For
just over five years, even in our country, under the pressure of supranational
public debate, there has been much talk about “social innovation”, without it
being always clear what is meant by this definition. Therefore, the objective
of this brief reflection is to circumscribe the meaning of this concept by also
tracing its history, the fields of application and the development
perspectives, with a look at the role of the wider social community (school and
enterprise).