Social Entrepreneurship

Social Entrepreneurship  

Social entrepreneurship is a new and fast growing field of academic study and real world practice. In essence, social entrepreneurship is doing well financially by creatively solving social issues. This course introduces students to both theory and practice of social entrepreneurship through highly experiential, interactive, and collaborative workshops. Working in a team and on a social issue they care about, students will learn system thinking skills, entrepreneurial mindset, skills, and tools to start up their own social venture or work in a social business

Learning Objectives:

Upcoming completion of this course, students will learn how to:

  • Describe social entrepreneurship and characteristics of social entrepreneurs
  • Demonstrate skills of system and design thinking for social innovation
  • Use the business model canvas
  • Develop, write, and present a social project proposal and business plan
  • Work collaboratively in teams

Topics:

  • What is social entrepreneurship?
  • Who are social entrepreneurs
  • How to Identity an Opportunity
  • System thinking for social innovation
  • Social business model
  • Customer research – quantitative and qualitative
  • Design thinking for social innovation
  • Legal structure and organizational form
  • Assessing the impact of social innovation
  • Communicating social venture plan
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