Overordnede kursusmål
The course is dedicated to technical aspects of Artificial
Intelligence, introducing the main paradigms, methods and
application areas as well as discussions of legal, societal,
economical, ethical, and philospical aspects.
Læringsmål
En studerende, der fuldt ud har opfyldt kursets mål, vil kunne:
- Define social entrepreneurship and social enterprises.
- Categorize social impact focused models along the spectrum of
mission-driven organizations.
- Understand the evolution and modern-day relevance of
technology-driven social entrepreneurships.
- Analyze the motivation and operational models of a social
enterprise.
- Evaluate the opportunities and challenges inherent in the
current social enterprise ecosystem.
- Design a Theory of Change.
- Develop a funding and ecosystem engagement strategy applicable
to a specific social enterprise.
- Evaluate characteristics of social entrepreneurship that are
relevant in their own profit-driven business
environments.
Kursusindhold
There is a growing ecosystem of organizations that are aligning
social value creation and business value creation: the social
enterprise. As traditional for-profit companies transition towards
sustainability and traditional non-profit organizations transition
towards more sustainable financial models, the role of the social
enterprise – which lies at the intersection of being mission-driven
and profit-driven – becomes increasingly important.
This course analyses the various constellations of mission-driven
organizations, the definition and role of social entrepreneurship,
and the sector’s intersection with the mission-driven technology
sector. We start by examining at Muhammed Yunus’s pioneering work
on defining (and founding) social enterprises, and its relevance
today, as well as foundational works on profitability serving
underserved markets. We categorize various social impact
initiatives to align on a definition of social entrepreneurship,
and we analyse if and why social enterprises play an important role
in today’s society.
We then analyze several social enterprise cases including examples
across the spectrum of success: the good, the bad, and the neutral.
As part of this analysis, you work in small groups to understand a
selected social enterprise model, including why it exists and how
it operates. Each group presents their social enterprise to the
class.
We then examine the supporting ecosystem and funding landscape in
which social enterprises operate, and the benefits and challenges
of these ecosystem. We define a Theory of Change and look at cases
of how social enterprises succeed or fail in aligning funding with
their mission. Back in your groups, you continue your analysis of
the social enterprise by writing a Theory of Change and defining
your strategy for funding and avoiding mission drift. Groups
present this continued analysis to the class.
Finally, we look under the hood at what it takes to be a social
entrepreneur. We extract key learnings from the social
entrepreneurship sector and the social entrepreneurs themselves,
and evaluate how they can apply in different contexts, including in
the participants’ everyday business environments.
Sidst opdateret
09. marts, 2022
