Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation

International Case Studies and Practice

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eBook - ePub

Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation

International Case Studies and Practice

About this book

Social innovation and social entrepreneurship look for creative and affordable solutions to specific societal problems. Fuelled by the spread of the internet and the ubiquity of mobile phones, there are more people working to solve pressing social and environmental problems in the world today than ever before. Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation presents the journeys of pioneering - and often accidental - social innovators who, faced with a problem, used their courage, tenacity and creative thinking to find a solution.Using their own words to reflect upon their experiences, these cases do not gloss over the setbacks and the dead-ends social entrepreneurs can face. Instead, readers will gain a realistic insight into the challenges and an engaging look at the problem-solving mindset needed to overcome them. From a life-saving project to bring solar-powered lighting to midwives in Nigeria, to a news dissemination service that's grown from small beginnings to have a global impact, each case study draws out the lessons learnt by the innovators, providing guidance and advice for those looking to follow in their footsteps. Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation is an invaluable resource for social entrepreneurs and innovators looking for new ideas and insight into what really works - and what doesn't.

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Information

Publisher
Kogan Page
Year
2016
Print ISBN
9780749475918
eBook ISBN
9780749475925
Edition
1
Topic
Business
Subtopic
Decision Making
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Praise for Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  3. Title Page
  4. Contents
  5. About the editor
  6. Foreword by Peter Gabriel
  7. Foreword by Bill Drayton
  8. Introduction
  9. 01    Wonders of the Solar System
  10. 02    Closing Latin America’s ‘digital divide’
  11. 03    Patent wars: fighting big pharma to enable access to drugs for all
  12. 04    Data science, technology and design for social justice
  13. 05    Bringing the Silicon Valley revolution in technology and business to global health
  14. 06    Food waste meets food poverty: closing the loop
  15. 07    Innovation in Africa’s Silicon Savannah
  16. 08    Touch-based treatment for autism
  17. 09    Reconnecting the disconnected: a story of technology, refugees and finding lost family
  18. 10    Let a billion readers bloom
  19. 11    Keep calm and Dream in Tunisia
  20. 12    The reluctant geneticist
  21. 13    Power to the people: reengineering democracy
  22. Index
  23. Copyright