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The Business of Social Innovation

The training activity took place
in Bucharest
organised by Go Innovate
October 2016

Aims & objectives

- Refine purpose through leadership development
- Delve into personal focus area using Human-Centered Design
- Create a solution with the Business Model Canvas
- Learn about funding for social ventures
- Use approachable financial modeling tools
- Develop a plan for measuring the impact
- Practice storytelling techniques to effectively promote work and share ideas

Target group & international/intercultural composition of the group & team

24 participants from 7 countries (Spain, Italy, Romania, UK, Latvia, Bulgaria, Greece)

Training methods used & main activities

Individual or group activity on a topic area of interest to the students on social change.
Discussion and reflection.
Short activities.
Polls with student feedback.
Mini cases and videos about social entrepreneurship.
Exercises to enhance learning from writing own social value proposition to completing a theory of change.
Shared student journal/discussion.
Field-trip and design workshops.

Outcomes of the activity

By the end of this course students will be expected to:

Understand the complexity of social change and the concept of social entrepreneurship.
Appreciate the role of measurement to quantify social impact and how social entrepreneurs mobilize scarce resources to affect social change.
By the end of this course students will be expected to have gained the following:

Knowledge and understanding of the meaning of social entrepreneurship, how its principles have been applied to address social problems, and what challenges are faced by those wishing to adopt social entrepreneurship methods.
Gain knowledge and understanding about social entrepreneurship, challenges faced by social entrepreneurs and learn the role of developing a sustainable business model that addresses a social problem.
Learn how social entrepreneurs have applied social entrepreneurship principles to address social problems, gain the ability t o empower disadvantaged community members to create social change and develop your own skills to be the change you wish to see in the world’. Gandhi.

Your tasks and responsibilities within the team

Design, prepare and deliver the course.

I worked on this training for 6 days as a full time trainer.

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