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Yale"s philosophy of teaching and learning begins with the aim of training a broadly based, highly disciplined intellect without specifying in advance how that intellect will be used. The Yale Courses channel provides entry into the core of the University--its classrooms and academic programs--including complete sets of lectures from the Open Yale Courses initiative. Complementary syllabi, transcripts, and other resources may also be accessed from the Open Yale Courses website listed

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402 | Unlock Your Creativity: 7 Steps to Generate...

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2026/09/25

In this lesson, discover a comprehensive 7-step workshop designed to help you and your team generate innovative ideas effectively. This process emphasizes the importance of diverse teams, framing problems as design challenges, and testing concepts through prototypes, ensuring your solutions are desirable, feasible, and impactful.🎯 Learning Objectives• Assemble a diverse team for collaborative idea generation.• Transform a problem statement into a clear design question.• Apply effective

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10. The Election of 1860 and the Secession Crisis

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2026/09/25

The Civil War and Reconstruction (HIST 119)This lecture picks off where the previous one left off, with a discussion of the legacies of John Brown. The most important thing about John Brown's raid, Professor Blight argues, was not the event itself, but the way Americans engaged with it after the fact. Next, Professor Blight discusses the election of 1860, a four-way battle won by the Republican candidate, Abraham Lincoln. In the wake of Lincoln's election, the seven states of the deep South, led by

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403 | Test Your Ideas: Get Feedback and Fail Fast -...

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2026/09/24

In this lesson, you'll discover that at the initial stage of the design process, testing your ideas primarily involves gathering feedback by talking to a diverse group of people. This crucial step helps you understand what works, what doesn't, and how to adapt your social impact solution.🎯 Learning Objectives• Understand that early idea testing in the design process means primarily talking to people.• Identify the key types of stakeholders to engage with to gather comprehensive feedback on your

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17. Homefronts and Battlefronts: "Hard War" and the...

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2026/09/24

The Civil War and Reconstruction (HIST 119)Professor Blight begins his lecture with a description of the sea change in Civil War scholarship heralded by the Social History revolution of the 1960s and 1970s. Along with a focus on the experience of the common solider, women, and African Americans, a central component of this shift in scholarly emphasis was an increased interest in the effects of the war on the Union and Confederate home fronts. After suggesting some of the ways in which individual

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404 | Evaluate Your Social Enterprise Idea: AAAQ and...

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2026/09/24

In this lesson, you'll discover two powerful frameworks for evaluating social entrepreneurship ideas: the AAAQ Checklist and the Theory of Change. These tools help to strengthen your concepts, prevent unintended consequences like poverty traps, and rigorously test assumptions to ensure your solution creates meaningful social impact.🎯 Learning Objectives• Understand the purpose and components of the AAAQ Checklist (Availability, Accessibility, Acceptability, Quality).• Learn how to apply the AAAQ

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8. Dynamite Club: The Anarchists

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2026/09/23

France Since 1871 (HIST 276)Anarchists, unlike syndicalists and other leftists, seek to destroy the state rather than to capture state power for themselves. Emile Henry and other late nineteenth-century radicals inaugurated the modern practice of terrorism in their individualism and their indiscriminate choice of civilian targets. Despite the terrifying consequences of individual acts of terrorism, these pale in comparison to the consequences of state terrorism.00:00 - Chapter 1. The Roots of

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405 | Dos and Don'ts of Designing Your Social Impact...

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2026/09/23

In this lesson, explore the essential "dos" and "don'ts" of the design process in social entrepreneurship. Learn how to foster innovative thinking, collaborate effectively, and navigate challenges while developing solutions for social impact.🎯 Learning Objectives• Understand key "dos" for effective design, such as user-centric thinking and iterative testing.• Learn strategies to overcome design blocks, including reframing problems and changing perspectives.• Identify common "don'ts" to avoid, such

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2. The Paris Commune and Its Legacy

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2026/09/23

France Since 1871 (HIST 276)The Paris Commune of 1871 remained a potent force in Europe for several generations afterwards. The reprisals following the fall of the Commune anticipated the great massacres of the twentieth century. While the brief reign of the communards witnessed serious adversity in the form of food shortages and disease, it also presided over many progressive social measures, such as the relative emancipation of women. The brutality of the army's actions against the communards

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406 | How Hippocampus Learning Centers Scaled Their...

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2026/09/22

In this lesson, explore the case study of Hippocampus Learning Centers, an Indian social enterprise providing high-quality, low-cost early learning. Discover how its founder, Umesh Malhotra, identified a critical education gap and innovated across multiple levels—product, operations, revenue, and distribution—to design a scalable and sustainable solution, continuously adapting to challenges and external cues.🎯 Learning Objectives• Analyze the problem identification and solution design process of a

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27. Legacies of the Civil War

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2026/09/22

The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877 (HIST 119)Professor Blight finishes his lecture series with a discussion of the legacies of the Civil War. Since the nineteenth century, Blight suggests, there have been three predominant strains of Civil War memory, which Blight defines as reconciliationist, white supremacist, and emancipationist. The war has retained a political currency throughout the years, and the ability to control the memory of the Civil War has been, and continues to be, hotly

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502 | Find Your North Star: Crafting Your...

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2026/09/22

In this lesson, we explore the concept of the 'organizational compass,' which includes your value proposition, vision, mission, and values. Understanding and articulating these core elements is crucial for guiding your team internally and effectively communicating your purpose and goals to external stakeholders.🎯 Learning Objectives• Understand the components of an organizational compass, including value proposition, vision, mission, and values.• Learn how to articulate a compelling value

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9. John Brown's Holy War: Terrorist or Heroic...

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2026/09/21

The Civil War and Reconstruction (HIST 119)Professor Blight narrates the momentous events of 1857, 1858, and 1859. The lecture opens with an analysis of the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858. Next, Blight analyzes the Dred Scott decision and discusses what it meant for northerners--particularly African Americans--to live in "the land of the Dred Scott decision." The lecture then shifts to John Brown. Professor Blight begins by discussing the way that John Brown has been remembered in art and

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503 | The Customer Profile: Identify Your End Users...

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2026/09/21

In this lesson, we explore the crucial concept of customer profiling in social entrepreneurship, differentiating between various stakeholders like the end user, decision maker, and economic buyer. It highlights the importance of creating distinct value propositions for each group and provides essential questions to guide the development of comprehensive customer personas, recommending tools such as the DIY toolkit's Personas template.🎯 Learning Objectives• Understand the different types of

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12. "And the War Came," 1861: The Sumter Crisis,...

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2026/09/21

The Civil War and Reconstruction (HIST 119)After finishing with his survey of the manner in which historians have explained the coming of the Civil War, Professor Blight focuses on Fort Sumter. After months of political maneuvering, the Civil War began when Confederates fired on Fort Sumter, in the harbor outside Charleston, SC. The declaration of hostilities prompted four more states--Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Arkansas--to secede. Professor Blight closes the lecture with a brief

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504 | The Customer's Journey: The Power of a Customer...

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2026/09/20

In this lesson, you'll learn about the customer flowchart, a powerful tool for visualizing and detailing how your social venture's idea will work. Beyond just defining your customer, this module helps you map out their interaction with your offering, including how they discover it, what motivates their engagement, and the anticipated impact on their lives.🎯 Learning Objectives• Understand the utility of a customer flowchart in detailing your social venture's operations.• Describe the complete

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17. The Popular Front

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2026/09/20

France Since 1871 (HIST 276)A plethora of Far Right and fascist organizations emerged in the wake of World War I. Economic depression, nationalism, anti-Semitism and xenophobia all played a part in this upsurge. On the left, the tension between communist revolutionaries and socialist reformers was reconciled, for a time, in the Popular Front government of Leon Blum. While the Popular Front would eventually fall, it pioneered many of the reforms and progressive measures that French workers enjoy

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505 | Stand Out! How to Differentiate Your Solution -...

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2026/09/20

In this lesson, we explore key strategies for differentiating your solution in the market. We cover understanding competition, clarifying your unique positioning, setting effective pricing based on perceived value, building a strong brand identity, and determining optimal promotion channels to reach your target customers. You'll learn how these elements come together to form a cohesive go-to-market plan, often visualized using tools like the Business Canvas.🎯 Learning Objectives• Identify and

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506 | Develop Your Social Enterprise with SWOT and...

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2026/09/19

In this lesson, we delve into the essential analytical frameworks of SWOT and PESTEL to help you thoroughly assess and develop your social enterprise idea. Understanding your internal strengths and weaknesses, along with external opportunities and threats, is crucial for both refining your concept and effectively communicating it to potential supporters.🎯 Learning Objectives• Understand the components and purpose of SWOT analysis for evaluating your idea's internal and external factors.• Utilize

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18. The Dark Years: Vichy France

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2026/09/19

France Since 1871 (HIST 276)For decades after the end of World War II the question of French collaboration with the Nazis was obscured. One of the reasons for this was the desire of de Gaulle and others to downplay the central role of communists in resisting the occupation. In fact, many French civilians were involved to greater or lesser degrees in informing upon their fellows or otherwise furthering the interests of the German invaders. Under the Vichy regime, right-wing politics in France

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507 | How Daily Table Fights Food Deserts and Waste -...

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2026/09/19

In this lesson, explore the inspiring case study of Doug Rauch's Daily Table, a social enterprise dedicated to solving urban food deserts. Discover how Daily Table combats food waste by recovering perfectly good food and providing affordable, healthy, and convenient meals, all while navigating challenges of branding, customer perception, and operational costs.🎯 Learning Objectives• Analyze the core problem addressed by Daily Table: food deserts and wasted food.• Understand the critical role of

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