sse roskilde university slideset
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SSE powerpoint set used on Masters of Social Entrepreneurship at Roskilde University (in Denmark). February 2009.TRANSCRIPT
SSE approach to learning
What does SSE do?
And how?
An entrepreneurial individual
[recruited on the basis of who they are (characteristics / traits etc)+ they need no formal qualifications]
…and wants to make it happen
Has an innovative idea for social change…
Expert Witnesses
Project Visits
Peer learning
So joins the SSE learning programme
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ACT
RECALL and REFLECT
INSIGHTS
UNDERTAKE NEXT ACTION
NEXTSTEPS
…which has an associated impact on the effectiveness of their organisation
MentoringOne to one tutoringand business advice
Tailored support, knowledge, and skills development for the individual…
Peer group
Practitionercontacts/info
Action learning
• Learning programmes running for 10+ years
• Nearly 400 SSE Fellows around the UK have completed programmes
• Active schools in 7 locations (London, Belfast, East Mids, Fife, West Mids, Liverpool, Cornwall)
• Operates as social franchise (best practice + quality system)
• International developments in progress (Australia / Canada / China)
SSE information
Private Business
Public Sector
Social Entrepreneurs
Voluntary & Community
Sector
Social Enterprise
Third Sector
Social entrepreneurs’ habitat
Social entrepreneurs: then and now
Where does it all begin?
• Sumeria?
• Medieval Europe?
• Rochdale?
• Oxford?
• Bethnal Green?
(Why) is it growing?
Politicaldisillusionment
Ethical consumerism
Wellbeing agenda
Mobile, networked society
Structural, finance, support optionsMeaning +
purpose at work
Politicalsupport?Autonomy /
self-employment
Who are they?
• ‘Beneficiaries’, ‘users’, ‘clients’• Career changers
- corporate- public sector
• Young people / graduates• Silver radicals• Third sector professionals and
volunteers• Everyone?
Sheenagh Day Maison Bengal
Ros Spearing Ebony Horse Club
Tokunbo Ajasa-Oluwa Catch22 Magazine
What do we look for?
• (personal) Responsibility• Prone to action / not risk-averse• Innovative / creative• Visionary: have clear mission• Pragmatic• Persistent / committed• Resourceful / adaptable / opportunistic+ Engagement with community they are
aiming to serve
What motivates them?
• Personal injustice / experience• Restlessness with status quo• Identified problem / ‘wrong’• Identified opportunity / market niche• Seeking purpose / meaning• Faith• (Inspirational) role model(s)
Workshop exercise
1) Groups of 4/5; pick one of the “potential social entrepreneur” groups
2) Think about their skills, needs, motivations and background
3) Put forward a practical project or programme idea to focus on either a) promoting / attracting / recruitingb) supporting / developing
Social entrepreneurs:the future?
1) Resilience
2) Partnership, collaboration and merger
3) Bang for buck
4) The Obama effect
5) Internationalisation
6) Jobs and skills
7) Mobiles
8) Niches
9) Realism
10) Investment + funding
Forthcoming trends
1) Resilience
2) Partnership, collaboration and merger
3) Bang for buck
4) The Obama effect
5) Internationalisation
6) Jobs and skills
7) Mobiles
8) Niches
9) Realism
10) Investment / funding
Forthcoming trends
Investment + Funding
Perfect storm in 12-18 months
Mission-Money Matrix
majority activity
stay out! proceed with caution
prime target
on mission
off mission
more moneyless money
Recession Matrix?
minority activity?
stay out (where possible)
proceed with (less) caution
dreamland
on mission
off mission
more moneyless money
Partnership: key questions
• What is the purpose?
• What form should it take?
• Are the shared aims realistic?
• Who should be involved?
• How formal should it be?
Partnership continuum
cooperation
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more less complexity and intensity
Sharing info for mutual benefit
Referrals
Informal support
Separate goals, resources, structures
Partnership continuum
cooperation coordination
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f a
ctiv
ity
more less complexity and intensity
Sharing info for mutual benefit
Referrals
Informal support
Separate goals, resources, structures
Event / short-term project
Some planning/division of roles
Some shared resources, risks & reward
Individual identities maintained
Partnership continuum
cooperation coordination collaboration
Ty
pe
s o
f a
ctiv
ity
more less complexity and intensity
Sharing info for mutual benefit
Referrals
Informal support
Separate goals, resources, structures
Event / short-term project
Some planning/division of roles
Some shared resources, risks & reward
Individual identities maintained
New structure with common goals
All partners contribute resources + gain rewards
Longer commitment + durable partnerships
Partnership continuum
cooperation coordination mergercollaboration
Ty
pe
s o
f a
ctiv
ity
more less complexity and intensity
Sharing info for mutual benefit
Referrals
Informal support
Separate goals, resources, structures
Event / short-term project
Some planning/division of roles
Some shared resources, risks & reward
Individual identities maintained
New structure with common goals
All partners contribute resources + gain rewards
Longer commitment + durable partnerships
Most complex
Complete integration
Most difficult to achieve
Least common
Multiple variables
Internationalisation
• Local: global (disconnect?)
• Sharing best practice / knowledge[how best to export…+ who decides?]
• Learning by doing
• Political support?
• Structural / finance / support spectrum
Suggested reading• Everyday Legends: the stories of 20 great UK Social Entrepreneurs by James Baderman and Justine Law (WW Publishing, 2006)• Forces for Good by Leslie Crutchfield & Heather McLeod Grant (2007)•Your Chance to Change the World: the No-Fibbing Guide to Social Entrepreneurship by Craig Dearden-Phillips (DSC, 2008)• The Meaning of Social Entrepreneurship by Greg Dees (Duke Uni, 1998) • The Power of Unreasonable People by John Elkington and Pamela Hartigan (HBS, 2008)• The Rise of the Social Entrepreneur by Charles Leadbeater (Demos, 1997) • The Social Entrepreneur by Andrew Mawson (Atlantic Books, 2008) • Social Entrepreneurship: new models of sustainable change by Alex Nicholls et al (OUP, 2008) • Leadership in the Social Economy by Charlotte Young and Fiona Edwards-Stuart (SSE, 2007)• OTS think pieces + Social Enterprise in Public Services (Smith Institute)
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