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One of my favorite parts of participating in SOCAP is learning about relevant new tools and resource in the social innovation space. Hither are 5 interesting ones I learned virtually via #SOCAP13 webcasts.

5 Social Innovation Resources from SOCAP13

1. Book: Mission in a Canteen

Mission in a Bottle: The Honest Guide to Doing Business organisation Differently–and Succeeding past Seth Goldman and Barry Nalebuff

On Day 2 of #SOCAP13's morning time plenary session included a presentation by Founder and CEO of Honest Tea Co., Seth Goldman. He introduced the new book he co-authored with co-founder (and onetime professor) Barry Nalebuff. Interestingly, it is written as a comic book—a format Seth touches on in his talk.

As we fix out on writing our own book on social innovation—we are constantly seeking to hear honest narratives of entrepreneurs who take prepare out create value and impact. Subsequently Seth spoke I immediately ordered an ebook version of the book. At the time, I didn't realize it was primarily in comic book format and then I do lose a bit in the manner of color and size just am delighted to see a unique, visual take on sharing their story.

You can take a expect at Seth Goldman's talk at SOCAP13 below.

2. Report: 2013 GSMA Report on Scaling Mobile for Evolution

Report: Scaling Mobile for DevelopmentHarness the opportunity in the developing world
(Aug 2013)
by GSMA Intelligence, with support from Rockefeller Foundation

In an afternoon session on Day 2 of SOCAP13, Matt Bannick of Omiydar Network moderated a panel titled, "Priming the Pump in Action: A Sector-Based Discussion on Mobile Touch." The focus of the session was to parse out case studies of use and calibration of mobile for affect and development.

Mentioned a few times in the session was an in-depth report prepared by GSMA regarding the use of mobile applied science for development. Because that mobile technology in the developing globe has become the ground of innovative social enterprises tackling issues ranging from admission to healthcare (MAMA), access to finance (M-Pesa), to reporting of labor weather (LaborVoices).

Priming the Pump in Activeness: A Sector-Based Give-and-take on Mobile Impact

• Monica Make, Accion Frontier Investments Group
• Matt Bannick, Omidyar Network (moderator)
• Faith Sedlin, Range Networks
• Corina Gardner, GSMA

3. Conference: Sankalp Unconvention, Almanac Summit in India

During SOCAP13, Conference Co-Founder and Convener Kevin Jones sat down for an armchair conversation with Vineet Rai Founder of Intellecap and Aavishkaar. Rai organizes the largest meeting of social innovation minds outside of SOCAP chosen "Sankalp"—which translates to "pledge" or "conclusion."

Sankalp was founded in 2009 to connect social enterprises and investors but has grown to a broader platform to bring together thought leaders, industry experts, policymakers and global social innovators.

The Sankalp Unconvention Summit 2014 is scheduled for September 4, 2014. Y'all can read the in-depth 2013 PDF Sankalp conference guide and spotter videos from by conferences.

4. Publication: v Characteristics of a Social Entrepreneur by Greg Dees of Berkeley

Greg Dees
Professor, Thought Leader
in social entrepreneurship
(photo credit: AshokaU)

In Berkeley Professor Laura Callanan's introduction to her insightful talk, "The Surprise Social Entrepreneur"on Mean solar day ii SOCAP13, she referenced a list of characteristics of social entrepreneurs every bit fix out past Professor Greg Dees.

I had not heard of this specific listing referenced. In looking upwards the listing and Professor Dees I run into him as an early on adopting and leading social enterprise thinker. To put it in perspective, I launched Innov8Social in 2011 to report the "emerging infinite" of social innovation. Professor Dees? He published his list of characteristics in 2001.

He has remained close to the evolution of the motion having held positions at McKinsey & Visitor, Yale School of Management, Harvard Business organisation School, and Stanford's Graduate School of Business. He also serves on the lath of the Bridgespan Grouping and World Economic Forum'due south Global Agenda Quango for Social Entrepreneurship. Professor Dees is on numerous advisory boards including Volans, REDF, Aflatoun, Business Leadership for Tomorrow, the Limmat Foundation, and the Social Enterprise Journal.

From "Meaning of Social Entrepreneurship" by J. Gregory Dees (published in 2001)

Social entrepreneurs play the function of change agents in the social sector, past:

• Adopting a mission to create and sustain social value (non simply private value),

• Recognizing and relentlessly pursuing new opportunities to serve that mission,

• Engaging in a process of continuous innovation, adaptation, and learning,

• Acting boldly without being limited by resource currently in mitt, and

• Exhibiting heightened accountability to the constituencies served and for the outcomes created.

http://www.uniteforsight.org/social-entrepreneurship-class/module2

5. Book: The Business organization Solution to Poverty

During the morning plenary session of Day 3 of SOCAP13, one of the speakers was Paul Polack, co-founder and CEO of Windhorse International. A newly minted fourscore-yr erstwhile (he noted celebrating his birthday two days prior) he spoke earnestly nearly his life-long dream of transforming business organisation every bit usual and farthermost poverty.

Paul outlined iii movements that he said were in the "crossroads" between success and failure. This, from someone who has been immersed in poverty solutions for decades, was particularly insightful. On his radar were: 1) the movement to terminate extreme poverty equally in need of new and innovative solutions;  2) the demand for social bear on to finds ways to demonstrate commercial profitability at scale; and 3) the need for big business organisation to shift from designing and selling mindset of over-consumption.

He too introduced the new book he and co-author Mal Warwick released titled "The Business Solution to Poverty."

Want more? Here are a few Storify compilations recapping SOCAP13:

• Top Tweets of #SOCAP13 – Solar day 1 & Two past SocialFinance [Storify]
• #SOCAP13 past Case Foundation [Storify]
• #LeanImpact at #SOCAP13 [Storify]
• SOCAP Health by RWJF News [Storify]

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Source: https://www.innov8social.com/2013/09/5-social-innovation-resources-i-learned_21

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