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EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Courses and Certificate Fees

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INR 2436yesCoursera

Social Impact Strategy: Tools for Entrepreneurs and Innovators fee structure is - 

HeadAmount in INR
Certificate FeesRs. 2,436

The Syllabus

Videos
  • 0.1. What to Expect in this Course
  • 1.1 Introduction to Social Innovation
  • 1.2 Traditional approaches to public problem solving
  • 1.3 A social entrepreneur's approach to problem solving
  • 1.4 Introduction to the social enterprise and the social enterprise spectrum
  • 1.5 The Importance of the business model
  • 1.6 Traits of social enterprise across the spectrum
  • 1.7. Meet Carlos and Coco
  • 1.8. Anatomy of a Social Entrepreneur
Readings
  • Recommended Readings for Week 1. Introduction
Practice Exercise
  • Week 1 Quiz: Introduction to Social Innovation, Enterprise, and Entrepreneurship

Videos
  • 2.1 How Do We Find Innovations? Introduction to the Design Process
  • 2.2 Why is Design Thinking Important for Social Innovation?
  • 2.3 How to Design Part 1: Spark Useful Insights by Listening with Empathy
  • 2.4 How to Design Part 2: Identify the Most Powerful Insights and Potential Solutions by Building a Mind Map
  • 2.5 How to Design Part 3: Prototyping
  • 2.6 Embracing Creativity and Innovation
  • 2.7 Articulating your Roadmap to Impact: The Logic Model
  • 2.8 The Logic Model: Critical Elements
  • 2.9 The Logic Model: How to Use It
  • 2.10 Three Examples of Logic Models
  • 2.11 Tips for Building a Strong Logic Model
  • 2.12. Carlos and Coco Define and Design (Part 1: Listening with Empathy, Empathy Maps, and Mind Maps)
  • 2.13. Carlos and Coco Define and Design (Part 2. Prototyping and Logic Models)
Readings
  • Recommended Readings for Week 2: Define and Design
Practice Exercise
  • Week 2 Quiz: Finding Innovations and the Road to Impact

Videos
  • 3.1 Two Approaches to Measuring Performance: Social Return on Investment (SROI) and Ratings
  • 3.2 A Third Approach to Measuring Performance: The Balanced Scorecard
  • 3.3 Examples of Balanced Scorecards
  • 3.4 How to Develop a Balanced Scorecard - Overview
  • 3.5 How to Develop a Balanced Scorecard - Detail
  • 3.6 What is Scale?
  • 3.7 The Importance of Scale in the Social Sector
  • 3.8 Five Approaches to Scale - Overview
  • 3.9 Five Approaches to Scale - Details and Implications
  • 3.10 Approaching Scale Critically
  • 3.11. Carlos and Coco Pilot and Scale (Scorecard, Marketing Matrix, and Customer Segmentation)
Readings
  • Recommended Readings for Week 3. Pilot and Scale
Practice Exercise
  • Week 3 Quiz: Performance Measurement and Scale

Videos
  • 4.1 Why you Need a Business Model
  • 4.2 Features of the Business Model
  • 4.3 Business Models along the Business Model Spectrum
  • 4.4 Choosing a Model - Introduction
  • 4.5 Choosing a Model - How to Choose
  • 4.6 Drilling Down on Assessment 2: Competitive Positioning
  • 4.7 Competitive Positioning: Market Characteristics and Differentiation
  • 4.8 An Example of Competitive Positioning: Blue Avocado
  • 4.9 An Example of Competitive Positioning: Jolkona
  • 4.10 Key Criteria of Competitive Positioning Assessment
  • 4.11 Choosing a Model - Pathways Lead to Many Organizational Forms that Can Result
  • 4.12 Balancing Mission and Profit
  • 4.13.Carlos and Coco Choose a Business Model
  • 4.14 The bottom line
  • 4.15. Key Questions all Social Innovators Must Ask
Readings
  • Recommended Readings for Week 4. Sector Selection and Business Models
Practice Exercise
  • Week 4 Quiz: Sector Selection and Business Models

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