There are many definitions of what a Social Entrepreneur is.
The job of a social entrepreneur is to recognise when a part of society is stuck and provide new ways to get it unstuck. He or she finds what is not working and solves the problem by changing the system, spreading the solution and persuading entire societies to take new leaps. Social entrepreneurs are not content just to give a fish or teach how to fish. They will not rest until they have revolutionised the fishing industry:
Identifying and solving large-scale social problems requires a social entrepreneur because only the entrepreneur has the committed vision and inexhaustible determination to persist until they have transformed an entire system. The scholar comes to rest when he expresses an idea. The professional succeeds when she solves a client’s problem. The manager calls it quits when he has enabled his organisation to succeed. Social entrepreneurs go beyond the immediate problem to fundamentally change communities, societies, and the world.
* Do you agree with this definition?
* Do you have a better way to describe a SocE?
* What are the core strengths of a SocE?
I would be interested in receiving your input and comments.
