Chair for Socially Responsible Digital Innovation
What is the Chair for Socially Responsible Digital Innovation?
Technology is now part of the social fabric in which we live and shapes many of our everyday habits. However, we inhabit digital environments that, by their very design, can foster isolation, polarization, and discomfort. The shadows of the virtual world loom especially over younger people: nine out of ten individuals under 30 say they have felt lonely in the past twelve months, and one in four experiences this feeling frequently.
And yet, the digital future has not been written. It is possible to build innovation without sacrificing our humanity, but we must change the paradigm. With this conviction, the Chair for Socially Responsible Digital Innovation (SoReDI) was created by Esade and EXEA Impact, a space where industry and society come together to research, imagine, and build, as a community, a new way of relating to technology.
Pillars of our Chair
Research
SoReDi COP
Knowledge Transfer
Community of Practice · SoReDi COP
We believe in the power of collaboration to reinvent digital solutions oriented toward well-being and authentic social connections. We believe in an innovation that turns virtual spaces into a true tool at the service of the individual, benefiting society as a whole, and especially younger generations.
The digital future can be rewritten. We envision a technology in which platforms, rather than capturing attention, provide support. Where interactions, instead of fragmenting, strengthen community. Where innovation aligns with what defines us as humans: real bonds, a sense of belonging, and well-being. We want to create this digital future within an ecosystem that shares responsibility for the solution and to share it with the world.
How to participate?
If you are part of the professional or institutional ecosystem
If you are a technology professional, part of a committed company, a founder or investor, a technology leader, an education professional, a member of a social organization, or a public sector representative, you can collaborate, share knowledge, and co-create responsible digital solutions together with the SoReDi COP community.
If you are young (16–25 years old)
If you want to co-create your digital future and actively take part in designing more human and responsible technological environments, this space is also for you.
Team
Liliana Arroyo
Director of the Chair for Socially Responsible Digital Innovation (SoReDI)
Professor and researcher in the Department of Society, Politics and Sustainability at Esade
Mireia Yter
Postdoctoral researcher and Program Manager of the Chair on Socially Responsible Digital Innovation at the Institute for Social Innovation
With the support and collaboration of:
