Why Why Why?
This podcast comes to you thanks to SozialMarie [https://www.sozialmarie.org/en], Europe's first prize for social innovations. We aim to highlight the work and stories of social innovators from our vast European network. We invite you to explore stories of awarded social innovators each month, answering these three curious questions: Why did they start? Why did it work? Why to persist?
We want their stories to inspire and connect:
* Inspire: get ideas and empower yourself!
* Connect: reach out to successful social innovators and their ventures, and find ways of interaction and cooperation.
* Transfer and scale up: Learn how civil society in other countries tackles widespread and common social problems.
If you are a social innovator and want to learn more about what we do, drop us a message, or let's talk [email protected]
Your host: José Antonio Morales [https://www.linkedin.com/in/lijoseamorales/].
- Update frequency
- every 52 days
- Average duration
- 44 minutes
- Episodes
- 12
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Episode 12: What the 2025 SozialMarie Ceremony Taught Us
In this special gala edition of Why Why Why, we take you inside the SozialMarie 2025 Award Ceremony — a celebration of courage, community, and transformative social innovation in Central Europe. Join…
Episode 11: Nika Kovač on Women's Rights and Change in Europe
In this episode of the SozialMarie podcast, co-hosted by Živa Lopatič, SozialMarie’s Country Coordinator for Slovenia, and Jose, we hear from Nika Kovač, director of the 8th of March Institute. Nika …
Episode 10: What Makes a Winning Project? Ana Jeinić on the SozialMarie Jury
Welcome to Episode 10 of the Why Why Why? podcast, brought to you by SozialMarie! Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes when selecting the winners of a prestigious social innovation a…
Episode 9: Vit Kettner from Revenium, SozialMarie winner in 2024 , Biogas plant
In this episode, I speak with Vit Kettner from Revenium, a social business in Czechia dedicated to fostering social inclusion, diversity, and sustainability. Vit shares the journey behind his innovat…
Episode 8: Dr. Katharina Kruppa and the story of the award winning Grow Together from Vienna Austria
What happens when a baby is born into challenging circumstances? How can we ensure that every child, no matter where they start, has a fair chance to thrive?
In this episode, we introduce you to Grow …
Episode 7: The trajectory of success
Welcome to Episode 7 of Why Why Why?
Today, we’re excited to introduce you to three remarkable women representing two inspiring initiatives. We have Rosa Bergmann and Caroline Loudon from HobbyLobby V…
Episode 6: Three winning projects sharing their story
Welcome to Why Why Why? Episode 6
In this episode, I focus on learning from three of the winners of the SozialMarie Award 2024:
Episode 5: SozialMarie 20th anniversary edition.
Welcome to the 5th edition of the Why Why Why? podcast by SocialMarie.
SozialMarie celebrated twenty years this year, and we celebrated in Vienna with the nominees for the 2024 award ceremony.
In this …
Episode 4: Two success cases for Social Innovation
In this episode of the Why Why Why Podcast, you will meet two Social Innovators: Professor Nikola Kezić from Croatia and Hana Košan from Slovenia. Both interviews explore the deep motivations and tac…
Episode 3: Learning from two Austrian winners
In this episode of our Why Why Why podcast, you will meet two Social Innovators: Nina and Lukas. Both are winners of the SozialMarie Awards in 2023 and operate from Austria. Ready to learn from the w…
Episode 2: Business models & the process of innovation
In this enlightening episode, we explore the vibrant intersection of social innovation and business modeling through the lens of Anna Misovicz, Project Manager at SozialMarie, now on parental leave, …
Episode 1: Learning from the Hungarian winners
Today, we talked with two social innovators, Bettina and Albert. Although their stories differ, both are enthusiastic about improving this world through entrepreneurship. If you are looking for inspi…