Sustainable Social Innovation
July 6 - 24, 2020
Location: Humber Lakeshore Campus
There is no doubt that we live in a remarkable era of change. Facing unique challenges and previously unthinkable opportunities. How do we design effective ways to navigate these futures? Design for social innovation helps you establish a framework to today’s complex social problems. Using a human-centred, design thinking process, you will work in teams to investigate opportunities within the social system and formulate possible areas for intervention. You will also develop a convincing narrative to present sustainable solutions for social impact.
You’ll learn how to:
- Take on a complex social problem facing society from a systems thinking approach;
- Recognize opportunities to intervene in already existing systems;
- Understand the value and importance of human-centred design in social systems;
- And more!
This program is right for you if:
- You are a catalyst, disruptor, maker, doer or leader;
- You know that even the smallest solutions can create real change;
- You are motivated by social interaction and transformation.
What will you be able to do after this course?
- Communicate recommendations to improve complex social systems;
- Understand how to use a systemic design framework;
- Work within a group to design and co-create ideas.