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Suggested Screening / Shortlisting Criteria (UnLtd Awards)Rory Ridley-Duff - UnLtd Awards Champion

Page 1 is to help people distinguish economic and social entrepreneurship, and distinguish private from social

enterprise. Page 2 provides an assessment grid based on social entrepreneurship/enterprise criteria.

Distinguishing Individual / Social Orientation Issues

Award Level Economic Entrepreneurship Social Entrepreneurship

Try it! Is confident in their own ability to manage risk and ambiguity

Has a capacity for generating and recycling ideas

Wants money to improve own lifestyle/status Wants money to change society/have a social impact

Tendency to be solitary and/or controlling Tendency to be collaborative and/or empowering

Do it! Is commercially aware Commercial awareness combined with social passion

Accepts/exploits operation of markets(promotes a private economy)

Challenges/changes operation of markets(promotes a social economy)

Build it! Keeps knowledge created in the company

(privatises knowledge and IP)

Committed to knowledge exchange

(socialises knowledge and IP)

Increases own wealth at others expense

(free trade concepts)

Increases wealth throughout the supply chain

(fair trade concepts)

It is worth remembering the findings of Jim Collins 5 year study to distinguish good and great leaders.

A readable summary of this study can be found athttp://www.jimcollins.com/article_topics/articles/the-

misguided-mixup.html. I recommend all panellists read it before considering applications.

Level 5 Leaders (those that create sustained social change) are humble but determined; deal directly with

contradiction; focus on quality; attend to people before strategy; give credit to others; are quiet and

determined; are intolerant of mediocrity; rely on raising standards, do not try to be charismatic; avoid

publicity and are unconcerned about the trappings of success.

Distinguishing Private/Social Organisation Design (Social Enterprise)

Award Level Private Enterprise Social Enterprise

Try it! Has an innovative idea for social change that can be promoted through an organised event / project

Designs the event / project for

personal/private benefit

Designs the event / project for personal,

community and social benefit.

Do it! Has a sustainable trading idea / business model

Designed to limit ownership / accumulate wealth

(privatise benefits)

Designed to spread ownership / distribute wealth

(socialise benefits)

Designed to increase control over the spread of

knowledge (privatise IP)

Designed to spread and exchange knowledge

(socialise IP)

Build it! Designed to inhibit stakeholder participation

(private control)

Designed to facilitate stakeholder participation

(socialised control)

Single-bottom line - KPIs only relate to

profitability

Double / triple-bottom line - KPIs related to

profitability, social and environmental impact.

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UnLtd Awards Screening / Shortlisting Assessment Grid

Applicant(s): ID No:

Notable Social Innovation (if any):

Score out of 25:

Scoring Guide: 1 Weak Evidence, 3 Some Evidence, 5 Strong Evidence

Assessing Social Entrepreneurial Potential (Individual)

Score (1 5)

Is confident in their own ability to manage risk and ambiguity

Has a capacity for generating and recycling ideas

Wants money to change society/make impact

Tendency to be collaborative and/or empowering

Try it! Sub-Total

Commercial awareness combined with social passion

Wants to challenges/change operation of markets (promotes social economy)

Do it! Sub-Total

Committed to knowledge exchange (socialises knowledge)

Wants to create wealth across the whole supply chain (fair trade)

Build it! Sub-Total

Entrepreneur Total out of 40

Assessing Social Enterprise Potential (Organisation)

Score (1 5)

An innovative idea for social change that can be promoted through a project/event

Event / project designed for personal, community and social benefit.

Try it! Sub-Total

Has a sustainable trading strategy / business modelDesigned to spread ownership / distribute wealth (socialises benefits)

Designed to spread and exchange knowledge (socialises IP)

Do it! Sub-Total

Designed to facilitate stakeholder participation (socialises control)

Double or triple-bottom line - KPIs for profitability, social/environmental impact

Built It! Sub-total

Enterprise Total out of 35

Overall Total out of 100: