Perspective Projects Screening Model for Decision-makers at Administrative Level

The field of social innovation is developing rapidly all over the world, with new institutions, methods and activities. More systematic innovation methods are being applied to some of the most challenging social problems of our times. The main purpose of this paper is to present the designed decision-making model as a support for evaluation of social innovation projects using multiple criteria decision-making methods. First, the theoretical background and foundations of social innovation are described. The essence of evaluation approaches that can be used in this field as well as multi-stage evaluation processes have been discussed. This information is the basis for presenting the model for screening of social innovation projects. The considerations are completed with an indication of possible directions for further research on new instruments useful in evaluation processes of such projects. The logic and process of the decision-making model elaboration as well as the decision model itself can be used as a framework for managers facing decision-making problems with similar nature as innovation management concepts.