'Creating Good Work: The World’s Leading Social Entrepreneurs Show How to Build a Healthy Economy,' edited by Ron Schult and including a foreword by the President of Echoing Green, Cheryl L. Dorsey, was released in February of this year and has gained further traction since then (Jim Fruchterman recently wrote a blog post about it for CSR Wire).
As an anthology, Creating Good Work is part of a growing breadth of academic and non-academic work on social entrepreneurship. Some of the chapters are those that seem simple or straightforward for the social business veteran -- "Understanding Social Enterprise" by Jeff Trexler or "Measuring the Impact of Social Entrepreneurship" by R. Paul Herman -- but the nuance is what makes the book.
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'Creating Good Work' by Ron Schultz Expands the Conversation
Trend Themes
1. Social Entrepreneurship - The success of 'Creating Good Work' reflects the growing interest in social entrepreneurship and offers opportunities for disruptive innovation in this field.
2. Impact Measurement - The focus on impact measurement in 'Creating Good Work' suggests a trend towards more data-driven approaches to social entrepreneurship and presents opportunities for innovation in this area.
3. Sustainable Business Models - 'Creating Good Work' highlights the importance of sustainable business models in social entrepreneurship, creating opportunities for innovation in sustainability practices.
Industry Implications
1. Publishing - The success of 'Creating Good Work' demonstrates the potential for the publishing industry to drive positive change through thought-leadership in social entrepreneurship.
2. Education - The growing interest in social entrepreneurship and the availability of academic works, such as 'Creating Good Work', presents opportunities for disruption in the education industry, particularly in curriculum development and training programs.
3. Nonprofit - 'Creating Good Work' provides valuable insights for the nonprofit sector through its discussion of sustainable business models and impact measurement, creating opportunities for innovation in nonprofit practices.