The Case of the Registered Disability Savings Plan, Canada
Frances Westley & Nino Antadze
February, 2009
This case study of the journey to establish the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP), reviews the nature of complexity and inter-relationship as it applies to social innovation. The RDSP is a real-life Canadian innovation and this fascinating story offers lessons for anyone interested in wide-spread social change, or for those interested in how new financial mechanisms can be used to achieve positive social impact. This case study provides an illuminating look into the years of exploration and creative collaboration that resulted in a major Canadian bank offering the RDSP for the first time in 2008.
