Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Responding to “Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition”



            I really enjoyed the clear approach this article took, starting by defining “entrepreneur,” then applying this definition to the social sector, and finally carving out some boundaries to clarify what it is not. Acknowledging that many ventures are hybrid approaches was icing on the complexity cake for me. I also liked their assertion that creating new sustainable, stable equilibriums was an essential part of entrepreneurship. I think it’s the notion that the change an entrepreneur creates is so significant that it would keep on moving forward even if they stopped acting. It’s an “Aha!’ moment not just for the entrepreneur, but for the whole world.

No comments:

Post a Comment