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Informationen zum Autor Ken Banks , founder of global non-profit organisation kiwanja.net, devotes himself to the application of mobile technology for positive social and environmental change in the developing world. He is a PopTech Fellow, a Tech Awards Laureate, an Ashoka Fellow, and a National Geographic Emerging Explorer. He was appointed Entrepreneur in Residence at CARE International in 2015, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2012, and in 2013 he was nominated for the prestigious TED Prize. Peter Gabriel is a singer-songwriter, record producer and humanitarian. He co-founded the English rock band group Genesis in 1966. Bill Drayton is a social entrepreneur and CEO & founder of Ashoka, an international non-profit organisation that promotes social entrepreneurship by affiliating individual social entrepreneurs into the Ashoka organisation.Internationally lauded and recognised as a visionary for pioneering the field of social entrepreneurship, Bill Drayton has been named one of America's 25 Best Leaders by US News & World Report in 2005-6. He has been a speaker at the World Economic Forum, and has addressed audiences around the world. Klappentext Social innovators and social entrepreneurs look for creative and affordable solutions to specific societal problems. Fueled by the spread of the internet and the ubiquity of cell phones, it is easier than ever before to attempt to solve pressing social and environmental problems in the world. "Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation" presents the journeys of pioneering and often accidental social innovators who used their courage, tenacity, and creative thinking to find a solution to their problem. The case studies do not gloss over the setbacks and dead ends these people faced; instead, they offer a realistic insight into the challenges and mindset needed to overcome them. From bringing solar-powered lighting to Nigerian midwives, to using surplus food to reconnecting broken refugee families, each case draws out the lessons learned and provides guidance and advice for anyone inspired to take action of their own.Provides inspiration and practical guidance for social entrepreneurs and those studying social entrepreneurship Zusammenfassung Understand the challenges and rewards of social enterprise with this inspiring collection of case studies from social innovators around the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the editorForeword by Peter GabrielForeword by Bill DraytonIntroductionkiwanja.net-Ken BanksA journey into meaning and empathyHacking the codeBeating the education systemNeeding new directionAfrica callingOne step forward, two steps backFrom motorbikes to mobileDisruptive grassroots messagingFrontlineSMS is unleashed on the worldAnd then came the Nigerian electionsKnock knockThe ups and downs of growthUsers, users everywhereGrowing pains and a time to step backA few words on empathyProblems with the teaching of social entrepreneurshipThe power of passionAbout this bookSome advice for innovators-to-beDiscussion questionsFurther reading01 Wonders of the Solar SystemWe Care Solar-Laura StachelAbstract Why me?My backgroundMaternal mortality in the developing worldDriven to actionThe birth of a solar innovatorStructure, sustainability and scaleMeeting demand and measuring impactA seal of approval from healthcare workersThe power of storiesLessons learntDiscussion questionsFurther readingAcknowledgements02 Closing Latin America's 'digital divide'CDI-Rodrigo BaggioAbstractA faltering startTwo passionsMy confirmation came in a dreamA dream comes trueMarch 1995: the first informatics school and citizenship (EIC)The committeeSocial franchising1996: discovering Ashoka1997: informatics as a dream of freedom1999: including indigenous communitiesApril 1999: international expansion2008: CDI international2008: the reinvention of CDI and the first social business2009: Middle East expansion2010: the creation ...
