The power of social innovation: how civic entrepreneurs ignite community networks for good

2011 · Choice Reviews Online

Summary. Civic entrepreneurs drive social innovation by building community networks and catalyzing change through collaborative approaches. The book examines how market makers and service providers use open-source methods, citizen engagement, and risk-taking to create sustainable systems change. It demonstrates that measuring public value, mobilizing community assets, and leveraging social networks produce measurable results in education, family services, and local governance.

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(2011). The power of social innovation: how civic entrepreneurs ignite community networks for good. Choice Reviews Online. https://doi.org/10.5860/choice.48-3368

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DOI: 10.5860/choice.48-3368
Categories: entrepreneurship, innovation-networks, innovation-theory, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28