A Complexity Science Model of Social Innovation in Social Enterprise

Goldstein, Jeffrey A.; Hazy, James K.; Silberstang, Joyce

doi:10.1080/19420671003629763

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“…Bricolage revolves around resourcefulness, adaptiveness and recombining resources (Baker and Nelson 2005;Di Domenico, Haugh, and Tracey 2010). Knowledge sharing is essential in this, as the knowledge itself is recombined and can come from external actors, who might not be in a position to influence decisions (Goldstein, Hazy, and Silberstang 2010). Although the lack of a grand plan seems inconsistent with higher reflexivity, this does not have to be the case.…”

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“…While some social entrepreneurs in this cluster function as illustrative cases, overall, the profile descriptions in this cluster were inconclusive as exceptions were encountered as well. However, one reason why these social entrepreneurs might prefer to pursue their own ideas, and aim to stay in control of their innovation, is because social innovation struggles against social and cultural inertia (Goldstein, Hazy, and Silberstang 2010). In that sense, the rigid visionary social entrepreneurs act more like 'social engineers' who 'are usually driven by a missionary zeal and unbounded belief in the righteousness of their causes.…”

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“…Bricolage is another strategy that can explain the emergence of entrepreneurship (Baker and Nelson 2005; Di Domenico, Haugh, and Tracey 2010) and social innovation (Goldstein, Hazy, and Silberstang 2010). It can be seen 'as an alternative way to innovation rather than proceeding according to a grand plan' (Goldstein, Hazy, and Silberstang 2010, 112), which is often applied in penurious environments (Baker and Nelson 2005;Fisher 2012).…”

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Innovation for Society: Towards a Typology of Developing Innovations by Social Entrepreneurs

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Social entrepreneurs develop important innovative solutions for complex societal challenges. This exploratory article provides a typology of different approaches by which social entrepreneurs develop such innovations. This typology is based on their engagement in anticipation, reflexivity, stakeholder inclusion and deliberation, responsiveness and knowledge management, during the development of their innovation. Following from quantitative analyses of data from self-assessment questionnaires and subsequent contextualization, the findings reveal four distinctive ways to successfully develop innovative solutions for societal problems. This article therefore contributes to our understanding of the innovation process by which social entrepreneurs develop social innovations.

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“…We argue that by using the concept of bricolage, the path-dependence of the system can be altered and wholly new systemic opportunities opened up. Social innovation research based on complex systems thinking and resilience has found that innovative solutions that truly have a systemic impact are not just about a single invention or novelty (Westley et al 2006, Goldstein et al 2010, Moore et al 2015. Instead, social innovations typically involve the recombination of pre-existing and new ideas, concepts or technologies to form something novel (Murray et al 2010).…”

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The concept of the Anthropocene as a game-changer: a new context for social innovation and transformations to sustainability

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ABSTRACT. After tracing the antecedents of the concept and considering its intersection in social innovation research, we put forward the argument that the Anthropocene concept points to three areas of thought that are strategically imperative and must be accelerated if social innovation theory and practice is to prove transformative and respond to the challenges associated with the Anthropocene. First, we contend that the current debate on social innovation for sustainability lacks a deeper focus on human-environmental interactions and the related feedbacks, which will be necessary to understand and achieve large-scale change and transformations to global sustainability. Many innovations focus on only the social or the ecological, and we believe a more integrated approach will be needed moving forward. Second, social innovation research must confront the path-dependencies embedded within systems, and we propose that the act of "bricolage," which recombines existing elements in novel ways, will be essential, rather than single variable solutions, which currently dominate social innovation discussions. Finally, we put forward the idea that confronting the cross-scalar nature of the Anthropocene requires revisiting both the scope and temporal nature of social innovations that are most typically focused upon by scholars and funders alike. We believe the concept of the Anthropocene creates new opportunities for social innovation scholars to imagine new possibilities.

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“…What exactly is a social entrepreneur and how are they similar or different from business and public entrepreneurs (Austin, Stevenson & Wei-Skillern, 2006;Goldstein, Hazy & Silberstang, 2009;Martin & Osberg, 2007;Moir & Marti, 2006;Pariyar & Ward, 2005)? At this stage, there is little agreement in answer to these questions beyond the general descriptions summarized above; definitions vary from country to country and author to author (Alter, 2006;Goldstein, Hazy & Silberstang, 2009;Nicholls, 2006;Soderborg, 2004). 9 The remainder of the paper focuses on two social entrepreneurs and their social enterprise-Kiva.…”

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Entrepreneurship in Peace Operations

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2010

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A central question guides this article: To what extent can entrepreneurship be a force for change and transformation in war-torn areas? To address the question, this article introduces the topic of social entrepreneurship and illustrates how social entrepreneurs are serving as change agents in rebuilding and reconstructing areas devastated by conflict. The social enterprise of Kiva, the brainchild of social entrepreneurs Matthew Flannery and Jessica Jackley, provides an example. It is notable for its innovative idea-a Web-based, internet-facilitated micro-loan process that attracts individual investors worldwide in support of business entrepreneurs in the developing world. As a counter example to top-down, mandate-driven, organization-centric intervention strategies that many organizations pursue in peace operations, Kiva's enduring legacy may very well be its bottom-up, entrepreneur-driven, network-centric model of change. Its most salient features are: a supply chain that 'contractually' connects all the partners in the loan process to minimize coordination problems and ensure that each step in the workflow sequentially adds value; processes and systems that guarantee work is transparent, efficient and accountable; a model of learning that enables global and local partners to co-create a complex, worldwide community-based learning system in support of entrepreneurship; and a rich network of social relations built from face-to-face and online interactions to help generate social capital needed for development.

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A Complexity Science Model of Social Innovation in Social Enterprise

Cited by 68 publications

References 27 publications

Innovation for Society: Towards a Typology of Developing Innovations by Social Entrepreneurs

Innovation for Society: Towards a Typology of Developing Innovations by Social Entrepreneurs

The concept of the Anthropocene as a game-changer: a new context for social innovation and transformations to sustainability

Entrepreneurship in Peace Operations

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