Humber’s Centre for Social Innovation Spring Workshops

Learn about social innovation projects in progress and contribute to their success! 

Register now for the opportunity to network with like-minded students, faculty, and community members while working together towards social change. Everyone is welcome.

Humber’s Centre for Social Innovation warmly invites you to take part in the Social Innovation Spring Workshops: three exciting, in-person days of innovation. You will hear from faculty, students and community organizations about the genesis of their project and why it matters to community. Through facilitated workshops, you’ll work with them on a challenge within their research or project.  

The second workshop will be on March 22, 2023 at 12 p.m. at the Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation (CTI) at North Campus. The remaining workshops will be on April 3 at 5:30 p.m. at the Lakeshore Campus. 

Register now for the March 22 workshop 

Event Details for the first workshop: 

Date: Wednesday, March 22 
Time: 12 - 4 p.m.   
Location: Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation

List of presenters and topics for March 22: 

  • Jeremy Staples (Humber staff) - New World of Work 
  • Salomeh Ahmadi (Humber faculty) - Community Based Participatory Research and Housing Affordability 
  • Emma Smith and Doug Thomson (Humber faculty) - Policing and Community Partnerships: Learning From Each Other 
  • Dr. Saadia Akram-Pall and Nasrin Hotaki (Rexdale Women’s Centre) - Social services in a time of crisis: what can nonprofits learn from their COVID response. 
  • Alexa Christopoulos and Lisa Post (Humber students) - Aging in Place: Exploring Community Care Resource Needs 

For more information about the March 22 and April 3 workshops, and to register for any of the remaining dates, please visit the Humber Centre for Social Innovation (CSI) website