos den pistas para aproximarnos a la cuestión.
A partir de este trabajo del GCSI en Hexagonal: LAB / Foundation / Consulting hemos querido ir más allá, definiendo cada tipo de intermediario en función de los vectores y subvectores más determinantes de cada uno. Es decir, perfilando cuáles son son sus dinámicas clave para cumplir su teórico propósito.
También nos hemos atrevido a poner algunos ejemplos de organizaciones o instituciones que, más o menos, encajan en el perfil de cada tipo de intermediario. Ojo, como mencionaba antes, la mayoría de los actores juegan varios roles al mismo tiempo y despliegan, en mayor o menor grado, casi todos los subvectores. O también puede pasar (de hecho sucede a menudo y por eso nos suelen llamar) que una organización ocupa un tipo de rol en el ecosistema pero quiere jugar otro distinto o, quizá, ampliar su influencia en el ecosistema desarrollando varios roles a la vez.
Y ahora las preguntas claves ¿Qué papel juega vuestra organización como intermediaria? ¿que actores conocéis que juegan claramente un papel en el ecosistema? ¿dónde veis más carencias? ¿os gustaría transitar hacia otro rol desde vuestras organización? ¿echáis en falta algún tipo de intermediario en vuestro territorio o sector?
Este esquema tiene la virtud conectar muchos de los proyectos en los que hemos estado trabajando (o estamos todavía): Aceleradoras, laboratorios, diseño de centros de innovación, redes de aprendizaje, procesos de co-creación, comunidades de práctica, toolkits de diseño social, procesos de pensamiento de futuros, evaluación del impacto, creación de narrativas, mapeos sistémicos, sesiones de sense making, co-diseño de servicios...
Enfoques diversos que giran siempre en torno a lo mismo: Más ecosistema.
Gracias a esos actores de nuestro ecosistema: Jorge Barrero Fonticoba 🔴 José Moisés Martín Carretero FIIAPP Eloisa del Pino Guzmán Sánchez Álvaro Ferrer Blanco Gema Gallardo Pérez Eduardo Gutiérrez Sanz Bruno Monteiro Joaquín Romero Roldán Agirre Lehendakaria Center CIDEU Rosa Arlene María Susana Santos Casas Ignacio García Fenoll 🔴 ...
En 1995 hubo una ola de calor en Chicago y murieron 800 personas. Además del drama evidente, un dato llamó la atención de un joven sociólogo: el número de muertes era 8 veces en menor en algunos barrios respecto a otros, aunque parecían similares a nivel socio económico ¿Por qué?
Con esta historia recibí el otro día a 700 bibliotecarios. Madrugón en New York, café en vena y un peinado rápido, para conectarme en el Congreso Nacional de Bibliotecas. Verme en pantalla gigante me recordó que no me había esmerado demasiado en lo de peinarme, así que me concentré en la historia.
Mi conferencia se tituló "Palacios del Pueblo, bibliotecas hexagonales" y en ella procuré abordar la pregunta que andan haciéndose los bibliotecarios de todo el mundo ¿Qué hacemos en las bibliotecas en este contexto de revolución digital?
Donde unos ven oportunidades de ahorrarse presupuesto público y recortes de personal, yo veo un potencial enorme. El error es concentrarse en el producto estrella de las bibliotecas: el libro. Si solo pensamos en libros y su papel, es muy posible que las bibliotecas acaben siendo los próximos videoclubs...
Pero la clave es pensar las bibliotecas por su propuesta de valor ¿Cuál fue su misión fundacional? ¿Almacenar libros? No, su propósito fue organizar, redistribuir y multiplicar el conociemiento.
Y esa misión es más precisa que nunca en el contexto actual. Con Bibliotecas Hexagonales ponemos nombre a una línea de trabajo que iniciamos con el Colegi Valenciano, en el que aplicamos los seis vectores de nuestro modelo (abrir, mezclar, agilizar, experimentar, colaborar y digitalizar) para impulsar una innovación sistémica.
Esta hoja de ruta nos conduce a una nueva concepción de las bibliotecas como laboratorios y comunidades de innovación y aprendizaje. Lugares donde encontrar pistas y herramientas que te orienten en el laberinto de la sociedad digital.
Por cierto, que el joven sociólogo se llamaba Klinenberg y cuando fue a los barrios donde menos gente había fallecido se dio cuenta de que lo que había allí eran infraestructuras sociales, redes de autoayuda, tejido afectivo... y que éstas crecían en torno a organizaciones como las bibliotecas públicas, que hace años Andrew Carnegie hubo de bautizar como "Palacios del pueblo", cuando donó gran parte de su fortuna para construir más de mil bibliotecas por todo Estados Unidos.
Pd. Os mando este post desde una biblioteca pública de Brooklyn. Créditos en comentarios.
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