The Feast social innovation conference and Nokia are excited to introduce Change Connections, an online open innovation platform and initiative around the potential of new connections for social good.

Change Connections is a place to collectively exchange, connect and collaborate for social good and to foster new thinking on groundbreaking social innovation. A website based in serious play around serious issues, the platform's opportunities for ideation are structured around five key themes -- Livelihood, Learning, Health, Advocacy and Resilience -- as well as insights from a variety of experts, from social entrepreneurs and field workers to technologists and policy makers.

The greater Change Connections initiative began as an open-ended research exploration around the potential role information and communication technologies could play in driving positive change for the developing world in the years to come. The project, led by agency Lovely Day in collaboration with the consultancy and think tank Abundancy Partners, aims to support Nokia's potential to offer holistic, empowering solutions through new connections between people, places, information and ideas that improve the quality of lives globally.

The group has undertaken a series of conversations and events to find out where the future of communications technology could help billions of people around the world better their lives -- from organizing for collective power to accessing health care, or learning even when getting to school isn't a possibility. In keeping with the guiding principle of open innovation, the work thus far captured is shared on the site and seeks to act as a generative resource, open and available for the benefit of the wider community including Nokia.

During the next few weeks from the Change Connections online launch, visitors are encouraged to contribute ideas and thoughts to the site. The platform will continue to expand in content and functionality and in the coming weeks will offer more innovative ways to mix and match existing ideas and featured solution models from friends of the project. The greater Change Connections conversation will also continue through a series of scheduled in-person events in New York and Nairobi.

"It's been absolutely amazing and inspiring to undertake this initiative," said Jerri Chou, Managing Partner of Lovely Day. "There are so many brilliant people developing communication solutions to some of the world’s most pressing issues. It's been an honor to connect with them and we're excited to bring a new perspective to the wider social innovation community and get more people interested and thinking around the powerful concepts of connections, communication and technology for social good. As a project, Change Connections really gives you hope in the concept of open innovation, creativity and the massive potential of aligning people, companies and organizations to do good by working together toward a common goal."

"The future of communications technology holds massive potential to further change the world for the better," said Ville Tikka, Senior Futures Specialist from Nokia. "I hope that collectively, connecting the wide range of people, knowledge and ideas, we will expand the possibilities to come up with systemic solutions to the world's systemic challenges."

For more information visit: http://change-connections.com/

About Lovely Day:
Lovely Day creates and shapes brands for the 21st century. Hand in hand with the world's greatest businesses, we develop strategies for global brands to do well by doing good. http://itsalovelyday.com

About Nokia:
At Nokia, we are committed to connecting people. We combine advanced technology with personalized services that enable people to stay close to what matters to them. Every day, more than 1.2 billion people connect to one another with a Nokia device - from mobile phones to advanced smartphones and high-performance mobile computers. Today, Nokia is integrating its devices with innovative services through Ovi (www.ovi.com), including music, maps, apps, email and more. Nokia's NAVTEQ is a leader in comprehensive digital mapping and navigation services, while Nokia Siemens Networks provides equipment, services and solutions for communications networks globally.

About Abundancy Partners:
Abundancy Partners is a strategic consultancy and think-do tank. Our mission is to help clients find radical-enough response to the epochal challenges of sustainability, resilience and wellbeing. And to unlock an abundance of innovation opportunity. http://abundancypartners.com

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