1 1 Social Innovation 1: Innovative Solutions to Social Issues Kim Alter Managing Director, Virtue Ventures LLC Visiting Fellow, Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, University of Oxford

2 2 Social innovation is driven by a social concern or issue… in other words, the social concern is the opportunity.

3 3 Process Innovation

4 4 Technology Innovation

5 5 Innovative Solutions to Social Concerns Video case: Marin Burt

6 6 Discuss video case What are the social issue(s) that Martin Burt sought to solve? Who is effected by this social issue(s)? What is the cause of the social issue(s)? How did Burt seek to solve this social issue?

7 7 Social Issue Identification What is your social concern/issue? Who does this issue effect? What is the causes? What are the drivers that perpetuate the issue?

8 8 Social Innovation 2 : Designing Your Solution Kim Alter Managing Director, Virtue Ventures LLC Visiting Fellow, Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, University of Oxford

9 9 Share Short Summary of your Social Issue What is it? Who does it effect? What are the causes? What are the drivers?

1010 Brainstorm solution Big ideas for how to solve the social issue?

1111 Vision What does success (or impact) look like?  The vision is the image of successfully solving the social concern or issue. BRAIN STORM!!

1212 Vision Its 20 or 30 years after you started your social innovation… What does success (or impact) look like?

1313 Getting from here to there. Here The Road Map Short Term Short Term THERE (long term) THERE (long term)

1414 Creating Your Map 1. Preconditions – what must happen if our vision of success is to be realized? 2. Categorize preconditions Short term Mid term Long term 3. Outcomes - state preconditions of success as measurable outcomes 4. Assumptions – what are the main assumptions behind outcomes? Includes changes to… Conditions Institutions Relationships Capabilities Attitudes Behaviors Policy

1515 Roadmap Diagram Mid Term Outcome Mid Term Outcome Short Term Outcome Short Term Outcome Short Term Outcome Short Term Outcome Time Long Term Outcome Long Term Outcome Long Term Outcome Long Term Outcome Vision Indicators Of Success Indicators Of Success Indicators Of Success Indicators Of Success Indicators Of Success Indicators Of Success Indicators Of Success Indicators Of Success Indicators Of Success Indicators Of Success Indicators Of Success Indicators Of Success Indicators Of Success Indicators Of Success Indicators Of Success Indicators Of Success Indicators Of Success Indicators Of Success Indicators Of Success Indicators Of Success Source: Keystone Accountability ( Source: Keystone Accountability (

1616 Stepping Stones on the Road

1717 Your Roadmap to Change

1818 Your change strategy Example from Fundación Paraguaya

1919 Who else is involved? Families Farmers Communities Workers Government Local Industry Women Institutions Policy Makers Environment Men Big Business Funders Ecosystem is the network of actors in a defined context who, Consciously or unconsciously, influence what happens in that context. Ecosystem is the network of actors in a defined context who, Consciously or unconsciously, influence what happens in that context. Global

2020 Ecosystem and impacts Video case: Biomass Electrification 79tX7I2Y98

2121 Ecosystem Map Positive influence similar purpose & values Positive influence similar purpose & values Positive influence but different purpose & values Your vision outcomes Your vision outcomes Neutral effect (– or +) in future Negative influence similar purpose & values Negative influence similar purpose & values Legend  to  Legend  to 

2222 Ecosystem Strategies Avoid Compete Align Collaborate Partner

2323 Analysis of the Change You Create Systems Change Transforming processes, policies, structures Systems Change Transforming processes, policies, structures Your vision outcomes Your vision outcomes Individual Change Personal Transformation Individual Change Personal Transformation Relationship Change Transforming Relationships Relationship Change Transforming Relationships Cultural Change Transforming collective patterns of thinking & acting Cultural Change Transforming collective patterns of thinking & acting Source: Philip Thomas of the Generative Change Community (

2424 Impact Local business -Opportunities Women - Gender roles Women - Gender roles Community -Empowerment Children -Education Environment -Renewable Farmers -Markets Local NGO -Engagement Workers - Employment Workers - Employment

2525 Pulling it together What’s your Theory of Change? A ‘theory of change’ is an underlying theory which explains why a particular strategy or mode of working will be effective, and how it be executed in its context to help reach a desired goal or Vision.

2626 From Theory to Planning What five actions/activities will you take in the next six months to move your social innovation agenda forward?