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Obiettivi Formativi
OBIETTIVI FORMATIVI:
Il corso ha l'obiettivo di esplorare le sfide e le opportunità nel campo dell’'imprenditorialità sociale e dell’'innovazione sociale e le relative implicazioni socio-economiche e manageriali.
CONOSCENZA E CAPACITÀ DI COMPRENSIONE:
Il corso fornisce gli strumenti per comprendere i principi teorici e le implicazioni pratiche legati alla disciplina dell’'imprenditorialità sociale e dell'innovazione sociale, nonché per discutere i principali aspetti di policy.
CAPACITÀ DI APPLICARE CONOSCENZA E COMPRENSIONE:
Alla fine del corso, gli studenti saranno in grado di:
• Comprendere le basi dell’'imprenditorialità e dell'innovazione;
• Identificare e descrivere i principali modelli di imprenditorialità sociale e di innovazione sociale;
• Riconoscere i principali approcci manageriali per trasformare le opportunità imprenditoriali in campo sociale in modelli di business e per sviluppare idee e soluzioni socialmente innovative.
• Analizzare e valutare in che modo l’'imprenditorialità sociale e l’'innovazione sociale contribuiscono al raggiungimento degli obiettivi di sostenibilità e come gli imprenditoriali sociali possono agire come agenti di cambiamento.
• Analizzare i bisogni e le fonti di finanziamento per l’'imprenditorialità sociale e l’'innovazione sociale.
• Comprendere i principali modelli per definire, misurare e valutare l’'impatto sociale.
AUTONOMIA DI GIUDIZIO:
Oltre alle lezioni, seminari con professionisti, discussione di casi di studio e lavori di gruppo permetteranno agli studenti di identificare aspetti critici e proporre soluzioni.
ABILITÀ COMUNICATIVE:
Presentazioni in classe e discussioni con manager e professionisti sono volte a rafforzare le capacità comunicative e di dialogo degli studenti.
CAPACITÀ DI APPRENDIMENTO:
Analizzare in modo critico situazioni concrete e casi di studio, lavorare in team e rispettare le scadenze.
Learning Objectives
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
The mission of the course is to explore the challenges and opportunities of social entrepreneurship and social innovation and their implications on people, communities and society.
KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
The course aims at providing both a conceptual overview of issues and a glimpse into the managerial challenges related to social entrepreneurship and social innovation processes, as well as discussing related policy issues.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
• Understand the general concepts related to entrepreneurship and innovation;
• Identify and describe the main models in social entrepreneurship and social innovation;
• Acknowledge the main managerial approaches to turn social entrepreneurial opportunities into business models and to develop socially innovative ideas and solutions;
• Analyze and assess how social entrepreneurship and social innovation enable sustainability and how social entrepreneurs may act as change agents;
• Analyze funding needs and sources for social entrepreneurship and social innovation;
• Understand social impact design, measurement and evaluation.
MAKING JUDGEMENTS:
Beside lectures, seminars with practitioners, case study discussions and short project works will enable students to identify critical aspects of social entrepreneurship and social innovation and propose solutions.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
Class participation and presentations, as well as discussion with practitioners, are aimed to enhance students’ communication and dialogue capacities.
LEARNING SKILLS:
Analyzing in a critical way concrete situations and case studies, working in team and managing strict deadlines.
Programma
Il corso è strutturato in cinque moduli:
• Modulo I - Fondamenti di Imprenditorialità
• Modulo II - Fondamenti di Innovazione
• Modulo III - Imprenditorialità sociale e Innovazione sociale
• Modulo IV - Finanza sociale
• Modulo V - Impatto sociale
Program
The course is structured into five main sections:
• Section I - Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
• Section II - Fundamentals of Innovation
• Section III - Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation
• Section IV - Social Finance
• Section V - Social Impact
Testi Adottati
R. Murray, J. Caulier-Grice, G. Mulgan, The Open Book of Social Innovation, The Young Foundation, 2010.
Books
R. Murray, J. Caulier-Grice, G. Mulgan, The Open Book of Social Innovation, The Young Foundation, 2010.
Bibliografia
BEPA, Empowering people, driving change: Social innovation in the European Union, 2010.
J. Howaldt and M. Schwarz, Social Innovation: Concepts, research fields and international trends, Dortmund: IMO International Monitoring,
2010.
A. Hubert, Empowering people, driving change: Social innovation in the European Union, BEPA Publications, 2010.
J. Kao, Innovation Nation: How America Is Losing Its Innovation Edge, Why It Matters, and What We Can Do to Get It Back, New York: Free Press, 2007.
G. Mulgan, S. Tucker, R. Ali and B. Sanders, Social innovation: What it is, why it matters and how it can be accelerated, London: Basingstoke Press, 2007.
OECD/EUROSTAT, Oslo Manual: Guidelines for Collecting and Interpreting Innovation Data, 3rd ed., Paris: OECD Publishing, 2005.
J.A. Phills, K. Deiglmeier and D.T. Miller, “Rediscovering Social Innovation”, Stanford Social Innovation Review, 2008, pp. 33-43.
Bibliography
BEPA, Empowering people, driving change: Social innovation in the European Union, 2010.
J. Howaldt and M. Schwarz, Social Innovation: Concepts, research fields and international trends, Dortmund: IMO International Monitoring,
2010.
A. Hubert, Empowering people, driving change: Social innovation in the European Union, BEPA Publications, 2010.
J. Kao, Innovation Nation: How America Is Losing Its Innovation Edge, Why It Matters, and What We Can Do to Get It Back, New York: Free Press, 2007.
G. Mulgan, S. Tucker, R. Ali and B. Sanders, Social innovation: What it is, why it matters and how it can be accelerated, London: Basingstoke Press, 2007.
OECD/EUROSTAT, Oslo Manual: Guidelines for Collecting and Interpreting Innovation Data, 3rd ed., Paris: OECD Publishing, 2005.
J.A. Phills, K. Deiglmeier and D.T. Miller, “Rediscovering Social Innovation”, Stanford Social Innovation Review, 2008, pp. 33-43.
Modalità di svolgimento
- Lezioni e seminari.
- Discussione di casi di studio.
- Lavori di gruppo.
Teaching methods
- Lectures and seminars.
- Case study discussions.
- Group assignments.
Regolamento Esame
Per gli studenti frequentanti, l'esame consiste in una prova orale e nella valutazione dei lavori di gruppo svolti durante il corso.
Per gli studenti non frequentanti, l'esame consiste in una prova orale.
La prova di esame sarà valutata secondo i seguenti criteri:
Non idoneo: importanti carenze e/o inaccuratezze nella conoscenza e comprensione degli argomenti; limitate capacità di analisi e sintesi, frequenti generalizzazioni e limitate capacità critiche e di giudizio, gli argomenti sono esposti in modo non coerente e con linguaggio inappropriato;
18-20: conoscenza e comprensione degli argomenti appena sufficiente con possibili generalizzazioni e imperfezioni; capacità di analisi sintesi e autonomia di giudizio sufficienti, gli argomenti sono esposti in modo frequentemente poco coerente e con un linguaggio poco appropriato/tecnico;
21-23: Conoscenza e comprensione degli argomenti routinaria; Capacità di analisi e sintesi corrette con argomentazione logica sufficientemente coerente e linguaggio appropriato/tecnico;
24-26: Discreta conoscenza e comprensione degli argomenti; buone capacità di analisi e sintesi con argomentazioni espresse in modo rigoroso ma con un linguaggio non sempre appropriato/tecnico;
27-29: Conoscenza e comprensione degli argomenti completa; notevoli capacità di analisi e sintesi. Buona autonomia di giudizio. Argomenti esposti in modo rigoroso e con linguaggio appropriato/tecnico;
30-30L: Ottimo livello di conoscenza e comprensione approfondita degli argomenti. Ottime capacità di analisi, di sintesi e di autonomia di giudizio. Argomentazioni espresse in modo originale e con linguaggio tecnico appropriato.
Exam Rules
or attending students, the exam will consist in an oral test and in the evaluation of group assignments.
For non-attending students, the exam is in oral form.
The exam will be assessed according to the following criteria:
Not suitable: important deficiencies and / or inaccuracies in the knowledge and understanding of the topics; limited capacity for analysis and synthesis, frequent generalizations and limited critical and judgment skills, the arguments are presented in an inconsistent way and with inappropriate language;
18-20: just sufficient knowledge and understanding of the topics with possible generalizations and imperfections; sufficient capacity for analysis, synthesis and autonomy of judgment, the topics are frequently exposed in an inconsistent way and with inappropriate / technical language;
21-23: Routine knowledge and understanding of topics; Ability to correct analysis and synthesis with sufficiently coherent logical argument and appropriate / technical language;
24-26: Fair knowledge and understanding of the topics; good analysis and synthesis skills with rigorously expressed arguments but with a language that is not always appropriate / technical;
27-29: Complete knowledge and understanding of the topics; remarkable abilities of analysis and synthesis. Good autonomy of judgment. Topics exposed rigorously and with appropriate / technical language;
30-30L: Excellent level of knowledge and in-depth understanding of the topics. Excellent skills of analysis, synthesis and autonomy of judgment. Arguments expressed in an original way and with appropriate technical language.
Aggiornato A.A. 2020-2021
Aggiornato A.A. 2020-2021
MISSION
Over the last few years, a new wave of entrepreneurial ferment has taken hold around the world, motivated by the search for new and sustainable solutions to complex social problems. The mission of this course is to explore the challenges and opportunities of social entrepreneurship and social innovation and their implications on people, communities and society.
The course aims at providing both a conceptual overview of issues, and a glimpse into the managerial challenges related to social entrepreneurship and social innovation processes, as well as discussing related policy issues.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
- Understand the general concepts related to entrepreneurship and innovation;
- Identify and describe the main models in social entrepreneurship and social innovation;
- Acknowledge the main managerial approaches to turn social entrepreneurial opportunities into business models and to develop socially innovative ideas and solutions;
- Analyze and assess how social entrepreneurship and social innovation enable sustainability and how social entrepreneurs may act as change agents;
- Analyze funding needs and sources for social entrepreneurship and social innovation;
- Understand social impact design, measurement and evaluation.
CONTENTS
The course is structured into five main sections:
- Section I – Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
- Section II – Fundamentals of Innovation
- Section III – Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation
- Section IV – Social Finance
- Section V – Social Impact
Prof.ssa Lucia Leonelli
