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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.
Leading thought players includes:Stanford, Harvard, SAID business
school of UK, Yunus Social Business, and others.
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
The way I see it is:
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InnovatorsInnovator’s business pro�t mindset Design thinking
+
=
Feasible, viable, desirable solution
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
vs
Inspiration:
We anonymously hang red swings in public places inspiring
playfulness around the world
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
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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