About us
The Esade Institute for Social Innovation strives to develop meaningful research, pedagogical content and educational programs, and to make interventions in the public sphere that will help students, citizens, social organizations and companies navigate the social challenges related to exclusion, vulnerability, precariousness and sustainability.
Lines of action
Research
We act as agents of knowledge, developing meaningful research in order to understand the challenges faced by our society and their possible solutions and alternatives.
Training
We ensure knowledge transfer and experience-based education through training programs to help our students develop and enhance their capacities as agents of change and thus contribute to improving society.
Social debate
We contribute to social and academic debate, as well as to the design and development of different initiatives focused on reflection and the proposal of innovative solutions which have the potential to make an impact and achieve social transformation.
Community
We strengthen the internal and external community of the Institute, co-creating initiatives, and we empower this community so it can become a driving force for change.
The Institute for Social Innovation team is made up of a group of people with a common goal: to contribute to social transformation from the point of view of the most vulnerable segments of society.
Management and Coordination Team
The management and coordination team of Esade’s Institute for Social Innovation is responsible for the daily operations of the center, as well as for defining its goals, strategy, resource allocation, and decision-making in project development.
Ignasi Martí
Director of the Esade Institute for Social Innovation
Professor at the Esade Department of Society, Politics and Sustainability
Liliana Arroyo
Professor and researcher at the Department of Society, Politics and Sustainability at Esade
PhD in Sociology, specialist in social and digital innovation
Guillermo Casasnovas
Assistant Professor at the Esade Department of Society, Politics and Sustainability
Mireia López
Project coordinator and Dissemination Manager at Esade's Institute for Social Innovation.
Maria Sureda
Program and Research Coordinator on the Third Sector at the Institute for Social Innovation
Mireia Yter
Postdoctoral Researcher and Program Manager of the Chair on Socially Responsible Digital Innovation at the Institute for Social Innovation
Teaching community
The Institute’s team consists of influential Esade faculty with a proven track record in the fields of corporate social responsibility; responsible leadership models and social leadership; leadership and management in third-sector organisations; sustainability and climate change; ethnography; innovation models for social and environmental challenges; and applied ethics in the digital, social and business spheres, amongst others.
Ignasi Carreras
Director of the Institute's NGO/NPO management training programs
Professor at the Esade Department of General Management and Strategy
Rita Mota
Assistant Professor at the Esade Department of Society, Politics and Sustainability
Liliana Arroyo
Professor and researcher at the Department of Society, Politics and Sustainability at Esade
PhD in Sociology, specialist in social and digital innovation
Guillermo Casasnovas
Assistant Professor at the Esade Department of Society, Politics and Sustainability
Maja Tampe
Assistant Professor at the Esade Department of Society, Politics and Sustainability
Josep M Lozano
Professor at the Esade Department of Society, Politics and Sustainability
Cristina Giménez
Director, Identity and Mission
Professor at the Esade Department of Operations, Innovation and Data Sciences
Cristina Sancha
Professor at the Esade Department of Operations, Innovation and Data Sciences
Marc Vilanova
Director and Professor at the Esade Department of Society, Politics and Sustainability
Josep F. Maria
Professor at the Esade Department of Society, Politics and Sustainability
Vicenta Sierra
Professor at the Esade Department of Operations, Innovation and Data Sciences
François Collet
Professor at the Esade Department of People Management and Organisation
Director of the Master of Research in Management Sciences
Joan Rodón
Dean of Business School
Professor at the Esade Department of Operations, Innovation and Data Sciences
Valentina De Marchi
Associate professor in the Department of Society, Politics, and Sustainability at Esade
Research community
Part of the Institute for Social Innovation community is made up of researchers and academic collaborators who participate in the institute’s research, training and social debate projects with their knowledge and expertise.
Mireia Yter
Postdoctoral Researcher and Program Manager of the Chair on Socially Responsible Digital Innovation at the Institute for Social Innovation
Michael Sarmiento
Research Assistant at the Chair on Socially Responsible Digital Innovation at the Institute for Social Innovation
Juan Martín Fernández
Postdoctoral researcher
PhD Community
Ha Chu Thi
PhD Candidate at Esade Business School
Technical team
Nuria Fenero
Executive Assistant of the Department of Society, Politics and Sustainability of Esade and member of the Institute of Social Innovation team