Innovation for inclusion

Studies in the medical, sociological and business fields are beginning to highlight how technologies, if properly managed, can help improve social cohesion. In parallel, collaborative digital strategies can support social innovation, and digital innovations can accelerate the development of solutions to social issues.

On the contrary, incorrect management of the same technologies can lead to critical effects, including conflicts between people and machines, loss of skills, reduction of relational and cognitive skills and changes in neurological development processes. These themes guided module 4 of the Executive Master in Innovability Management –  EMIIM, created together with the partners of the course, Intellimech and Kilometro Rosso and led by the scientific director Laura Maria Ferri (in the photo below).

During the various lessons, Salvatore Majorana explored the role of Innovation Districts and collaboration to foster innovative processes capable of generating positive effects for the community and the territory. With Valerio Pesenti, the discussion focused on Industry 5.0, or rather Society 5.0, and therefore on the new paradigms of human-centricity. The activities also included the experimentation of new industrial applications of emerging technologies with JoiintLab and Exsensia, as well as a visit to the ABB Dalmine industrial site, to take a close look at how a 4.0 factory works.

The course continued with an in-depth study on understanding and measuring social impact, by Marco Nugara of Altis Advisory, and with the contribution of experts from the Estense Foundation. In this session, we discussed how technologies are changing time management, habits and social behavior, as well as how they are transforming relationships and balances within organizations, thanks to the interventions of Marianna Pellegrini, Giordano Barioni, Giulia Cavallari and Matteo Carletti.

To complete the module, online lessons were also held dedicated to topics such as community engagement, digital platforms, inclusion, branding and digital innovation. In this context, Rossella Vitali of Lions 108 Milan and the Permanent Observatory on the Social Sustainability of Artificial Intelligence in Milan spoke, as well as Giovanni Muscarà of Vivavoce, who illustrated how digital technologies can support an innovative approach in stuttering rehabilitation.