There is growing interest in forming social ventures from academic research, most notably for SHAPE based ventures. University innovation teams have long supported the formation of traditional for-profit ventures, but social ventures present new complexities in planning the right business model, legal structure, route to funding and impact measurement.
The Social Venture Pathway offers a toolkit of resources to guide you through the process of creating a social venture. This self-guided pathway aims to fill the gaps missing from traditional innovation processes by providing a clear and comprehensive training resource for starting your first social venture.
The pathway includes template canvases, guidance documents, bite-sized videos, and a detailed funding website. Due to the large and varied nature of social ventures, the pathway is flexible, but focuses on key topic areas:
Log in to the Aspect Members Platform to access the Social Venture Pathway!
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This is an overview of the methods used to obtain relevant information for the Train the Trainer project.
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Modular Knowledge-Exchange Training Course that gives insights into processes and requirements to developing business partnerships.
This blog by the Methods for Change team, illustrated by Jack Brougham, asks if we should spend more time talking about the methods we use as researchers. Drawing on a recent paper, we suggest that researchers need to articulate why methods matter in creating change to global challenges. We share three creative techniques that we have experimented with across the Methods for Change project that can encourage playful, reflective conversation about methods and their role in galvanising change.
This ‘How-To’ Guide outlines the Collaborative Zine Making Method used by Professor Sarah Marie Hall from the University of Manchester and developed in collaboration with Inspire Women Oldham. The zine was also created in collaboration with Inspire Women Oldham.
