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Can Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Be Taught? A Scaffolded and Integrative Approach

Can Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Be Taught? A Scaffolded and Integrative Approach Bruce Manciagli Social Entrepreneur in Residence College of Social Sciences and Public Policy. Seminal Definitions Gregory Dees (2001) The Meaning of “Social Entrepreneurship”

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Can Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Be Taught? A Scaffolded and Integrative Approach

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  1. Can Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Be Taught? A Scaffolded and Integrative Approach Bruce Manciagli Social Entrepreneur in Residence College of Social Sciences and Public Policy

  2. Seminal Definitions • Gregory Dees (2001) The Meaning of “Social Entrepreneurship” • Martin & Osberg (SSIR 2007) Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition • Phills, Deiglmeier, & Miller (SSIR 2008) Rediscovering Social Innovation

  3. Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation • Understanding a social/environmental problem (unjust equilibrium) within its socio-cultural context. • Ideating an innovative, impactful, systemic solution • Implementing the solution through a sustainable, scalable social impact model (via a social enterprise, high-impact nonprofit, cross sector initiative, etc.)

  4. Competencies/Attributes of Successful Social Entrepreneurs & Innovators Leadership Optimism Grit Resilience Creativity & Innovation Empathy Emotional & Social Intelligence Scott Sherman ~ Transformative Action Institute

  5. Can we teach students to be successful social entrepreneurs and innovators?

  6. College of Social Science and Public Policy Interdisciplinary Social Science Program Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Specialization A Look at Content and Pedagogy

  7. FSU • Becoming an Entrepreneurial University • Entrepreneurs in Residence (EIRs) • Interdisciplinary • Ecosystem • Modeling an Entrepreneurial Mindset and Risk Taking

  8. Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Specialization A Scaffolded and Integrative Approach

  9. Curricular/Co-Curricular Continuum • Curriculum • Field Work: Internships, DIS, Research • Co-Curricular

  10. Curriculum

  11. Field Work: Internships • Local • RedEye Coffee • Domi Ventures • Institue for Nonprofit Innovation & Excellence • Unhoused Humanity • Greater Frenchtown’s Marketplace & Heritage Hub • Tallahassee Food Network • The Sharing Tree • Be the Solution • Girls on the Run • FAVACA • MuniMod

  12. Field Work: International

  13. Field Work: DIS • Cameroon: Student analyzed the work she facilitated on a micro-lending program in Cameroon. • Haiti:Student developed a business plan for, and prepared to launch, a social enterprise in Haiti focused on access to clean water and energy. • Rwanda/Uganda:Student conducted research on GPE program in Rwanda and evaluated a social enterprise in Uganda.

  14. Co-Curricular

  15. Curricular/Co-Curricular Continuum Pedagogical Themes/Strategies Interdisciplinary Integrative Scaffolded Experiential Applied/Problem-Based Self-Regulated Curriculum Field Work Co-Curricular

  16. Interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary Social Sciences International Affairs Public Administration & Policy Economics Sociology Political Science Urban & Regional Planning Geography Environmental Studies Entrepreneurship Social Work Communication Recreation & Tourism…

  17. Integrative Integrative learning is an understanding and a disposition that a student builds across the curriculum and co-curriculum, from making simple connections among ideas and experiences to synthesizing and transferring learning to new, complex situations within and beyond the campus. Integrative experiences often occur as learners address real-world problems, unscripted and sufficiently broad, to require multiple areas of knowledge and multiple modes of inquiry, offering multiple solutions and benefiting from multiple perspectives. ~Association of American Colleges and Universities

  18. Scaffolded • EIR Mentoring • Holistic Ecosystem of Resources and Support • Grant for Engaged Learning • Peer Examples and Mentoring • Internship Mentoring • Gaining Confidence Through Curricular/Co-Curricular Continuum

  19. Experiential Applied/Problem-Based Case Studies Internships Capstone Courses DIS Competitions

  20. Self-Regulated Interdisciplinary Social Sciences ~ offers students a high degree of flexibility in creating a personalized program of study. Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation Specialization ~ encourages students to assess their own strengths and gaps in their skills and knowledge. Reflection and self/peer assessment is built in throughout. Capstone: Leading Social Enterprise & Innovation ~ follows a design-thinking approach; students choose a social/environmental problem they’re passionate about, which they pursue throughout the semester.

  21. Examples of students who have taken risks to discover, learn, & create social impact

  22. Charles Wilson International Affairs Concentration in Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation

  23. Valeria Rodriquez Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Social Entrepreneur & Innovation Concentration As a member of an interdisciplinary team led by the College of Communication and Information

  24. Alex van den Berg Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Social Entrepreneur & Innovation Concentration

  25. Ramon Aleman Psychology and Marketing

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