angela low, social innovation research assignment
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Research Assignment:Exploring social Innovation & societal
challenges
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Part A: Exploring Social Innovationand Social Entrepreneurship
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Research options
online journals SIRR
Book
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synthesizing ideas
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Reading o� SSIR’s Winter and Spring 2013 journals, Conceptualizing the International For-Pro�t Social Entrepreneur by R.Scott Marshall,
and the origins of Social Entrepreneurship: Compassion and the Role of Embedded Agency.
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Leading thought players includes:Stanford, Harvard, SAID business
school of UK, Yunus Social Business, and others.
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De�nations of social innovation and social entrepreneurs
Social Innovation:
Social innovation refers to new strategies, concepts, ideas and or-ganizations that meet social needs of all kinds - from working condi-
tions and education to community development and health - and that extend and strengthen civil society.
-wiki
Social Entrepreneurship:
Social entrepreneurship is the work of a social entrepreneur. A social
entrepreneur is someone who rec-ognizes a social problem and uses entrepreneurial principles to orga-nize, create, and manage a venture to make social change (a social ven-
ture)
- wiki
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The way I see it is:
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InnovatorsInnovator’s business pro�t mindset Design thinking
+
=
Feasible, viable, desirable solution
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According to Social Innovation Research Review on their winter journal 2013
Social Entrepreneurs are important because they
innovate, experiement and they are persistent in their e�orts.
“social entrepreneurs expand the portfolio of options available for dealing with current and future
social and environmental issues.”
- J. Gregoy Dees, Duke University
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If you’ll like to further your research, social Entrepreneurship could
their form:
their scope:
national
regional
community
R.Scott Marshall, from the Journal of Business Ethics (2011) DOI 10.007
not for pro�t for pro�t hybrid or cross sector
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case studies:
A plan to boost a nations GPA and combat “brain drain”
Project M: Texting and testing to �ght HIV
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Part B: Create a list of the societal
challenges that exsist in Savannah
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A list of the societal challenges that exist in Savannah which interests me.
Crime under-utilized urban spaces
Drab boring social spaces Homelessness
General lighting, feeling of safety
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Crime under-utilized urban spaces
Drab boring social spaces Homelessness
General lighting, feeling of safety
I pick drab and gloomy places
How could you spruce up drab and gloomy places to be more festive, cheerful, and make people just feel better?
vs
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Inspiration:
We anonymously hang red swings in public places inspiring
playfulness around the world
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Possible scope or framework to innovate would be:
Identify at least 5 places to encourage playfulness
Pair up with people who are committed to the idea.
Create a budget for sturdy ropes, and wood
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Get your needed on ground info. http://www.redswing-project.org/assets/RSP_knotmanual.pdfpacket at
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Law, the legal side of projects Safety for families and kids Cost
Constraints
to be thoroughly researched
Law enforcers, police, property rules and regulations
Possible to tap into SCAD’s In-dustrial Design knowledge
pool
de�ned by how much swings are to be
produced
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Member’s focal jobs, key needs, and other related jobs
Law enforcersFocal job: keep the community safe
Key needs regarding this project: Knowing it is approved by the City
Council
Families with young kidsFocal job: Doing a good job for their
family’s livelihood, nurturing their young children.
Key needs regarding this project: safety features built into the swings, safe locations for their kids to play in.
or any passerby
Young Urban Professionals Focal job: Support their company or
organizations pro�t goals Key needs regarding this project: Needing a place to relax , take a
break or unwind
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