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By: Brian L. Trelstad
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    The focus of my research is on the systems of social innovation. How small groups of individuals come up with new products and services targeting important problems; how they finance these initial efforts, and convert prototypes into viable organizational strategies; how they fund the growth of a new organization (for profit, non profit, or hybrid); how that organization seeks to scale to solve the social problem, initially acting directly and alone, but eventually in concert with other actors in the relevant field; how leaders effectively catalyze a field to work collectively, and how we think about measuring the effect of their efforst.

    Keywords

    (General) Management; Social Business; Non-profit Management; Entrepreneur; Entrepreneurial Ecosystems; Entrepreneurial Finance; System Dynamics; Non-profit; Evaluation; Impact Investing; Venture Philanthropy; Social Enterprise Initiative; Advanced Leadership Initiative; Investment; Innovation and Invention; Organizations; Social Enterprise; Civil Society or Community; System; Financial Services Industry; Green Technology Industry; Health Industry; Energy Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Public Administration Industry; Service Industry

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