Social Innovations

  The main ideas this week centered on being the change in our communities and in the world. What does this mean to me?   What is my role? These are two of the questions that the materials studied this week tried to answer or inspire internal searching to answer. Martin Luther said that any work could be a calling if in was done in service to mankind. John Calvin stated that we are all endowed with talents and gifts with an imperative that we should use them to serve our fellow men.  There are many heresies that are associated with being the change, including that it can happen if we are lucky, there is only one true calling for each of us, that bliss will come from our calling, that we will get praise of the world or that work gives life meaning but these are not true. The goal with being the change is how can we do good-better, in a self-sustaining way that can be scalable and replicable?  Everyone can be a part of being a change. Finding ways to contribute and how...

       How do we solve the world's social issues? What can be done to find workable solutions to improving societies on a global level? How do we move from recognizing problems to enacting real change that impacts individuals and communities? Social Innovation.  Social innovation is finding new ways to address social issues in ways that change the society, not just individuals. This can be done in many different ways and from many different sectors. Governments, corporations, non-profit organizations and individuals can all facilitate social innovation as they work to help societies around the world. These different sectors can work collaboratively to enact lasting change. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-20dnyLXKQ                This video talks about some of the projects that have come from students at the Ballard Center. It is an inspiring video because none of these people were in positions of power or wealth to initi...