January 2020
Social Enterprise and Innovation, Jan 18
What does it mean to be an entrepreneur in an age of ecological and social crises? How can we conjure new ideas and new solutions? Innovation - what is it and how does it 'happen'? Is it the key ingredient for creating impact with social enterprise? We'll tease out answers to these question and more as we explore topics like leadership and social innovation, networks and complexity, and radical new business models. The course will be a mix of lecture,…
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Spinning straw into gold: Storytelling for communication in innovation, February
“People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact, it’s the other way round…” -Terry Pratchett Stories have been the most powerful form of human communication for thousands of years. A good story will connect, engage, inspire and, importantly, be remembered. A well told story has the ability to stick with people long after the facts and figures have faded. It has the best chance of convincing an audience of the truth of its values or ideas. For the…
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