Innovate! Socially. (11/21)

DO NOW: Mentorplace: Why do people invent things? 
Write your response to your mentor at http://ibm.mentorplace.epals.org/ 
(You have until 9:00 to complete this.  Any remaining work is HOMEWORK.)

Class Agenda for 11/21 - Week 1 of Group Social Innovation Project (Project Presentation date 12/12)

Part 1:  Intro to Social Innovation Project

Read the following article with a partner: http://www.linkedin.com/today/post/article/20121112071156-206580-the-best-innovators-are-need-seekers

Respond to the following questions:

• Why are market readers and technology drivers important, too?
• What is a “need-seeker”?
• What are some needs you see everyday in your own community?
• How might you go about addressing them?

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Part 2: Case Study

Jeremy Heimans - Watch video as a class - Complete viewing guide (handout)

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Part 3: Group Presentation 

Choose one of the following websites created by Jeremy Heimans.
http://www.purpose.com/
http://www.getup.org.au/
http://avaaz.org/en/

In your groups, choose one website.  Read the "about" tab.  What need does it address?

• What movement/cause did the website address? 
• Respond to the 4 questions in your viewing guide

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Homework for 11/28: Choose one innovator from the list below that you will further research as a group.  When you have your selection, email it to your teacher ASAP.  No repeated topics in the classroom.  (Do you have your own innovator in mind?  Send the name and their website to your teacher for approval!)

Jeff Skoll- Skoll Foundations
http://www.ted.com/speakers/jeff_skoll.html

Neil Blumenthal- Warby Parker
http://www.warbyparker.com/meet-the-founders

Founders of D.Light – Sam Goldman & Ned Tozun- D. Light
http://www.dlightdesign.com/dataDoc/media/dlightpresskit-May2011.pdf

Jacqueline Novogratz-Acumen Fund
http://www.acumenfund.org/ten/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/helencoster/2011/11/30/novogratz/

Rachael Chong – Catchafire
http://www.catchafire.org/about/team/

Biz Stone – Twitter and Obvious
http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/223487/april-02-2009/biz-stonehttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachael-chong/

Muhammad Yunus- Gramean Bank
http://www.pbs.org/opb/thenewheroes/meet/yunus.html
http://www.muhammadyunus.org/

Jessamyn Waldman - Hot Bread Kitchen
http://www.echoinggreen.org/fellows/jessamyn-waldman-rodriguez

OR EXPLORE THE FELLOWS ON ECHOING GREEN
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