How to Develop and Lead with a Mindset for Social Innovation

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In this episode, we discuss something central and critical to social innovation - mindset. In order to best leverage socially innovative ideas and energy, we all need to collectively embrace a mindset for it.  Specifically, you will:

• Understand what mindset is and why it matters
• Hear about why a mindset for social innovation is important to anyone who wants to create a better world 
• Learn about the 6 key characteristics of someone with a social innovation mindset
• Learn some first steps so you can work toward a stronger social innovation mindset including actions you can take starting today as well as longer term strategies such as hiring a coach to guide you in the process of making mindset shifts. 

In this episode, we reference:

• Social Change Leaders Podcast Episode #7, 10 Ways to Build a Culture for Social Innovation
• Carol Dweck, Mindset book and Ted Talk “Developing a Growth Mindset”
• SSIR article https://ssir.org/articles/entry/essential_mindset_shifts_for_collective_impact
• Simon Sinek Ted Talk, “How Great Leaders Inspire Action”

Click here for show download, Mindset for Social Innovation.

Both Stephanie and Traci offering coaching, and working on one’s mindset for social innovation is an area they can both address.  A coach can help you to see mindset issues you don’t realize, help you develop strategies to alter your mindset and help you come up with concrete ways to stick with new activities and thoughts to support your desired mindset.

For more information on Traci, you can visit her company website, Social Motion.

For more information on Stephanie, you can visit her company website, Genuine Impact.

If you have a different mindset you will have a different outcome.  - Jack Ma