The Social Innovation Lab at the University of Kansas is an innovation and research lab dedicated to understanding and creating change in the spaces where people meet, interact, and connect to make the world a better place.
States for the Future is a data to policy network dedicated to empowering states for a resilient future. It’s a dynamic network of state policy professionals and organizations working to inform next generation efforts with data, research, and policy in areas that impact all - civic engagement and democracy, health and well-being, water and energy, education and workforce.
To ensure access to early care and education services and for the services themselves to be equitable and effective in meeting the needs of children and families, the Kansas Early Childhood Data Trust will be working with state agencies and several data systems to identify the distinct number of children being served in programs at the state and local level.
Developing cross-sector referral networks can be an effective way of addressing community-level health and well-being outcomes.
Many technical projects in the public and social sector fail at the adoption and utilization stage because the technology wasn’t designed to solve a problem people have - it was designed to fill a technical specification.
Building community resilience actively repairs the social fabric that connects people to each other and alters collective health and well-being trajectories for the better.
Adaptation and recovery are intrinsically linked to the health and wellness of a community or individual, and measuring the link between community resilience and a community’s health is a point of key importance.
Social network analysis (SNA) is a technique used to analyze social networks, whether it be composed of people, organizations, physical locations, or objects. It is being increasingly applied across a variety of sectors to gain insight into patterns of behavior and connectivity, the flow of information and behaviors, and to track and predict the effectiveness of interventions or programs.
Social sector organizations have long sought to share, integrate, and use their combined data to achieve collective goals and solve common pain points.
Tech-Enabled Community Resilience is a model for harnessing the power of networks in a community ecosystem to influence and change social and health outcomes.
The Kansas Early Childhood Data Trust is conducting a long-term study that will link Early Childhood Block Grant (ECBG) program data with data from the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to identify the most effective systems approach in preventing child maltreatment as well as studying the long-term impact of prevention-focused services and their ability to secure equitable outcomes for children and families in Kansas.
The Kansas Early Childhood Data Trust is designed to turn insight into action for children, families, providers, communities, and agencies in Kansas.
This 3-year case study on inclusive ecosystems explores the role of child care business owners and community supports in the growth of the child care entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Working with communities to provide implementation support, building collaboration across systems, and facilitating conversations among partners regarding accountability is integral to establishing a connected community.
