Social enterprise as an innovative way of solving social problems

Solving problems in social groups.

Humans live and work in groups where they face similar, and often shared, problems, ranging from finding resources to avoiding external threats. To solve a problem at hand, they have to make sense of it and develop an accurate idea of a solution. The wisdom of crowds means that the average of a variety of inaccurate ideas, arrived at independently, is often very accurate, whereas social influen...

Solving Social Problems Like a Psychologist.

We suggest that psychologists can play a larger role in the solution of important social problems. Psychology brings two important qualities to the study of social problems: attention to psychological process and rigorous methodology. Our key task is to define social problems in part as psychological problems, and to conduct rigorous research that tests novel psychological solutions. Examples o...

Expert Mining for Solving Social Harmony Problems

Social harmony problems are being existed in social system, which is an open giant complex system. For solving such kind of problems the Metasynthesis system approach proposed by Qian XS et al will be applied. In this approach the data, information, knowledge, model, experience and wisdom should be integrated and synthesized. Data mining, text mining and web mining are good techniques for using...

Social Inventions for Solving Human Problems

Is social enterprise the way forward for public services?

Social enterprises are organisations set up to deliver public benefit rather than private profit, and are often owned by their staff. Their social and environmental focus makes them ideal for providing flexible and responsive health and social care. This article explains how social enterprises differ from other types of businesses and from public bodies. It explains the policy context and benef...