Successful social innovation during disruption follows reproducible frameworks that increase success probability.
The Community Co-Creation Model
Solutions imposed on communities fail. Solutions created with communities succeed. Co-creation frameworks ensure market fit.
Laura's co-creation process: 1. Identify community pioneers already creating solutions 2. Understand their innovations and limitations 3. Build tools amplifying their efforts 4. Test with pioneer feedback 5. Scale with community involvement 6. Evolve based on usage
This process created solutions communities actually wanted rather than what she thought they needed.
The Adjacent Possible Framework
Social innovation succeeds by building from current reality toward adjacent possibilities, not imposing distant visions.
Christopher's adjacent possible approach: - Map current community practices - Identify single-step improvements - Build bridges to next possibilities - Enable community-driven evolution - Support but don't force change
His gradual innovation approach achieved faster adoption than radical transformation attempts.
The Social Proof Acceleration Model
Social innovations spread through visible proof of value. Accelerating social proof multiplies adoption speed.
Nicole's acceleration tactics: - Start with influential early adopters - Document and share success stories - Create visible markers of participation - Build network effects into solutions - Enable community evangelism
Her systematic approach to social proof turned small innovations into community-wide movements.