Learning to change the world : [Book] : the social impact of one laptop per child / Walter Bender ... [et al.].

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TextPublication details: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2012.Description: xxvi, 220 p. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780230337312

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004.083 23

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004.083

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad	004.083 LEA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		51220

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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.

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