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You know when you have a social enterprise idea you think will help solve a problem that really matters, but you're busy, not sure how to make it happen, and it's easy to feel overwhelmed? Solve Problems That Matters is the 90-day program helping you take a human-centred approach to design, build, and launch your social enterprise idea - and build momentum to solve problems that matter. If you're just starting work on your idea, have been going for years but aren't making the progress you want, or designing and building a new solution within an established organisation - this book is for you. Innovation never stops. Who's Solve Problems That Matter For? I've coached thousands of founders, leaders, designers, and university students to design and innovate for positive impact over the years - so I'm focusing on these people and the key goals, questions, and challenges they face. This book is for you if you are a: - Social enterprise founder in the early stages of exploring your idea - Leader or changemaker in an established social enterprise, NFP, or purpose-driven organisation creating a solution that delivers on your core purpose while generating sustainable earned income - Startup founder wanting to embed purpose and impact in your business model My ambition is that as we work through this book together, you'll feel that I'm with you and working alongside you. Cheering you on, but also helping to challenge you, to test and refine your thinking, and iterate - to succeed sooner. Let's work together to solve problems that matter!

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Ben is the best in the business! This book is a must-read for social entrepreneurs and start-up founders. It can take years to learn some of these lessons. - Frances Atkins. Co-founder, givvable This is the best, most comprehensive and only guide you'll need to start and successfully run a social impact business. It's practical and full of great advice to help you solve problems that matter to you and your customers. - Martin Tomitsch. Professor at the University of Sydney, Lead Author of Design. Think. Make. Break. Repeat. Like a coach in book form. Ben's vast experience comes through in helping the reader explore ways of thinking, but never what to think. His experiences as a social entrepreneur and as a coach supporting the design of impact solutions mean that he knows what it is to get stuck, but more importantly what it takes to get unstuck. - Hannah Miller. Head of Sefa Partnerships, Sefa Partnerships Never has it been more important to solve problems that matter. Ben's book gives us that opportunity in a practical step-by-step guide to creating a for-purpose venture. - Margaret O'Brien. CEO & Co-founder, Young Change Agents Ben's must-read guide is for any social impact leader building an enterprise for impact. Humankind is facing unprecedented challenges on a number of fronts and so we all need to sharpen our tools and get to work. You should start by reading this book! - Pete Horsley. Founder, Remarkable Accelerator

Author Information

Ben Pecotich is a designer, innovation coach, and the founder of Dynamic4 - a social enterprise and certified B Corp focused on design and innovation for happier communities. Since starting in financial services in 1993, he's been focused on taking a human-centred approach to designing and leading strategic change in Australia, NZ, the UK, and Europe - combining strategy, design, technology, consulting, and program management. He co-founded his first startup in 1994, and has been working on startups and social enterprises ever since. He spends his time coaching leaders to solve problems that matter and deliver great outcomes for people and our planet while being financially successful. Since 2014, he's been running Dynamic4 Jetpack, an incubator for early-stage social enterprise ideas, and over the years he's coached thousands of founders, leaders, designers, and university students. Ben is also co-founder of the Sydney Design Thinking meetup, and a founding board member and treasurer of the Social Enterprise Council of NSW & ACT (SECNA), and a Social Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Centre for Social Impact/UNSW Business School teaching masters students.

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