Making a social innovation work is not simple. But when it does, it might be tempting to believe you can just duplicate the process again and again and it will keep working. But it’s not that simple. Let’s look at the reality of scaling, and some crucial questions you need to ask before trying. […]
Not a magic pill, but a process
By Marcus Coetzee
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Inside | Marcus Coetzee
Marcus Coetzee is a management consultant who’s actively promoted social enterprise for more than 14 years. He’s worked with many social enterprises and nonprofit organisations, with a particular interest in helping leaders think and act decisively. Now he heads up the African Social Entrepreneurs Network (ASEN) and is working with the Bertha Centre to develop social innovation strategies for the South African government. When not doing all of the above, Marcus can probably be found in a nature reserve or reading “way too many” science fiction and fantasy novels. www.marcuscoetzee.co.za
Six questions to ask before scaling
By Marcus Coetzee
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It would be great if successful social innovations really could be popped like magic pills or copied and pasted around a country or community. But they can’t. The implementation and scaling of a Social Innovation (SI) needs as much attention as its piloting and design. Here are some important questions about scaling to consider, particularly […]
Inside | Marcus Coetzee
Marcus Coetzee is a management consultant who’s actively promoted social enterprise for more than 14 years. He’s worked with many social enterprises and nonprofit organisations, with a particular interest in helping leaders think and act decisively. Now he heads up the African Social Entrepreneurs Network (ASEN) and is working with the Bertha Centre to develop social innovation strategies for the South African government. When not doing all of the above, Marcus can probably be found in a nature reserve or reading “way too many” science fiction and fantasy novels. www.marcuscoetzee.co.za
The world’s first Social Franchising Accelerator
By Inside | Out
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The capabilities needed to design a social innovation are different from those required to scale it. That’s why the “magic pill” approach doesn’t work and many social innovators need specialised scaling support. That’s one of the reasons for the recent launch of the world’s first Social Franchising Accelerator by the Bertha Centre, in partnership with the […]
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