Learning to change the world : the social impact of one laptop per child /
Learning to change the world : the social impact of one laptop per child / [Book] :
Walter Bender ... [et al.].
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2012.
- xxvi, 220 p. ; 25 cm.
Learning to Change the World is the story of One Laptop per Child--a story that will resonate with entrepreneurs and social innovators in any field. OLPC is an example of a non-profit organization with aspirations for systemic change on a global scale, yet wrestling with tough questions that will be familiar to any social entrepreneur: how to ensure market forces support the scale up of a social program; how to balance the need to repeat past successes but still leave room for innovation; how to leverage a network to expand impact beyond your original capabilities; and how to help people without creating dependence.
All.
9780230337312
Laptop computers--Developing countries.
Computers and children--Developing countries.
004.083
Learning to Change the World is the story of One Laptop per Child--a story that will resonate with entrepreneurs and social innovators in any field. OLPC is an example of a non-profit organization with aspirations for systemic change on a global scale, yet wrestling with tough questions that will be familiar to any social entrepreneur: how to ensure market forces support the scale up of a social program; how to balance the need to repeat past successes but still leave room for innovation; how to leverage a network to expand impact beyond your original capabilities; and how to help people without creating dependence.
All.
9780230337312
Laptop computers--Developing countries.
Computers and children--Developing countries.
004.083