Social Entrepreneurship

Yukari ITO (Center for International Education and Exchange)

Course Objective
   To develop an understanding of basic methodology and knowledge about social innovation.
   To encourage an understanding of social and regional problems.
   To overview a problem, develop user-centered concepts, create a model plan and share ideas with team members.
   To utilize design thinking in order to develop new ideas that simultaneously meet social needs and create new social relationships or collaborations

Learning Goals
   In this course, we will explore the process of design thinking approach and create new business plan for social and regional problems. We will map out the methods and knowledge about social innovation. We encourage participants to work with trial and error approach in team work

Requirement / Prerequisite
   Participating in and collaborating during team-based work and multi-disciplinary discussion are essential in class. This class is for intermediate students.

Special Note
   The schedule of class will be subject to change. Some group works will be held as an intensive class.

Class Plan

	Theme	Content
Week 1	Orientation and Getting to Know Each Other	By using "elevator pitch", every participant should introduce himself or herself.
Week 2	Orientation and Getting to Know Each Other	By using "elevator pitch", every participant should introduce himself or herself.
Week 3	Social Entrepreneurship and Key Knowledge	We will move to topics about Social entrepreneurship: building a new team, fundraising, and managing an organization. We will use case studies to understand the background and context of social innovation.
Week 4	Social Entrepreneurship and Key Knowledge	We will move to topics about Social entrepreneurship: building a new team, fundraising, and managing an organization. We will use case studies to understand the background and context of social innovation.
Week 5	Social Entrepreneurship and Key Knowledge	We will move to topics about Social entrepreneurship: building a new team, fundraising, and managing an organization. We will use case studies to understand the background and context of social innovation.
Week 6	Social Entrepreneurship and Key Knowledge	We will move to topics about Social entrepreneurship: building a new team, fundraising, and managing an organization. We will use case studies to understand the background and context of social innovation.
Week 7	Social Entrepreneurship and Key Knowledge	We will move to topics about Social entrepreneurship: building a new team, fundraising, and managing an organization. We will use case studies to understand the background and context of social innovation.
Week 8	Social Entrepreneurship and Key Knowledge	We will move to topics about Social entrepreneurship: building a new team, fundraising, and managing an organization. We will use case studies to understand the background and context of social innovation.
Week 9	Social Entrepreneurship and Key Knowledge	We will move to topics about Social entrepreneurship: building a new team, fundraising, and managing an organization. We will use case studies to understand the background and context of social innovation.
Week 10	Group Work	We will make a new business plan regarding social and regional problems by group work. We will have a mid-term presentation and get a feedback before the final presentation.
Week 11	Group Work	We will make a new business plan regarding social and regional problems by group work. We will have a mid-term presentation and get a feedback before the final presentation.
Week 12	Group Work	We will make a new business plan regarding social and regional problems by group work. We will have a mid-term presentation and get a feedback before the final presentation.
Week 13	Group Work	We will make a new business plan regarding social and regional problems by group work. We will have a mid-term presentation and get a feedback before the final presentation.
Week 14	Group Work	We will make a new business plan regarding social and regional problems by group work. We will have a mid-term presentation and get a feedback before the final presentation.
Week 15	Final Presentation	We will have an open presentation event inside the university. We will invite guests at the class and have comments for group's proposal in the class.

Type of Class
   Seminar Subject

Independent Study Outside of Class
   Independent study outside of class will be necessary before presentation.

Textbooks
   No assigned textbook.
   Various reading materials and references will be distributed in each class.

Reference

1. Anna Meroni and Daniela Sangiorgi (2013) "Design for Services"
2. Alexander Osterwalder & Yves Pignerur(2010) "Business Model Generation" John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
3. The Young Foundation (2010) "The Open Book of Social Innovation "
   http://youngfoundation.org/publications/the-open-book-of-social-innovation/
4. Wayne Baker(2000)"Achieving Success Through Social Capital" John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Grading Policy
   Evaluation will be based on class contributions: attendance and activities (40%), oral presentation (30%), and written assignments (30%).