The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. [...] This type of innovation takes advantage of current needs, exploiting the diversity of resources that a society has and building capacities oriented toward the empowerment of the excluded population and the systemic change of the social, eco- nomic, and institutional structures that create these problems. [...] The interest is with the spirit of increasing the understanding of the phenomenon of social innovation through the definition of key concepts, its exemplification through concrete cases, its reflection through questions that trigger the debate, and its application using tools and practical exercises. [...] In addition to the expose of the different types of implementation of social innovation in different sectors, mainly in social and traditional companies, the book also seeks to facilitate the understanding of the concepts included into each chapter. [...] To the students and social entrepreneurs of the lab, with their daily work and through the implementation of some of the tools used in this book, validate that social innova- tion and social entrepreneurship is a life option that allows us to transcend.
- Pages
- 217
- Published in
- Zimbabwe
