Resource library
This library offers a curated collection of valuable tools, guides, and resources that exist in the social enterprise sector. Explore guides, articles and many more to support your journey, whether you’re starting a social enterprise, tackling sector challenges, or navigating the impact economy.
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A 2-minute introduction to the Business Model Canvas - a tool that helps people design and develop business models for new ventures. This method comes from Strategyzer's best selling management book Business Model Generation and has been used by entrepreneurs and enterprises around the world.
This is a long-form video lecture from Harvard Innovation Labs for conventional start-ups and business, but it provides a comprehensive framework for thinking about and planning 'go-to' market strategies. This includes developing a "brand essence" and integrating other key assets into a marketing and sales cycle.
A Theory of Change articulates the link between intentions, activities, outputs, and outcomes. It presents a hypothesis of how we think we can create change in the world. This short video uses an example to explain how to use the tool to define goals and the pathways to reach them.
This video tutorial covers what social procurement is, key drivers, how the Social Traders marketplace works, and what you need for your social enterprise to be ready for social procurement. It includes two parts. Part 1: Understanding what social procurement is, key drivers and how Social Traders’ marketplace works. Part 2: Understanding what you need for your social enterprise to be ready for social procurement.
Theaster Gates, a potter by training and a social activist by calling, tells his story of transforming abandoned buildings to create community hubs that connect and inspire those who live there. A famously inspiring talk, it shows how problems can be reframed as opportunities, how to start with what you’ve got, how to make something out of nothing and how culture can be a catalyst for social transformation.
The Lean Startup Summary
VideosIn this video Erik Abrahmsson shares his key takeaways from the Eric Ries book, The Lean Startup. He distils them into five key principles. Erik suggests that by following this "build-measure-learn" cycle, startups can reduce waste, improve efficiency, and increase their chances of creating products that truly meet customer needs.
This video offers an alternative framework for creating a Theory of Change. It’s led by Chris Gaines from SoPact, a US-based social enterprise.
Steven Johnson is an innovation thinker and writer. In this short video, he outlines the main ideas from his book: 'Where do good ideas come from?' He argues that innovation thrives in interconnected systems where ideas can mingle and evolve over time, often through accidental discoveries and slow hunches rather than sudden breakthroughs. He emphasises the importance of environments that encourage free exchange and connectivity.
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