Lean Startup Principles for the Social Sector:Apply the innovation methods from Silicon Valley to social issues

Learn How To

Run experiments, pivot and remain lean and innovative while ethically serving customers and prioritizing social impact
Use the value proposition canvas to map out your customers’ pains, gains, and jobs to be done
Create and test hypotheses to refine the value proposition of your social enterprise or initiative
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Course Syllabus

01LEARNING TOOLS

4 reading guides highlighting case studies and examples

4 workshop guides to help you apply lean methods to your own projects

Instructional videos from Sasha Dichter, Acumen’s former Chief Innovation Officer, now Co-founder of 60 Decibels, and Steve Blank’s Lean Launchpad Course

02SECTION 1: WHAT ARE LEAN STARTUP PRINCIPLES?

03SECTION 2: CUSTOMER DISCOVERY

04SECTION 3: DESIGNING MINIMUM VIABLE PRODUCTS AND LEAN EXPERIMENTS

05SECTION 4: TO PIVOT OR PERSEVERE?

Course Description

You will learn how to use lean methodologies to test, validate, and adapt while building a new social enterprise or new offering within an existing organization. The lean approach relies on validated learning, experimentation, and iterative product releases to shorten product development cycles, measure progress, and gain valuable customer feedback.

These principles can be used by any innovator, especially those determined to solve the world’s toughest social problems, to create the greatest impact and better meet the needs of customers.

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