Course description
Disciplined Approach to Social Entrepreneurship
This course will benefit individuals who are passionate about social justice and creating social impact with a view to transforming the lives of the underserved. From social entrepreneurs, to those employed in a not-for-profit, and entrepreneurs who value corporate social responsibility/sustainability within a business/government, this course will allow you to gain the relevant knowledge, tools and skill-sets to further your passion for social change.
Throughout the course there arein-depth interviews withfoursuccessful social entrepreneurs, Selco in India, Friendship in Bangladesh, Edible Garden City in Singapore and Greenbatch in Perth, Australia. Each of these social ventures has a clearly identifiable social mission and they have generously shared insights as to how they balance social aspirations with financial viability and how they have achieved scalabilty whilst minimising operational costs.
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Who should attend?
Prerequisites
None
Training content
Module 1 - Fundamentals of social entrepreneurship (Part 1)
- identify the key features of social entrepreneurship
- differentiate between social entrepreneurship and traditional entrepreneurship
Module 2 - Fundamentals of social entrepreneurship (Part 2)
- identifythe key motivations of social entrepreneurs
- describe the importance of social entrepreneurships in relation to consumers, communities and societies
Module 3 – Design thinking for social entrepreneurship
- identify the key stages of design thinking
- understand the role of design thinking in entrepreneurship and social innovation
- use design thinking to generate solutions for a social problem
Module 4 – Disciplined approach to social entrepreneurship (Part 1)
- create valuable specificity through market segmentation and defining a beachhead market
- develop an end user profile using multiple personas who share your values
- calculate your potential total addressable market
Module 5 – Disciplined approach to social entrepreneurship (Part 2)
- define the customer experience directly related to the product or services you are providing
- quantify the unique value you bring to your target customer using use-case diagrams
- map the process needed to acquire customers/end users
Module 6 - Disciplined approach to social entrepreneurship (Part 3)
- develop a business model that incorporates your social values
- determine how you will overcome common obstacles in getting your product/service adopted by customers
- identify and test key assumptions in the business model
Course delivery details
This course is offered through Curtin University, a partner institute of EdX.
3-4 hours per week
Costs
- Verified Track -$149
- Audit Track - Free
Certification / Credits
What you'll learn
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- summarise the importance of social entrepreneurship
- explain how social entrepreneurships differ from traditional entrepreneurships
- use design thinking to generate solutions for a social problem
- delineate the characteristics of effective social entrepreneurs
- explore the different types of social entrepreneurships including structures and business models, and
- apply the disciplined entrepreneurship approach from ideation to developing the product plan
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