Course Schedule Seminar Social Entrepreneurship for Local Change Spring 2016

Phase A: Identifying Challenges and Setting Goals

A.1 Landscape as the Arena of Challenges

Session date: Tuesday, 29th of March 2016, 16 00 - 17 30 pm CET

• Introduction to the project and the seminar by Dr. Ellen Fetzer, HfWU, Germany
• Thematic input: Landscape as the arena of challenges by Jeroen de Vries, VHL, Netherlands
• Moderated discussion: What motivates social entrepreneurs? with Jeanne Enders, Portland State University, Laura Haverkamp, Ashoka Germany; Gus Hagelberg, Reutlingen University, Germany
• Seminar sequence and assignments
• Assignments 1 'Find your local challenge' starts

A.2 Defining Social Entrepreneurship

Session date: Tuesday, 5th of April 2016, 16 00 - 17 30 pm CET

• Thematic input: 'Defining Social Entrepreneurship' by Dr Roger Evans, EMU Tartu, Estonia
• Social Entrepreneurs report: How to address social challenges (case study from Romania)
• Interactive discussion
• Seminar sequence and assignments
• Assignment 2 'Social Entrepreneurship Field Research (Case Studies)' starts

A.3 Design Thinking

Session date: Tuesday, 12th of April 2016, 16 00 - 17 30 pm CET

• Thematic input: The Design Thinking Method with Frauke Godat, CAU Kiel, Germany
• Social Entrepreneurs report: How to address environmental challenges. Guest speaker: Dieter van den Broek from Commonland
• Interactive discussion
• Seminar sequence and assignments, briefing on upcoming presentation