Course: Social Innovation: Global Solutions for a Sustainable Future

This course will explore the global and local environmental challenges that human society faces today and introduce you to the concept of upcycling as well as how to start up …

We invite your feedback and reflections on the Social Innovation course. Thank you very much for joining us. It has been a pleasure to be with you, on your journey …

This step introduces you to the team who will be guiding you through this course. You can use the links to access their profiles, and from the profile pages you …

This step provides more information about the organisations that support this course, as well as example social enterprises. Created by: Dr Sara Calvo and Dr Andrés Morales Minca Ventures Ltd …

Optional Competition This optional competition is being run by Minca Ventures Ltd and is not affiliated with FutureLearn in any way. Please be aware that any personal data you upload …

What are Makerspaces? Before we can get into social innovation through Makerspaces we first have to understand what one even is and what is the full spectrum of Makerspaces. In …

Unlike traditional marketing for profit-driven companies, marketing for impact-driven, social projects requires an emotional value design with a different thinking approach coupled with different metrics compared to that of traditional …

For a traditional business, when it finds a way to create value for their customers, they’ve found their source of revenue. Having said that, similar to a non-profit organisation, when …

What is an agile organisation? A company that has fast responses to changes in the marketplace and workplace trends is called an agile organisation. These companies are already aware that …

As a social innovator/entrepreneur, one of the main obstacles in managing your company is the funding. That is because instead of being pure profit, you are sustaining a social impact …

A mentor is someone who help you to pursuit your career with experience in the field that you are interested in. Coaching is a discipline that helps people produce extraordinary …

A SWOT (strength, weakness, opportunity and threat) analysis is a common tool in the professional world to evaluate the past, present and future position of a company. It provides organizational …

No, it’s not a spelling mistake, this report isn’t meant to tell you about being a social entrepreneur, but a social intrapreneur instead. Now you might not be familiar with …

Your business model is an integrated view of your entire organisation, bringing together your social model, strategy and operational plans. These components form the ‘engine’ of your organisation, with your …