E150 Educational Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship In Comparative Perspective Week 3 Section Vanessa Beary

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Today’s section Session 3 — Defining a Problem and Crafting a Value Proposition

Today’s section LECTURE RECAP. What were your thoughts on Jerry Jones?

Themes of the Week KIPP Case Identifying a problem, proposing a solution and applying a theory of action What does it take to move an innovation forward? Social Impact Model Big-picture like the Theory of Change Step- by-step like Logical Frameworks (Social) Innovation What it is and isn’t What it takes

Social Innovation -What is it? - “Transforming the industry”? -What does that take?

Social Innovation “To support cross-sector collaborations we have to examine policies and practices that impede the flow of ideas, values, capital, and talent across sector boundaries and constrain the roles and relationships among the sectors.” How can we do this?

Disruptive Innovation What is it? What are some qualities of catalytic innovators?

Social impact model

Social Innovation Social Problem Definition 1.Description of target problem 2.Identify your niche in addressing it What trends contribute to the problem? What is currently being done? What is the unique opportunity you’ve identified?

Social innovation Vision of success 1.What success means for the targeted social problem 2.Your motivation and that of your stakeholders “We envision a day when...” Who is contributing

Social innovation Social and economic impact indicators Assessing the long-term progress toward meeting your vision Whether your hypothesis is working or not Achievable targets, evidence of impact Logical Framework?

Social innovation Mission Who’s the beneficiary? What activities will you do and not do?

Social innovation Operating (business) model How you will carry out the mission Nuts and bolts behind it (people, money, structure)

Social innovation Operating (business) model How you will carry out the mission Nuts and bolts behind it (people, money, structure)

Social innovation Social impact strategies Major actions your organisation will take to carry out its mission Are you doing the right things? Too little? Too much? What do you need to know?

Social Impact Model Feedback loop From measurements, return to your operating model and social impact strategies

LESSONS LEARNED

Next week Measuring Social Impact and Accountability

QUESTIONS?