Simple First Steps Before Your Deep Dive Many founders start by asking, “What’s broken?” This is a logical question but also try flipping it. Also look at “What’s strong?” You may save time and earn trust before your first interview. Sometimes the most important early insights come from pausing. This post adds one idea to… Continue reading Identifying Community Assets:
Tag: community engagement
How to Do a Deep Dive for Your Social Enterprise Project
(Part 1: What and When) The student team that founded Stria Labs knew they wanted to create a product to help blind people with the challenges of everyday life. However, before the team designed a single prototype, they spent time on a deep dive. Several times they visited the Lighthouse for the Blind, a support… Continue reading How to Do a Deep Dive for Your Social Enterprise Project
How to Interview for Empathy and Information
Jessica Jackley interviewed entrepreneurs over coffee, UCI students explored small farmers’ experiences in online conversations, and IDEO designers walked hospital rounds with nurses. How might you connect with your community partners to gain empathy insights? We know why empathy interviews are crucial for social entrepreneurs (as we covered in Part 1), so now let’s turn… Continue reading How to Interview for Empathy and Information
Getting Started as a Social Entrepreneur:
First Steps Jessica Jackley didn’t start Kiva with a business plan. She started by going out for coffee. After hearing Muhammad Yunus, the founder of microfinance, speak, the idea of starting her own microfinance organization inflamed her. She journaled about starting her own organization, had coffee with experts, and connected with people already working in… Continue reading Getting Started as a Social Entrepreneur: