Social entrepreneurship and social enterprise have become popular rallying points for those trying to improve the world. These two notions are positive ones, but neither is adequate when it comes to understanding and creating social change in all of its manifestations. The authors make the case that social innovation is a better vehicle for doing this.
Scaling Social Impact - A Literature Toolkit for Funders by Catherine H. Clark, Cynthia W. Massarsky, Tamara Schweitzer Raben, and Erin Worsham, June 2012 "The Impact Investor: People and Practices Delivering Exceptional Financial and Social Returns: The Need for Evidence and Engagement" by Cathy Clark, Jed Emerson, and Ben Thornley Report: "Investing for Impact: How social entrepreneurship is redefining the meaning of return" with chapter by Cathy Clark and Jed Emerson.
Let's not overlook what traditional entrepreneurs contribute to society Over the past decade or so, the term social entrepreneur has become a fashionable way of describing individuals and organizations that, in their attempts at large-scale change, blur the traditional boundaries between the for-profit and nonprofit sectors.
It is time to move from innovation as an ideology to innovation as a process. Every year, hundreds of new innovation books are published with well-meaning and intriguing recommendations for managers and organizations. They tout such innovation success factors as a risk-taking culture, inspired leadership, and openness to outside ideas.
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As technological change accelerates and adoption rates soar, ten pivotal trends loom large on the top-management agenda. A McKinsey Quarterly article.
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Designers have traditionally focused on enhancing the look and functionality of products. Recently, they have begun using design techniques to tackle more complex problems, such as finding ways to provide low-cost healthcare throughout the world. Businesses were the first to embrace this new approach-called design thinking-and nonprofits are beginning to adopt it too.
A cell phone that makes phone calls - and does little else; a portable refrigerator the size of a small cooler; a car that sells for about US$2,200 (100,000 rupees). These are some of the results of "frugal engineering," a powerful and ultimately essential approach to developing products and services in emerging markets.
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For years, businesses have used human-centered design to develop innovative solutions. Why not apply the same approach to overcome challenges in the nonprofit world? This project, funded by International Development Enterprise (IDE) as part of a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, sought to provide NGOs and social enterprises with the tools to do just that.
