Module 3 – Designing Business Models for Social Impact
IN THIS LESSON
Social enterprises exist to address problems — but what happens if they actually succeed?
In this lesson, you'll explore the tension that can arise between sustaining an organisation and achieving its social mission. You'll consider what it means to design a venture around solving a problem rather than becoming dependent on its continued existence, and how founders can think beyond their own organisation towards longer-term systemic change.
You'll also explore how successful approaches might eventually be adopted, replicated, or carried forward by governments, communities, or other organisations.
As you watch, consider:
What would it look like if your venture ultimately succeeded in solving the problem it addresses?
Could your solution eventually continue or spread without your organisation?
How might thinking about the end goal differently influence the way you design your venture today?