Review of 'The rise of the reluctant innovator' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
This book describes the stories of some social innovators. It gives insights into the world of social entrepreneurship, and narrates the ideas, visions, difficulties and hard-won battles that are typical of that world.
The author defines these innovators as "reluctant", because none of them tried to be a social innovator from the outset. They are people who stumbled upon social problems that deeply bothered them, and sought every possible way to solve those problems. They are defined as "reluctant" because they were, in a way, forced to become social innovators by their circumstances.
Big thumbs up for Priti Radhakrishnan's chapter, which is the one I enjoyed the most. Very well written and full of insights from a woman who is not only a successful lawyer and activist, but first and foremost a mature and wise human being.