Exploring the Phases and Measuring the Effectiveness of Social Innovations Waved During Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic: Implications from India

Drawing on the social innovation process adapted by Van de Ven et al. (2008), we studied the different phases of social innovations in terms of ideation, development and scaling that waved during the pandemic of COVID-19. We also measured the effectiveness of the innovations on different parameters in fighting the Coronavirus when it was at its peak in the first wave. In this article, we also postulated how the various innovations impacted social life. A total of 24 innovations were explored and studied using the qualitative content analysis method. Data were analyzed using the Maxqda software (version Pro 2020). Results revealed that most of the innovations were implemented with new and latest technologies and they had developed using optimum resources. Further, it was noticed that most of the innovations had achieved the scaling and implementation phase in managing the COVID crisis.