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This Course will clarify the definition and meaning of Social Entrepreneurship and will focus on the need to learn about the source and root of a social problem. You will be introduced to different perspectives about Social Entrepreneurship and you will learn about complementary and opportunistic assets which will help you to detect an opportunity and develop an idea of how to create a business for social change.
From a practical perspective you will be asked to initiate a team formation process and start to think about a problem topic that you want to address with your social venture in the future. You will work in a team to research this topic and will gradually start to think about a particular opportunity and identify a purpose for your social venture project.
Welcome to the first Module of Course 1! In this first Module you will receive an administrative introduction to the general structure of the Specialization and learn how you can manage the courses successfully. Content-wise we will, first, address the definition and meaning of Social Entrepreneurship. Second we will focus on the need to learn about the source and root of a social problem and highlight the importance to deal with this prior to thinking about solutions.
An Idea about Social Innovation | Johanna Mair•10 minutes
Introduction to Course Structure•4 minutes
Understand a Social Problem | Ester Barinaga•14 minutes
Required Peer Review Assignment & Optional Case Assignment•10 minutes
Instructions for Peer Review Assignment•3 minutes
An introduction to the Babele Social Business Model Panorama (currently knowns as seizmic BUSINESS MODEL and seizmic APP)•7 minutes
2 readings•Total 50 minutes
From Third Sector to Social Enterprise: A European Research Trajectory | Defourny 2014•30 minutes
Building social capital for societal entrepreneurship. | Westlund & Gawell 2010•20 minutes
1 peer review•Total 20 minutes
Definition of Social Entrepreneurship and your seizmic APP account•20 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 15 minutes
Start Group Formation•15 minutes
Definition of Social Entrepreneurship
Module 2•9 hours to complete
Module details
Welcome to Week 2. The second Module will introduce you to different perspectives about Social Entrepreneurship. You will be asked to initiate your team formation process and select a problem topic that you want to address with your social venture in the future.
Social Entrepreneurship from a UK Perspective | Alan Barrell•4 minutes
The EMES Network Approach | Roger Spear•3 minutes
The New Jersey Social Innovation Institute | Jeffrey Robinson•8 minutes
The Problem Identification 7-Day Challenge•5 minutes
Optional Case Assignment: Ashoka & UnLtd•4 minutes
Interview with Ashoka Scandinavia•18 minutes
Interview with CEO of UnLtd | Mark Norbury•11 minutes
Ashoka Information Video•4 minutes
UnLtd Information Video•6 minutes
#covidWISE Inspirational Case: Lost Stock - Interview with the Founder Cally Russell•18 minutes
4 readings•Total 235 minutes
Instructions for the 7-Day-Challenge•180 minutes
Social entrepreneurship: The case for definition | Martin & Osberg 2007 | Stanford social innovation review•15 minutes
Social entrepreneurship: A critical review of the concept. | Peredo & McLean 2006•30 minutes
#covidWISE 2021 Material•10 minutes
1 peer review•Total 180 minutes
Document your Problem Identification•180 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
Compare Ashoka and UnLtd (Optional Case Assignment)•10 minutes
Who is a Social Entrepreneur
Module 3•5 hours to complete
Module details
With Module 3 you have reached halftime of Course 1. Congratulations! This Module will answer the question what it takes people to become Entrepreneurs. In addition you will be introduced to the concept of a Community Enterprise. Your personal challenge will be to define your future role within your project team and to think about how to find opportunities to address social problems.
Who is a Social Entrepreneur? | Sudhanshu Rai•5 minutes
What is a Community Enterprise | Helen Haugh•5 minutes
Start to discuss Solutions to your identified Problem•2 minutes
Begin Rating & Selecting Ideas•6 minutes
Peer-evaluation Assignment & Optional Case Assignment•8 minutes
Case | The Story of Specialisterne•10 minutes
6 readings•Total 150 minutes
Social entrepreneurship: How intentions to create a social venture are formed. | Mair & Noboa 2003•30 minutes
The process of social entrepreneurship: creating opportunities worthy of serious pursuit. | Guclu, Dees & Anderson 2002•20 minutes
Specialists in a World of Generalists | Robert Austin•20 minutes
"Who Is An Entrepreneur" is the Wrong Question | Gartner 1988•30 minutes
The multiple faces of social entrepreneurship: A review of definitional issues based on geographical and thematic criteria | Bacq & Janssen 2011•20 minutes
The duality of social enterprise: A framework for social action | Massetti 2012•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 30 minutes
Reflect on your team and your external partner organisation•30 minutes
2 discussion prompts•Total 75 minutes
Reflect on your Problem Identification•15 minutes
Transfer Specialisterne Case to one of 4 Beneficiary Groups•60 minutes
How to Identify an Opportunity
Module 4•6 hours to complete
Module details
In Module 4 you will be introduced to opportunity identification. You will learn how to recognize complementary and antagonistic assets and turn them into opportunities. You will also be confronted with failures that other ventures experienced in order to prepare yourself for potential challenges for your own establishing your own social venture. By the end of the Module you will be encouraged to start thinking about possible income models.
Opportunity Identification at the Example of Gram Vikas | Johanna Mair•6 minutes
The Example of Grameen Veolia | Anirudh Agrawal•7 minutes
Instructions for Your Peer-Review Assignment and Optional Case Assignment•14 minutes
Interview with the founder of MyC4 (Autumn 2014)•14 minutes
Interview with the founder of MyC4 (Spring 2015)•14 minutes
6 readings•Total 150 minutes
How Social Enterprises Deal with Antagonistic Assets | Hockerts 2014•30 minutes
Social Entrepreneurship in Rural India: A Small Step Towards Institutional Change | Ganly & Mair 2009•20 minutes
3 Types of Income Models for Social Entrepreneurship•20 minutes
How opportunities develop in social entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship theory and practice | Corner & Ho 2010•30 minutes
Building Social Business Models: Lessons from the Grameen Experience | Yunus, Moingeon & Lehmann-Ortega 2010•20 minutes
Business Models as Models | Baden-Fuller & Morgan 2010•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 120 minutes
Identify an Opportunity for Your Social Venture•120 minutes
1 discussion prompt•Total 10 minutes
Your Advice for the CEO of MyC4•10 minutes
Earned Income Creation
Module 5•3 hours to complete
Module details
Welcome to the last Module of this course! We hope you have enjoyed the course so far and made a progress in becoming a Social Entrepreneur. In this 5th Module we will delve deeper into different financial structures for social ventures. Furthermore you will discuss what it means to transfer a concept to a different context by reference to Microfinance. Finally you will be able to design a revenue strategy for your social venture.
What's included
4 videos2 readings1 peer review
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4 videos•Total 28 minutes
Creating a Business Model•11 minutes
Replicating Microfinance in a Developed Country | Ester Barinaga•11 minutes
Interview with Charlie Wigglesworth (Social Enterprise UK)•1 minute
Instructions for Your Peer-Review Assignment•4 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
In microfinance, clients must come first. | Datar, Epstein & Yuthas 2008•10 minutes
The economics of microfinance. | Armendáriz & Morduch 2010•10 minutes
1 peer review•Total 120 minutes
Map the Expected Earned Income Streams for your Venture•120 minutes
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I really liked this course because it showed me how to think about potential Social Enterprise opportunities. I also enjoyed the capstone project where I created a marketing campaign for my cause.
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