{"id":5467,"date":"2018-03-16T01:30:49","date_gmt":"2018-03-16T01:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/seda301\/?page_id=5467"},"modified":"2018-03-16T01:30:49","modified_gmt":"2018-03-16T01:30:49","slug":"developing-innovative-solutions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/seda301\/learning-pathways\/developing-innovative-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"Developing Innovative Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"mw-body container\" role=\"main\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<div class=\"panel\">\n<div class=\"panel-body\">\n<div id=\"bodyContent\">\n<div id=\"mw-content-text\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"mw-content-ltr\">\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Learning_Pathway_Overview:_Identifying_and_Developing_Socially_Innovative_Solutions\">Learning Pathway Overview: Identifying and Developing Socially Innovative Solutions<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the last Learning Pathway, we have explored the theory behind social entrepreneurship and social enterprise, have examined environmental factors influencing their development and operation, and have looked at different types of examples of social enterprises from across different regions of the world. By now you will realise that social entrepreneurs help to address a wide array of challenges encompassed within the different UN Sustainable Development Goals.\n<\/p>\n<p>In the final Learning Pathway of this course, we&#8217;re going to answer the following questions:\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"thumb tright\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner thumbnail\" style=\"width:182px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/WikiEducator.org\/File:Learning_Pathway_4.png\" class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/WikiEducator.org\/images\/thumb\/d\/d0\/Learning_Pathway_4.png\/180px-Learning_Pathway_4.png\" width=\"180\" height=\"109\" class=\"thumbimage img-responsive\"><\/a>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\">Learning Pathway 4<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>How do social entrepreneurs identify social needs in their communities?\n<\/li>\n<li>How do social entrepreneurs develop innovative solutions which address the needs identified?\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As you might expect, the answer to these questions will vary according to the entrepreneur and their context. However, there are some broad level approaches and tools that are available to help social entrepreneurs develop effective and sustainable initiatives in their communities. We will examine some different tools, approaches and frameworks which social entrepreneurs may use &#8211; information which will be very useful for you should you be thinking about starting up your own social enterprise.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"aim\" src=\"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/seda301\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru_course\/idevices\/Icon_objectives.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Pathway Learning Objectives<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>After reviewing the content for Learning Pathway, you should:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand the different methods through which social entrepreneurs explore and uncover issues\/challenges experienced by people in their community\n<\/li>\n<li>Have an awareness of different methods which social entrepreneurs can use to develop innovative ideas to address social challenges\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Understanding_social_issues.2Fneeds_in_your_local_community\">Understanding social issues\/needs in your local community<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>So, you&#8217;re a budding social entrepreneur and your deepest desire in life is to create some sort of social impact in your community. How might you do this? How do you know what issues are most relevant or pressing?<br \/>\nHistory has shown us that the most successful attempts at creating positive social change start at the grassroots level. When issues in a community are identified by community members, and solutions are developed in collaboration with the community, then the impact and sustainability of social initiatives is enhanced. Top-down approaches, or approaches where interventions and initiatives are designed by someone who does not understand the specific context and are based upon what they perceive to be the problems that exist within a community, have been criticised as failing to account for the needs and wishes of those people in the community.<br \/>\nThe need to stop and listen to people and understand their world-view is beautifully captured in the below TED Talk by Dr Ernesto Sirolli. Dr Sirolli founded the <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/sirolli.com\/dr-ernesto-sirolli\/\">Sirolli Institute<\/a> which is a social enterprise that teaches community leaders how to tap into the creativity and passions of individuals within their own communities. He advocates for &#8216;responsive, person-centered approaches to local economic development&#8217;. In the video below, Dr Sirolli talks about the life-changing experiences he had as a young charity worker in Africa which led him to develop his trademark program, Enterprise Facilitation. The first 10 minutes are particularly relevant to the topics presented this week. Enjoy!\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"plainlinks\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600px\" height=\"400px\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/chXsLtHqfdM?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Another important component to developing effective solutions to social challenges involves understanding not only the challenges and needs within a community, but also their existing strengths and capabilities which can be harnessed within social interventions. Lecture 8 explores the asset-based model of community development in greater depth. The reading associated with the lecture is the Community Assessment Tools guide used by Rotary for their projects. It provides some great guidelines for different data collection strategies, as well as questions that you might like to consider when developing your own strategies for social change.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"reading\" src=\"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/seda301\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru_course\/idevices\/Icon_reading.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Resources to review<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lectures\n<ul>\n<li>Lecture 7 &#8211; Slides: <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/wikieducator.org\/File:Lecture_7_-_Social_issues_and_strengths.pdf\">Understanding social issues and strengths in your local community<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"plainlinks\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600px\" height=\"400px\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jv4Saz3IUd4?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Online Resource:\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/my.rotary.org\/en\/document\/community-assessment-tools\">Rotary Community Assessment Tools<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Dr Ernest Sirolli TED talk\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Using_design_thinking_to_develop_innovative_ideas\">Using design thinking to develop innovative ideas<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The quote from Einstein provided above is highly relevant today. In order to design better services, experiences and solutions to current social problems, we need to develop new ways of thinking. Designing solutions that are effective requires that the thinking process is human-centered. This is where design thinking, a new way of thinking, is an effective approach which can be, and is being utilised by social entrepreneurs.\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"case study\" src=\"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/seda301\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru_course\/idevices\/Icon_casestudy.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Quote<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Design thinking is a human-centered approach to innovation that draws from the designer&#8217;s toolkit to integrate the needs of the people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements for business success&#8221; Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Human-centered design (or design thinking) offers problem solvers of any stripe a chance to design with communities, to deeply understand the people they\u2019re looking to serve, to dream up scores of ideas, and to create innovative new solutions rooted in people\u2019s actual needs&#8221; IDEO, 2015\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nBusinesses, social enterprises and non-profits are all starting to embrace design thinking as the way to to develop better solutions to problems faced by their customers and\/or beneficiaries. A number of different frameworks have been developed to illustrate the stages involved in the design thinking process.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"center\">\n<div class=\"thumb tnone\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner thumbnail\" style=\"width:370px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/WikiEducator.org\/File:Design_Thinking_Cycle.png\" class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/WikiEducator.org\/images\/thumb\/3\/3a\/Design_Thinking_Cycle.png\/368px-Design_Thinking_Cycle.png\" width=\"368\" height=\"230\" class=\"thumbimage img-responsive\"><\/a>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\">Cycle involved in design thinking.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThe framework above illustrates the cycle involved in design thinking, which commences with observation of needs and framing of opportunities, and then moves on the ideation phase where creative thinking processes are used to experiment with ideas and develop possible solutions. After a period of testing and refinement, the idea is then implemented. Presentation as a spiral represents the iterative nature of htis process, and the need to revisit certain stages as ideas change shape and grow.\n<\/p>\n<p>Another fabulous source of information about the design thinking process is IDEO, an award-winning global design firm that takes a human-centered, design-based approach to helping organizations in the public and private sectors innovate and grow. Their process for human-centered design incorporates three stages:\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"center\">\n<div class=\"thumb tnone\">\n<div class=\"thumbinner thumbnail\" style=\"width:301px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/WikiEducator.org\/File:The_Field-Guide_to_Human_Centered_Design,_IDEO.org_2015.png\" class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/WikiEducator.org\/images\/thumb\/f\/f5\/The_Field-Guide_to_Human_Centered_Design%2C_IDEO.org_2015.png\/299px-The_Field-Guide_to_Human_Centered_Design%2C_IDEO.org_2015.png\" width=\"299\" height=\"293\" class=\"thumbimage img-responsive\"><\/a>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbcaption\">The Field-Guide to Human Centered Design, IDEO.org 2015<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nAs you can see from the above image, much overlap exists between IDEOs three stage process and the spiral process provided above. The first key takeaway from both of these diagrams is the importance of observing and empathising with the individuals and communities you seek to support. The second key takeaway is the need to provide space to explore ideas for solutions to social needs (ideation). A number of different tools and methods are available to social entrepreneurs, some of which are detailed in greater depth in the resources to review box below, including Lecture 8. In this lecture, guest presenter Rachel Taylor presents for us a number of different strategies that social entrepreneurs may use to support the generation and consolidation of socially innovative ideas. A PhD Candidate at the Australian Innovation Research Centre (AIRC) within the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics (TSBE), Rachel&#8217;s PhD study is examining the antecedents and consequences of social innovation within non-profit organisations and social enterprises in the Australian disability sector.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"reading\" src=\"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/seda301\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru_course\/idevices\/Icon_reading.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Resourses to Review<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lectures\n<ul>\n<li>Lecture 8 &#8211; Slides: <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/wikieducator.org\/File:Lecture_8_-_How_social_entrepreneurs_develop_innovative_ideas.pdf\">Developing Innovative Ideas<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"plainlinks\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600px\" height=\"400px\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Jv4Saz3IUd4?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Online resource: <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\/\/www.designkit.org\/resources\/1\/\">The Field Guide to Human-Centered Design: A step-by-step guide that will get you solving problems like a designer<\/a> (you will need to create a free account in order to download this resource for free).\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>To further complement the provided design-thinking tools and processes, you may wish to explore a number of additional creativity tools which are available on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/pages\/main\/newMN_CT.htm\/\">Mind Tools website<\/a>.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" id=\"Learning_Pathway_Activities\">Learning Pathway Activities<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"discussion\" src=\"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/seda301\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru_course\/idevices\/Icon_discussion.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Discussion Boards<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>This sections discussion boards can be accessed <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/forums.oeru.org\/t\/seda301-developing-innovative-solutions\/518?u=rbrunton\">here<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"panel iDevice WEquizMultipleChoice\">\n\t<div class=\"panel-heading idevice-heading\">\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pedagogicalicon\" alt=\"assessment\" src=\"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/seda301\/wp-content\/themes\/oeru_course\/idevices\/Icon_qmark.png\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Learning Pathway Quiz<\/h2>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel-body\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t\t\n<p>To test your knowledge about the concepts and frameworks provided in Week 4, head on over to the Week 4 self-assessment quiz. This is the final quiz for the course, and successful completion of this quiz will open up the content for Module Two, which is released on 26th March 2018.\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A social innovation is:\n<ul>\n<li> a novel idea that benefits society as a whole, rather than private individuals\n<ul>\n<li> Almost: this is one element of a social innovation, but there are others\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> a form of technology that creates a social benefit\n<ul>\n<li> Almost: this is one element of a social innovation, but there are other\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> a piece of legislation that catalyses systemic social change\n<ul>\n<li> Almost: this is one element of a social innovation, but there are others\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> all of the above\n<ul>\n<li> Great job! A social innovation has many elements\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> The Asset-Based Community Development methodology assess which of the following characteristics of a community:\n<ul>\n<li> Resources\n<ul>\n<li>Incorrect\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> Skills\n<ul>\n<li>Incorrect\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> Experience\n<ul>\n<li>Incorrect\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> All of the above\n<ul>\n<li>Correct\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> Which of the following statements best describes the concept of community?\n<ul>\n<li> Community is a physical place where people come together\n<ul>\n<li>Incorrect\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> Community is made up of individuals that share the same belief systems\n<ul>\n<li>Incorrect\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> Community is a group of people defined by clear geographic boundaries\n<ul>\n<li>Incorrect\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> Community is a subjective concept that incorporates an individual&#8217;s social system\n<ul>\n<li>Correct\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/p>\n<p><!-- \nNewPP limit report\nCPU time usage: 0.160 seconds\nReal time usage: 0.179 seconds\nPreprocessor visited node count: 788\/1000000\nPreprocessor generated node count: 2349\/1000000\nPost\u2010expand include size: 23344\/2097152 bytes\nTemplate argument size: 12500\/2097152 bytes\nHighest expansion depth: 10\/40\nExpensive parser function count: 0\/100\n--><\/p>\n<p><!-- Saved in parser cache with key wikiedu-mw_:pcache:idhash:183318-0!*!*!!en!2!* and timestamp 20180315170502 and revision id 1046118\n -->\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"visualClear\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12\">\n<ul class=\"pager\">\n<li class=\"previous\">\n            <a href=\"\/seda301\/seda301\/learning-pathways\/the-diverse-nature-of-social-enterprise\/-learning-activities\">\u2190 Previous<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n<li class=\"next\">\n            <a href=\"\/seda301\/seda301\/learning-pathways\/developing-innovative-solutions\/overview-of-developing-innovative-solutions\">Next \u2192<\/a>\n          <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer>\n<br \/>\n<\/footer>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning Pathway Overview: Identifying and Developing Socially Innovative Solutions In the last Learning Pathway, we have explored the theory behind social entrepreneurship and social enterprise, have examined environmental factors influencing their development and operation, and have looked at different types of examples of social enterprises from across different regions of the world. 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