E150Educational Innovation and Social EntrepreneurshipIn Comparative Perspective

Week 1 Section

Vanessa Beary

veb682@mail.harvard.edu

HOUSEKEEPING

• Post questions relevant to entire class to course FAQ forum.

• Start thinking about papers now.• Peruse class profiles if you are thinking of

working in a group for final paper (no more than three people)

• Get the most out of this course! Be active participants of online discussion forum on iSite.

HOUSEKEEPING• Section norms — respect for others’ ideas

• Mandatory section attendance• Part of your participation grade• Attendance means participation! You will not get

points for just signing on to elluminate. Voice your thoughts and opinions. Continue the discussion with one another on the iSite after class.

• Can’t attend section? Email me 3 days in advance.

• You may only attend the section you’ve been assigned to

• Please read the syllabus and clarify any questions by posting to course FAQ

WHY SECTION?

• Collective reflection, discussion and analysis in a secure and respectful environment

• Inconsistencies, different ways of thinking?

• To shape shared (and sometimes disparate) perspective of what is important

• A time to reflect on the readings, videos, extra material, tie your own experiences to the material, raise questions that you are confused about.

WHY SECTION?

• A forum for students to discuss and digest the course materials: readings/videos/extra resources.

• Manage expectations

•It’s alright to not have all of the answers

•Remember, section is a forum for clarification and discussion.

Section cont’d

• Please ground your responses in the readings (agree, disagree, etc).

• Slides will be uploaded AFTER Wednesday section.

Where does section fit in?

• Class and section attendance and participation — 25%• Paper 1 — 20% (Due February 24)• Paper 2 — 20% (Due April 2)• Paper 3 — In-depth analysis of social venture or social

enterprise plan — 35% (Groups due Session 7, March 9; summary of paper due Session 11, April 22, final paper due May 4)

• Please note the paper dates now!! Late papers, even by 5 minutes will not be accepted. If you anticipate having technological problems, submit your paper a few days early.

Course Schedule

The course will be divided into the following three sections:

I. Discover — Educational Innovations in Social Entrepreneurship

Session 1 — The Power of Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise

Session 2 — Assessing Opportunities and Defining a Problem

Course Schedule

II. Understand — Social Ventures in EducationSession 3 — Establishing a Vision and Crafting a Value

PropositionSession 4 — Strategy and Operating Models in Social

VenturesSession 5 — Measuring Social Impact and Accountability Session 6 — Scaling the VentureSession 7 — Financial Management and Financial/Social

Dilemmas Session 8 — Understanding Social Venture Partnerships

Course Schedule

III. Create — Educational Innovations in Social EntrepreneurshipSession 9 — Launching a New VentureSession 10 — Growing Social Ventures in EducationSession 11 — Leading Social Ventures in EducationSession 12 — Mini-Conference

Let’s Define

How was “social entrepreneur” defined by:

DEES

MARTIN and OSBERG

DRAYTON

What is a social enterprise?

What do you think?

• Why do social entrepreneurs exist?

• Is social entrepreneurship a romanticised concept?

Do you agree with Dees?

• “Markets […] do not do a good job of valuing social improvements, public goods and harms, and benefits for people who cannot afford to pay […] As a result, it is much harder to determine whether a social entrepreneur is creating sufficient social value to justify the resources used in creating that value”

— Dees.

• “Social entrepreneurs cannot capture the value they have created in an economic form to pay for the resources they use.” — Dees.

What do you think…

• Who is a successful social entrepreneur?

• What bottom line is to be pursued?

DILEMMAS

• What does it take?

• “Social entrepreneurs are reformers and revolutionaries […Their visions are bold. They attack the underlying causes of problems, rather than simply treating symptoms.” — Greg Dees.

DILEMMAS

• Born or made?• Thoughts? Do you agree that social entrepreneurs are “born,

not made”?

• How can they thrive?• “Society cannot significantly increase the proportion of adults

who are, and know they are, change makers and who have mastered the necessary and complex underlying social skills until it changes the way all young people live.” — Bill Drayton.

DILEMMAS

• Entrepreneurial?How do we define it?Why should we define it?

• Impact?•Ripple effect?•“Everyone a Changemaker”?

Are there certain conditions which are more conducive in creating large scale impact and multiplier effects? Which ones?

WHAT IS COMING NEXT

• Assessing Opportunities and Defining a Problem

• Guest Speaker: Jacob Koreblum, Team Leader Souktel

• Aspects of social entrepreneurs/enterprises• Note on the Nonprofit Coherence Framework

• Toolbox:• Logic Models• Theory of Change

QUESTIONS?