Week 1 reflection
Why is social innovation more prevalent today? Social innovation is the process of identifying a problem and doing something positive, systemic, and sustainable about it. It is the creation of a novel solution to a social problem that is more effective, efficient, sustainable, or just than existing solutions. The value created by the social innovation supports society as a whole, particularly the disenfranchised and disadvantaged, rather than an individual. It is driven by changemakers, the catalysts for social innovation, are passionate, creative, resourceful people who possess a wide varieties of traits such as leadership, problem solving, empathy, self-awareness, and perseverance. They may be social entrepreneurs, people who create and maintain a social value, creating fundamental changes in the way things are done in society. In the video "Making a change through Social Entrepreneurship" the text at one point reads, "What if you could learn from people across the gl