TY - JOUR T1 - Facilitating learning exchange and building a community of practice to accelerate social innovation in health JF - BMJ Innovations JO - BMJ Innov SP - 155 LP - 160 DO - 10.1136/bmjinnov-2021-000882 VL - 8 IS - 3 AU - Jana Deborah Mier-Alpaño AU - Jose Rene Bagani Cruz AU - Marvinson See Fajardo AU - Jean Francis Barcena AU - Emelie Ekblad AU - Fiona Hazell AU - Anthony Rosendo Faraon AU - Ramir Anthony Tumolva Blanco AU - Sealdi Gonzales AU - Noel Juban AU - Meredith Labarda Y1 - 2022/07/01 UR - http://innovations.bmj.com/content/8/3/155.abstract N2 - What are the new findings?Social Innovation in Health Initiative (SIHI), Make a Difference (MAD) Foundation and Zuellig Family Foundation (ZFF) collaboratively conceptualised the development of a Social Innovation in Health (SIH) Learning Exchange Platform that is grounded on intersectoral collaboration. It will be used for networking, sharing and co-creation among social innovators and other SIH ecosystem actors through four main processes: community of practice, database of resources and partners, forums and capacity building.A co-creative process was undertaken to conceptualise and design the platform. The series of meetings of SIHI, MAD and ZFF became a testing ground to prototype the learning exchange process and initiate the community of practice. Convergence points in expertise and experiences were identified, that is, social innovation research, community engagement, leadership and governance and innovative business models complement each other in aid of social innovation.How might it impact on healthcare in the future?The creation of online communities of practice and innovative learning exchange platforms for SIH provides an enabling environment for innovators and partners, accelerating the development and scale-up of social innovations. It also helps bridge innovation silos across different disciplines and sectors that share common goals in improving health outcomes through social innovation.The beneficial exchanges experienced by the learning exchange partners in the initial stages of the platform’s development can be multiplied as more actors in the SIH ecosystem (innovators, incubators, research institutions, funders, policymakers, etc.), starting with the networks of SIHI, MAD, and ZFF, are linked and provided with opportunity for purposeful communication.Overview of social innovation in healthIn recent years, there has been a paradigm shift to more pragmatic, community-inclusive methods in finding public health solutions. This transition draws on the idea that communities should not be passive beneficiaries, but should actively contribute and collaborate in healthcare improvement initiatives. To address healthcare delivery gaps, social innovation in health (SIH) employs community engagement and multi-stakeholder approaches.1 2 SIH … ER -