Social innovation
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Description
Objectives
This course introduce students to social innovations -- ideas, concepts, and processes that address societal needs. It exposes students to pressing societal needs, introducing them to the concepts and techniques of human centered design for social innovation. Through a combination of methods (such as discovery, ideation, and prototyping) and tools students learn to design robust ideas to address social needs.
Grading
Assignments: 50%; Final exam: 50%
Reading:
Book: Change by Design. Tim Brown
Article: Design Thinking for Social Innovation. Tim Brown & Jocelyn Wyatt
Education
- Master of Arts in Economics and Communication in Public Management and Policy, Elective course, Specialization in Public Communication and Management, 2nd year
- Master of Science in Communication and Economics in Corporate Communication, Elective course, Corporate Social Responsibility and the Common Good, 2nd year
- Master of Science in Communication and Economics in Marketing and Transformative Economy, Elective course, Corporate Social Responsibility and the Common Good, 2nd year
- Master of Science in Economics in Management, Elective course, Track in Socially Responsible Management, 2nd year