A paper and book referenced by Scott Sherman at the two recent UTEN Initiation Brainstorms on social entrepreneurship are now available for download:
Changing the World: The Science of Transformative Action
By Scott Sherman (2011)
[213 KB PDF]
World Change 2.0: Creating a Blueprint for Social Transformation
By Scott Sherman (2011)
[2.7 MB PDF]
Scott Sherman is a Senior Fellow in Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation at the Dell Social Innovation Competition. He is also Executive Director and co-founder of the Transformative Action Institute.
Sherman’s research is focused on what separates the most successful social change campaigns from those that fail. His findings indicate that most traditional attempts to change the world, including politics, law, and even science, are unsuccessful. The most successful strategies look much like the new field of social entrepreneurship.
See the Resources pages from the workshops (IB#5 and IB#6) for additional downloads as they become available.