EDUCATIONALINNOVATIONAND SOCIALENTREPRENEURSHIP INCOMPARATIVEPERSPECTIVE

FernandoReimers MarianoBatalla VanessaBeary VidurChopra

Thecoursewillbedividedintothefollowingthreesections: I.Discover EducationalInnovationsinSocialEntrepreneurship Session1 ThePowerofSocialEntrepreneurshipandSocial Enterprise Session2 TheWorkofSocialEntrepreneursinEducation II.Understand SocialVenturesinEducation Session3 DefiningaProblemandCraftingaValueProposition Session4 StrategyandOperatingModelsinSocialVentures Session5 MeasuringSocialImpactandAccountability Session6 ScalingtheVenture Session7 FinancialManagementandFinancial/SocialDilemmas Session8 UnderstandingSocialVenturePartnerships III.Create EducationalInnovationsinSocialEntrepreneurship Session9 LaunchingaNewVenture Session10 GrowingSocialVenturesinEducation Session11 LeadingSocialVenturesinEducation Session12 MiniConference

Assignments
Classandsectionattendanceandparticipation 25% Paper1 Shortresponsetoaneducational enterprise 15%(DueSession4,February18) Paper2 Analysisofaneducationalinnovation 20%(DueSession8,March25 Paper3 Indepthanalysisofsocialventureor SocialEnterprisePlan 40%(DueSession12, April29)

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Outline
DefinitionofEntrepreneurs,SocialEntrepreneurs OpportunitiesinEducation Creatinganewecosystem SourcesofEntrepreneurship
Context Personality Education

Forprofit,Notforprofit,Hybrids AnalyzingExamples ConversationwithJohnWood

Whoisasocialentrepreneur?

 JohnAmosComenius 1592to1670

JeanJacquesRousseau,17121778

Johann HeinrichPestalozzi,17461827

JosephLancaster17781838

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 Howmanyofyouhaveworkedinasocial enterprise? Describe Challenges

 Insmallgroupsdiscussexamplesofsocial entrepreneurs.Explainwhytheyareso. Characteristicsofsocialentrepreneurs?

 Socialentrepreneursplaytheroleofchange agentsinthesocialsector,by: 1. Adoptingamissiontocreateandsustain socialvalue(notjustprivatevalue), 2.Recognizingandrelentlesslypursuingnew opportunitiestoservethatmission, 3.Engaginginaprocessofcontinuous innovation,adaptation,andlearning, 4.Actingboldlywithoutbeinglimitedby resourcescurrentlyinhand,and 5.Exhibitingheightenedaccountabilitytothe constituenciesservedandfortheoutcomes created. GregoryDees

 Applythesefivecriteriato
CentralAsiaInstitute RoomtoRead TeachforAmerica

Questions
Itseemsthatinthedialoguesurroundingsocialentrepreneurship,acommon pointofdiscussionisscalabilityandtheassumptionthatitis alogicaland beneficialstepinthelifeofanysocialenterprise.WhiletheRogerL.Martin andSallyOsbergarticletouchesonthebasisofthisargument,Iwonderwhat thenegativeeffectsof"goingtoscale"maybe,whoisarguingagainstthe biggerisbetterapproachandwhy. Itseemsthatonesuchargumentagainstgoingtoscalewouldbethata specificprogramandstructuremayworkwellinonecommunityandculture orevenaspecifictown butnotinanother.Thereadingsofthisweekprovide apotentialresponsetothisargument,highlightingthatlocalcommunity involvementinprojectslikethoseofRoomtoReadortheCentralAsia Initiativeensureculturalcompetencyistakenintoaccountintheirwork. Istillwonder,however,howitisdeterminedthattheessenceofan organization,evenafterithasbeentweakedtomeetlocalnorms,isalwaysa goodthingtobespreadfarandwide.Whatsafeguardsaresetup intheworld ofsocialentrepreneurshiptoensurethatthenonnegotiablecharacteristicsof anenterprisearealwaysbeneficial?

 Whataresomeexamplesofchangesthat createopportunitiesineducation?

 Distinguish SocialServiceprovision, SocialActivism, Socialentrepreneurship.

Sourcesofentrepreneurship
Context(opportunity)

Personality

Education(AshokaYouthVenturer)

Context.ThecaseforSocial Entrepreneurs?HopeandPossibility
OngoingchallengesThecominganarchy Multilateralorganizations Nongovernmentalorganizations TV,MediaandtheInternet DocumentaryFilms AcademicInstitutions Foundations MultinationalCorporations Ismorebetterorsustainable?Goalsof development

CharacteristicsofSocialEntrepreneurs
Shruggoffconstrainsofideologyordiscipline Identifyandapplypracticalsolutionstosocialproblems Innovatebyfindinganewproduct,anewservice,oranew approachtoasocialproblem Focusonsocialvaluecreation,sharewithothersfor replication Jumpinbeforefullassuranceofresources Believeineveryonescapacity Determinationtotakerisks Balancepassionforchangeandazealtomeasureimpact Teachchangemakersinothersectors Healthyimpatience

Sourcesofunreason
Desiretochangethesystem Ambitious Propelledbyemotion Thinktheyknowthefuture Findprofitinunprofitablepursuits Ignoreevidence Measureresults Unqualified Readytobemadeintosuperheroes

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