- Showcases innovative solutions to social problems through case studies from Africa, India, the United States and Europe
- Draws out the lessons learned by each innovator, enabling the reader to learn from their successes and mistakes
- Bridges the gap between business and social entrepreneurship by exploring new business models to support social innovation
- Provides inspiration and practical guidance for social entrepreneurs and those studying social entrepreneurship
Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation
International Case Studies and Practice
Understand the challenges and rewards of social enterprise with this inspiring collection of case studies from social innovators around the world.
Key features at a glance
EAN: 9780749475918
Edition: 1
Published:
Format: 240x172
304 pages
About the book
Social innovation and social entrepreneurship look for creative and affordable solutions to specific societal problems. Fuelled by the spread of the internet and the ubiquity of mobile phones, there are more people working to solve pressing social and environmental problems in the world today than ever before. Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation presents the journeys of pioneering - and often accidental - social innovators who, faced with a problem, used their courage, tenacity and creative thinking to find a solution.
Using their own words to reflect upon their experiences, these cases do not gloss over the setbacks and the dead-ends social entrepreneurs can face. Instead, readers will gain a realistic insight into the challenges and an engaging look at the problem-solving mindset needed to overcome them. From a life-saving project to bring solar-powered lighting to midwives in Nigeria, to a news dissemination service that's grown from small beginnings to have a global impact, each case study draws out the lessons learnt by the innovators, providing guidance and advice for those looking to follow in their footsteps. Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation is an invaluable resource for social entrepreneurs and innovators looking for new ideas and insight into what really works - and what doesn't.
About the authors
Ken Banks, founder of global non-profit organization kiwanja.net, devotes himself to the application of mobile technology for positive social and environmental change in the developing world. He is a PopTech Fellow, a Tech Awards Laureate, an Ashoka Fellow and a National Geographic Emerging Explorer. He was appointed Entrepreneur in Residence at CARE International in 2015, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2012, and in 2013 he was nominated for the prestigious TED Prize.
Full of hope. A book that will inspire.
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