Earlier edition published as: Introduction to social entrepreneurship.

"Social Entrepreneurship provides a twelve-step framework for building impactful ventures in new and existing organizations. The book summarizes the basic steps and tools needed to understand the challenge you are tackling, develop potential solutions, build a business model, measure, and grow your impact. This fully updated 2nd edition builds on the concepts and tools introduced previously, broadening the scope to those working or preparing to work in organizations globally. Concepts addressed include intrapreneurship and, for the first time, extrapreneurship, which considers innovating across organizations to achieve collective impact. Featuring international case studies, innovative diary entries and interviews with leaders in the field, this comprehensive guide spans multiple sectors, including health, the environment, education, agriculture, commerce, finance, and retail. Exercises, summaries and key learning points help to aid and cement learning. A widely regarded and valuable text, Social Entrepreneurship should be core reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students studying Entrepreneurship and Social Entrepreneurship. The book's applied 12-step approach, and those in Executive Education, as well as professionals and entrepreneurs looking to equip themselves with the tools needed to succeed. Online resources include chapter-by-chapter PowerPoint slides and a test bank"-- Provided by publisher.

Cover -- Endorsement -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- How to Use this Book -- Learning Objectives -- Definitions -- Applying the Social Entrepreneurship Mindset and Skill Set in Existing Institutions -- Intrapreneurship -- Extrapreneurship -- Attributes of Social Entrepreneurship -- Social Innovation -- Systems Thinking -- Interdisciplinary Collaboration -- Building Power -- Financial Viability -- Social Entrepreneurship as a Path to Sustainable Development -- Sustainable Development Goals

Role of Business: Stakeholder Versus Shareholder Value -- Everybody a Changemaker -- Institutions Supporting Social Entrepreneurs -- Case Study: Practicing Extrapreneurship Through Collaborative Jujitsu -- Thought Questions -- Next Steps -- Assignment -- Notes -- 1 Researching Your Topic -- Understanding a Social Challenge -- Identifying a Challenge -- Characterizing a Challenge -- What We'll Look for -- Data Is Power -- Approaching Your Research -- Think Like a Child -- Question All Assumptions -- Diving Into Research: Identifying Your Challenge -- 1. Lived Experience

2. Geographic and Sociodemographic Setting -- 3. Needs-Based Approach -- 4. Access to Resources -- 5. Passion and Motivation -- 6. Strengths and Weaknesses -- Diving Into Action: Characterizing Your Challenge -- Questions to Start Answering -- What Are You Trying to Change? -- Who Is Affected? -- Where Are the People? -- Why Has this Challenge Arisen, and Why Has It Persisted? -- How Do These Root Causes Affect the Challenge and Its Outcomes? -- Dimensions of the Social Challenge -- Dimensions of the Data -- Prior Attempts to Conquer the Challenge -- Tracking and Interpreting Your Investigation

Collecting Information -- Interpreting Your Results -- Systems Mapping -- Case Study: Health Leads -- Thought Questions -- Next Steps -- Assignment -- Notes -- 2 Talking to People -- Understanding the Lived Experience -- What Is a Community? -- Working in the Community -- Who Is Your Community Here? -- Knowledge Equity -- Stakeholder Analysis -- Community-Driven Research -- Investing Time in People -- Research Tools -- Using a Collaborative Approach -- Before You Start: Some Tips -- 1. Keep It Simple -- 2. Listen -- 3. Be Respectful -- 4. Be Aware of Group Dynamics -- How Different Voices Show Up

Relationship Building -- Reflective Practice -- Reaching Out to People -- Structuring Informational Interviews -- After You Talk to People: Piecing It Together -- Asset Mapping -- Piecing Together the Puzzle -- Catalyzing Change -- Social Entrepreneur as a Connector -- Identifying the Local Entrepreneurs -- Making a Plan to Move Forward From Here -- Case Study: Ciudad Saludable -- Thought Questions -- Next Steps -- Assignment -- Notes -- 3 Designing a Solution -- Innovation and Design Thinking -- Full Immersion -- Deep Reflection Versus Group Dynamics for Design -- User-Driven Design

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