Karolina Osterczuk

Karolina Osterczuk is an Assistant Professor at SWPS University's Faculty of Social Sciences in Warsaw, specializing in Social Innovation and the Theory of Change within the Department of Management. She actively combines academic research with practical applications, focusing on grassroots-level social transformation processes.

Her research explores collaboration models in social innovation, mechanisms of community building, and dynamics of grassroots change-making activities. She has conducted fieldwork with cooperatives, artisans, and businesses across Poland, Nepal, and India.

Key projects include the ERUA alliance's 2022-2026 initiative on social entrepreneurship determinants, the 2022-2023 'Social Entrepreneurship – Basic Course' partnership with Women's Entrepreneurship Foundation, and the 2019-2021 'Institutionalization of Social Innovations' study. She chairs the 2024 Social Innovations. Co-creating Change conference.

Teaching focuses on:

• Effective teamwork methodologies
• Customer value creation strategies
• Project implementation frameworks
• Design thinking applications

Current research trends emphasize cross-cultural collaboration in social innovation, sustainable development practices, and community-driven change mechanisms.