Insuco Center for Social Innovation
ICSI ( Insuco Center for Social Innovation) is a center of critical thinking for action, led and developed by Insuco. ICSI headquarters are located in Medellín, Colombia.
At ICSI, we weave bridges between social science research and territorial learning to anticipate and sustainably accompany major global transitions, motivate informed decision-making by multiple actors, and catalyze collective action processes.
Interweaving networks around the world
At ICSI we focus on building bridges for social impact. Supported by our allies and Insuco’s work teams around the world, we nourish our global work with:
Collective thinking platforms around the governance of natural resources and transformative leadership development.
A network of Observatories of Territorial Transformations (OTT) and learning territories.
Permanent articulation with the world of research through agreements with academic institutions and active collaboration with the Institute for Social Research in Africa IFSRA.
News
OTT Initiative Presents the Just Energy Transition Narrative for the Cesar Corridor
In a context marked by uncertainty regarding the future of extractive activities, ICSI, through the Observatory of Territorial Transformations (OTT), promoted the development of the “Narrative of the Just Energy Transition in the Cesar Corridor,” a digital story that...
We have successfully completed the course “Social Management and Territorial Development in Mining Contexts” in partnership with UTEC
With outstanding participation from professionals and leaders from different Latin American countries, the specialized course “Social Management and Territorial Development in Mining Environments” came to a successful conclusion. This initiative was promoted by ICSI,...
We Launch the Second Edition of “Cuadernos ICSI” on Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue in Latin America
We are pleased to present the second edition of Cuadernos ICSI, with the publication of the document “Guide to Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue: Step-by-Step Formulation and Implementation,” a practical tool aimed at designing, facilitating, and strengthening dialogue...
In La Guajira, the event “Weaving Energy Communities: coordination, knowledge, and monitoring” was organized – OTT
Building a just energy transition requires coordinating knowledge, institutions, and communities from the ground up. Within this framework, and as part of the actions of the Observatory of Territorial Transformations (OTT) in La Guajira, Colombia, ICSI co-organized...
We Participated in SEPIA XXI in Oxapampa, Peru
On August 20, 2025, ICSI organized and presented the Special Panel “Experiences in monitoring and analyzing territorial transformations and challenges for their implementation in territories with high indicators of violence, illegality, and informality” at the...
Diploma Program on Energy Narratives Concludes in La Guajira – OTT
After a month of training, journalists, communicators, social leaders, and students from La Guajira completed the Diploma in Energy Narratives, a learning space aimed at strengthening their ability to communicate in a rigorous, critical, and contextualized manner the...
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