Week 7
Summary: This week I learned about Lean Startup and Business Model Canvas. I also learned about the differences between Nonprofit Organizations, Social Businesses, and Corporate Social Responsibility. Response to a video: This week was the presentations on our social innovation organizations. I learned the most from the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) video on Burt’s Bees. I do not think that I really understood what practicing CSR in a company really meant prior to this week. Really, it seems to me that any company can be conscious of their impact on social, economic, and environmental issues. I had not thought of that until I watched this presentation. I also learned that Burt’s Bees does not just support human and honeybee health but they also give grants and donate money to nonprofit organizations, thus growing their business in a way where they are able to give back to society in monetary means. This present...