Innovation for Social Change

Catalog description

Do you hear the word "innovation" often and wonder what it actually means within the context of advancing social change? Are you passionate about a social issue and eager to define your role in developing effective solutions for good? If "yes" to any of these, this is the course for you. We will begin by understanding what social innovation is from what it isn't, then, through a combination of lectures, case studies, profiles of social innovators, and your own reflections, explore different models within social innovation, including social entrepreneurship, collective impact, systems thinking, and design thinking to name a few. Whether you want to become the next social entrepreneur, public policy expert, or non-profit leader, this course will equip you with the knowledge to engineer more creative solutions for maximum social impact.