1. E150 Educational Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship In Comparative Perspective Week 2 Section Vanessa Beary veb682@mail.harvard.edu

2. HOUSEKEEPING Paper 1: Due 24 February (830am) Discussion forum topic should be posted by Monday nights EST. Your posts should be posted before new video is posted on Fridays. Announcement section – check regularly

3. Today’s section Session 2 — Assessing Opportunities and Defining a Problem

4. Themes of the Week From Social entrepreneurs to social ventures Personal stories Types of organizations (non-profit, hybrid, etc) Characteristics of social entrepreneurs See problems as opportunities to creat value Act upon them Analytical tools Theory of action Logical frameworks Coherence models

5. Let’s Define Types of Organizations: Non-profit For-profit Hybrid model Sectors of Economy: Private Sector Public Sector

6. Let’s define Analytical tools: Theory of Change Logical framework Coherence model

7. Theory of Action / Theory of Change “If there are social entrepreneurs who can pursue a successful strategy without any articulable theory of change, all the more power to them. But this strikes me as highly unlikely.” (Brest, 48) Are you a radical skeptic, TOC- agnostic, or TOC-proponent?

8. What is the relationship between an organization’s theory of change and impact?

9. Apparent effectiveness Demonstrated effectiveness Proven effectiveness

10. Basic Logic Model Development Template Resources Activities Outputs Short and long-term outcomes Impact

11. As a group…. Let’s derive the theory of change of EZ learn and talk through their logical framework http://www.ezlearn.com.br/EN/sobre_ezlearn/q uem_somos.php

12. Basic Logic Model Development Template Resources Activities Outputs Short and long-term outcomes Impact

13. Things to focus on Mission/VisionRipple effect Theory of ActionCompetition StrategyAccountability Social ValueFinancial Sustainability CoherencePartnerships Being innovativeMinimize risk Having impactMinimize harm Measuring impact Scale Replication

14. WHAT IS COMING NEXT Establishing a Vision and Crafting a Value Proposition WOLK reading: Business Planning for Enduring Social Impact You will use this handbook for the rest of the semester Disruptive Innovation What is it?

15. QUESTIONS?