Angela Low, Social innovation research assignment

Research Assignment:Exploring social Innovation & societal

challenges

Wei Si, Low | SERV 311 | Research Assignment 1

Part A: Exploring Social Innovationand Social Entrepreneurship


Research options

online journals SIRR

Book


synthesizing ideas


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:


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


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


case studies:

A plan to boost a nations GPA and combat “brain drain”

Project M: Texting and testing to �ght HIV


Part B: Create a list of the societal

challenges that exsist in Savannah


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


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


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


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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