Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation (eBook, ePUB)

International Case Studies and Practice
Redaktion: Banks, Ken

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kogan Page eBook
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780749475925
• Artikelnr.: 44862770

Autorenporträt

Ken Banks is the founder of kiwanja.net and the creator of FrontlineSMS, a text messaging platform that helps drive social change projects across the world. He has received a Stanford University Fellowship, and he has been named both a National Geographic Explorer and a Laureate of the Tech Awards (an international awards program honoring innovators using technology to drive social change). He was nominated for a TED Prize in 2013, and he was appointed Entrepreneur in Residence at CARE International in 2015. A frequent writer on Africa, technology, and innovation, he has been published online by CNN, the BBC, and the Guardian and the print edition of Wired Magazine. Contributors: Jessica Anderson, Visualizing Impact Joumana al Jabri, Visualizing Impact Rodrigo Baggio, CDI Kelvin Cheung, FoodCycle Erik Hersman, Ushahidi Brij Kothari, PlanetRead David and Christopher Mikkelsen, Refugees United Tarik Nesh Nash, GovRight Michael Norton, FoodCyle Priti Radhakrishnan, I-MAK Joel Selanikio, Magpi Louisa Silva, QSTI (Qigong Sensory Training Institute) Laura Stachel, We Care Solar Sharon Terry, Genetic Alliance Sarah Toumi, Dream in Tunisia

Inhaltsangabe

• • Chapter - 00: Introduction [Ken Banks of kiwanja.net];
  • Chapter - 01: Wonders of the Solar System: Reducing Maternal Mortality in Developing Regions [Laura Stachel of We Care Solar];
  • Chapter - 02: Closing Latin America's Digital Divide [Rodrigo Baggio of Centre for Digital Inclusion (CDI)];
  • Chapter - 03: Patent Wars: Fighting Big Pharma to Enable Access to Drugs for All [Priti Radhakrishnan of I-MAK];
  • Chapter - 04: Data Science, Technology and Design for Social Justice [Jessica Anderson and Joumana al Jabri of Visualizing Impact];
  • Chapter - 05: Bringing the Silicon Valley Revolution in Technology and Business to Global Healt [Joel Selanikio of Magpi];
  • Chapter - 06: Food Waste Meets Food Poverty: Closing the Loop [Kelvin Cheung and Michael Norton of Foodcycle];
  • Chapter - 07: Innovation in Africa's Silicon Savannah [Erik Hersman of Ushahidi];
  • Chapter - 08: Touch-Based Treatment for Autism [Louisa Silva of Qigong Sensory Training Institute (QSTI)];
  • Chapter - 09: Reconnecting the Disconnected: A Story of Technology, Refugees and Finding Lost Family [David and Christopher Mikkelsen of Refugees United];
  • Chapter - 10: Let a Billion Readers Bloom [Brij Kothari of Planet Read];
  • Chapter - 11: Keep Calm and Dream in Tunisia: Supporting Sustainable Development in Tunisia and North Africa Through Empowering Youth, Women and Farmers [Sarah Toumi of Dream in Tunisia];
  • Chapter - 12: The Reluctant Geneticist [Sharon Terry of Genetic Alliance];
  • Chapter - 13: Power to the People: Reengineering Democracy [Tarik Nesh Nash of Govright]

Rezensionen

"Full of hope. A book that will inspire." Peter Gabriel, Musician