Interest: Ethics Research Methods Teaching Methods Entrepreneurship
Industry:
Interviewee:
Universities need to do more research on strategies that really move the needle on social problems.
This exercise helps students better understand those who are marginalized, and how best to help them.
Successful entrepreneurs not only identify problems that must be solved, but also empathize with the people affected by them.
Social entrepreneurs are often motivated to action by a regard for others. In this Tedx talk, Fr. Greg Boyle explains how the motivations of compassion and kinship play out in his work as the founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang member intervention and job-training program in Los Angeles. Boyle explains the critical roles of compassion and kinship in the development of social value.
