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This element is intended to help managers of a social enterprise: association, club, committee, group of trustees etc, though it can apply to any work team where social objectives are important e.g., in the voluntary, and parts of health and education sectors. It offers a way to create a future path by defining, establishing and maintaining the expectations, relationships and processes within a social enterprise, in a way which expresses the collective vision, core values and aspirations of all those involved, and which sustains members' motivation.

Learning outcomes

After completing this element you should:

• Understand the aspirations and principles underpinning social system design (SSD)
• Appreciate how the ethics of SSD could match those of your social enterprise
• Appreciate how techniques from SSD could help your enterprise define its future path
• Become familiar with a basic SSD methodology to help with this
• Be equipped to incorporate these ideas into practice

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