Disciplined Approach to Social Entrepreneurship

This course will benefit individuals who are passionate about social justice and creating social impact with a view to transforming the lives of the underserved. From social entrepreneurs, to those employed in a not-for-profit, and entrepreneurs who value corporate social responsibility/sustainability within a business/government, this course will allow you to gain the relevant knowledge, tools and skill-sets to further your passion for social change. Throughout the course, there is in-depth interviews with four successful social entrepreneurs, Selco in India, Friendship in Bangladesh, Edible Garden City in Singapore and Greenbatch in Perth, Australia. Each of these social ventures has a clearly identifiable social mission and they have generously shared insights as to how they balance social aspirations with financial viability and how they have achieved scalabilty whilst minimising operational costs.

• summarise the importance of social entrepreneurship
• explain how social entrepreneurships differ from traditional entrepreneurships
• use design thinking to generate solutions for a social problem
• delineate the characteristics of effective social entrepreneurs
• explore the different types of social entrepreneurships including structures and business models, and
• apply the disciplined entrepreneurship approach from ideation to developing the product plan