Social Innovation Academy

Name: Social Innovation Academy
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The theory and practice of social innovation to help you create social impact and systemic change.

Created bySocial Innovation Academy

Last updated 9/2021

English

What you'll learn

Understand the concept, principles and types of social innovation in both theory and practice
Understand the process of social innovation, from identifying a challenge to changing the whole system
Explore examples of social innovations and interviews with social innovation experts from around the world
Acquire the needed skills and get the right tools to make your own social innovation idea a reality
Learn to pitch your social innovation project to investors, grant funders, and other stakeholders

Course content

7 sections • 20 lectures • 2h 26m total length

Introduction to social innovation15:32
The introduction to Social Innovation will help you understand the concept of social innovation, its processes, and explore some examples of different social innovation initiatives.
How to pitch your social innovation initiative2:01
Learn and understand what makes a great pitch and the number one hack to win investor's full attention.
Learn from the experts2:20
You will meet founders and changemakers that have utilized social innovation framework, methods, and tools in creating their social innovation initiatives.

About opportunities and challenges for social innovation15:57
This module focuses on identifying trends and sources of opportunities, diagnosing social challenges, framing them, posing the right questions, and lastly, it will let you explore more relevant examples.
How to present opportunities and challenges in your social innovation pitch1:58
Get to know the secret formula of presenting a problem you want to solve in a way the investor will immediately understand and want to support you.
Learn from the experts4:54
You will hear social innovation experts sharing their social innovation journey.

About ideas and prompts for social innovation11:01
This module focuses on the process of generating ideas, helping you understand the co-design and co-creation strategies to engage citizens in developing social innovation initiatives, and lets you discover tools that will help you generate and manage ideas.
How to generate and manage ideas - a pitching perspective2:16
Learn about the big NOs (mistakes) that you need to avoid when presenting your ideas. You will learn how to make and facilitate discussions that will showcase your ideas well.
Learn from the experts4:05
Learn from the experts in the field on how to generate ideas!

About prototyping social innovation9:05
This lecture will explain the prototyping process, showcase different methods of developing prototypes, and explore various examples of proof of concept.
How to prototype - a pitching perspective2:25
Learn how to stand up from the crowd in the flood of ideas seeking investments. Master 5 aspects of prototyping that can help you build a solid case.
Learn from the experts7:59
Take inspirations from the different social innovators on how they prototype their first ideas!

About sustaining social innovation14:03
This module focuses on the six key aspects and tools of sustaining the social innovation initiative, it also explores different ways of financing the initiative for sustainability.
How to sustain the social innovation initiative - a pitching perspective2:29
Learn the ultimate approach on how to convince and assure your investors of your solution(s) for the sustainability of your social innovation iniative.
Learn from the experts4:02
Get to know the secret formulas and learning journeys of different social innovators on how they have sustained their social innovation initiatives.

About scaling up social Innovation13:10
This module focuses on the main approaches and tools to successfully scale up social innovation initiatives.
How to pitch the scale up potential of your social innovation2:24
Learn the 3-step approach that can drive your social innovation initiative growth fast. Understand the» no-one can make it alone« rule and use it to your advantage.
Learn from the experts12:21
Discover the different stories of social innovation experts in their scaling-up journey.

About systems change16:15
This module focuses on the importance of systemic change, examining different ways to affect systems change, identifying the skills that are needed to become a social innovation system changer, understanding the relationship between systems, change and design thinking, getting to know tools that can be useful for changing systems.
Leveraging systems change in your pitch2:28
What traits do great leaders share? Learn how to leverage your strengths to convince investors about your social innovation initiatives.

Requirements

No previous experience in social innovation needed

Description

Social innovation is clearly gaining momentum globally, which is reflected in booming (social) impact investing and increasingly impactful social innovation policies.

Knowledge and skills to not only develop, but also successfully pitch your social innovation to investors, grant funders, donors and other decision makers are becoming crucial in todays world, whether you are an aspiring social entrepreneur, an experienced corporate innovator, a local policymaker or a global non-profit leader.

This course will teach you how to create social impact and systemic change. Throughout the course you will have the opportunity to learn the theory of social innovation, as well as how to:

1. Identify and frame a social problem and transform it into an opportunity.

2. Define and build robust social innovation initiatives utilizing the principles of social innovation.

3. Co-create ideas and transform ideas into social innovation initiatives.

4. Measure, scale-up and create initiatives that have social impact.

5. Use the tools available for each of the social innovation processes.

6. Pitch your social innovation to investors, funders, and other decision-makers.

In each unit, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of the social innovation processes that will enable you to develop the necessary skills to create innovative solutions in complex societal issues.

As a free bonus, Social Innovation Academy also includes additional 46 social innovation interviews, 49 case studies, 34 skill cards, 33 pieces of mentor advice, and more!

Also a community of many hundreds of Social Innovation Academy members awaits you!

Who this course is for:

aspiring social innovators interested in gaining the knowledge and skills to successfully develop their own social innovation initiative
social entrepreneurs hoping to successfully pitch their ventures to impact investors
researchers and academics willing to widen their knowledge about social innovation
policymakers wishing to learn more about the power of social innovation in the public sector
social impact investors willing to understand the essence of social innovation ventures
consultants to the public, private and social sectors interested in staying on top of the social innovation trend
social sector leaders willing to upgrade their professional competences

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Introduction to social innovation, what it is and when to use it.3 lectures • 20min

Learn to identify trends and opportunities and diagnose problems.3 lectures • 23min

Learn creative ways to generate many and select the best ideas.3 lectures • 17min

Learn how to prototype and test your emerging solution.3 lectures • 19min

Explore ways to sustain and finance your social innovation.3 lectures • 21min

Learn proven approaches to scale-up what works.3 lectures • 28min

Get to know different ways to create truly impactful systems change2 lectures • 19min

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