Am I the only one who finds the intermixture of video and text distracting [in the "read online" version, I haven't tried the .epub]?
Maybe I'm too old school, but I find the context switch jarring when I am reading and click for the next segment, and am met with more A/V. I have different mechanisms for ingesting content, almost in a "introspective" versus "extraspective" distinction (study time versus lectures highlight this distinction).
I turned autoplay off; that may make it less jarring. I also have an old-school approach to reading, but "the kids these days" seem to like the videos..
I really like the idea of applying things learnt in entrepreneurship to dealing with social problems.
I often think that many charities and other altruistic organisations are stuck in various anti-patterns, some left over from as long ago as the Victorian era.
We've learnt a lot about getting big things done in the modern world; there's no reason that that expertise should only be applied to profit-seeking.
I think it's an interesting read on social entrepreneurship, although I was expecting something more nitty-gritty on workable approaches to define and resolve wicked problems in general (not all wicked problems require social entrepreneurship to address)...
Does anyone have any good links to analysis and solutions strategies for wicked problems in general?
Arguably, all wicked problems ARE social and systemic problems, at least as defined by most respected literature on the topic. The terms have been a bit overused in popular business culture, applied to problems that, while complex, aren't part of interconnected and systemic humanitarian problems.
Aside from political/economic issues, there are also more typical wicked problems around us. The problem is that when someone comes up with a solution, people are wary and immediately skeptical.
Examples include weight loss, get rich quick ebooks, and viagra. All deal with wicked problems.
Maybe I'm too old school, but I find the context switch jarring when I am reading and click for the next segment, and am met with more A/V. I have different mechanisms for ingesting content, almost in a "introspective" versus "extraspective" distinction (study time versus lectures highlight this distinction).