October 2009
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Study participants
We spoke to 72 people to get their thoughts on social entrepreneurship education, the SSE model, the demand in Ontario for SEE, and some big, creative ideas on their vision for the future of social entrepreneurship. Here is the list of organizations and individuals that participated. Interviews with Opinion Leaders We conducted interviews with 32 opinion leaders in the fields of academics,...
SSE Community Consultations, Presentation &...
Each community consultation begins with coffee (always important) and introductions - the panelists say a bit about who they are and what they are currently working on or in. Once the group has met they are given a presentation of the SSE UK. This provides the panelists with context and a framework for the conversations that follow. After the presentation, the floor is opened for questions and...
SSE Community Consultation - Toronto continued.
Another key point of discussion was the aim or the wider goal of an Ontario-made SSE. Are we trying to change things in a big way and reinvent the way we function as a society? If so, what are the mechanisms to do so?
If what we need is a solid, accessible infrastructure, then we already have a number of groups that are doing that separately at the moment. Is launching a new organization the...
SSE Community Consultation - Toronto II
We ended the community consultations with a bang on Friday. With the long weekend tantalizingly close and another grey fall day outside, the energy could have been low or sleepy. But it wasn’t. Our ten panelists were lively and creative and were happy to be together in the same room talking about social entrepreneurship.
After the presentation, people leapt in immediately with their...
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SSE Community Consultation - Thunder Bay
I must confess that it was my first trip to Thunder Bay, but it certainly won’t be my last. The landscape was stunning, the fall colours were in full force, AND we had smaller but talkative group who provided clear insights about the ways an SSE might work or the challenges it might face in the northern part of the province.
To begin, there is an added challenge in Thunder Bay in terms of...
SSE Community Consultation - Waterloo
Our half-day workshop in Waterloo took place on a blustery fall day at Social Innovation Generation (SiG@Waterloo), in a lovely old bank building in the heart of the city. Representatives from a range of different sectors — the business development community, academia, social entrepreneurs and planners — gathered to discuss the merits or potential improvements for a school of social...
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SSE Community Consultation - Ottawa
It may have been a cold, grey fall day outside but the atmosphere in the conference room at the Sprott School of Business at Carleton University was anything but. Sitting around the table were folks who had been deeply involved in community building, social enterprise research, funding, and business.
The group provided some excellent insights on the SSE model and how we might be able to adapt it...
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SSE Community Consultation - Toronto, October 9th
A quick note: we have changed the date of the second Toronto community consultation from October 8th to Friday, October 9th from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm.
It’s still taking place at the MaRS Discovery District. If you are interested in taking part in this discussion, just email morwenna@masslbp.com
YSEC - Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada
The second part of my day on September 23, involved going to a panel discussion organized by an emerging and highly motivated new group - Young Social Entrepreneurs of Canada.
This group is a ‘for youth by youth’ non-profit organization dedicated to helping extraordinary young people change the world with bold, systemic ideas. One of the ways they are helping to support and encourage...