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"This chapter explores the link between social innovation and collaboration ~among change agents and stakeholders. Social innovation is a field on the rise, ~both practically and theoretically (Cajaiba-Santana, 2014), and involves new ideas ~for tackling unmet social needs and solving current social problems (Mulgan et al., ~2007). Even though social innovation has great potential, confronting uncertainties, ~risks and resistance are inevitable when engaging in this type of endeavor. Consequently, ~it may be challenging to mobilize key stakeholders to commit to and engage ~in relevant ~actions and collaborative processes (Marcy, 2015). The problem that will ~be addressed in this chapter concerns how to identify, target and mobilize key stakeholders ~to collaborate in social innovation initiatives. It is viewed from the vantage ~point of those initiating and leading social innovation efforts and aims to point ~out some factors that must be overcome and others that may foster constructive ~collaborative processes among change agents and stakeholders."