Fabio Rosa Analysis

I definitely agree with Bornstein on this point. This relates to Fabio Rosa in that one of his initial projects was to bring electricity to the rural poor areas in Brazil. During the time, electricity costs are too high because there is a standard ‘norm’ that safe electricity distribution procedure is supposed to follow. Fabio Rosa, with a firm mind, was not reluctant when the electricity company does not authorize for his experiments and he asked for help. He succeeded in his endeavors. And I think that social entrepreneurs, in general, are game changers who pushes the limit of institutional rules and restrictions which is definitely supported by Bornstein saying about Fabio Rosa’s iconic story.
When you change a system, you are bound to criticism and the troubles that established power-holding corporations are putting against you. And I think that social change, in many cases, bring about a new norm, an original idea that manifests itself naturally based on the needs of the community, not necessarily the rich and …show more content…
This is because the three dimensions of the term describes precisely what entrepreneurship in ‘social entrepreneurship’ is all about. The first dimension is about adaptive shifts in response to systemic changes, the second one is all about challenging conventions and not systematically following incremental change, the last one is the design of this new process.
Another pearl is from the second chapter of the text where the author briefly mentions how the idea of social entrepreneurship can spread to “include socially responsible commercial business”. I personally think this part is crucial in defining the boundaries of social entrepreneurship which nearly has no boundaries at all to begin with. The idea of maximizing not only wealth but also community and environmental benefits seem like a dream that only some current corporations fully