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Social entrepreneurs are part of a movement to reshape the world of business into a tool for
addressing social problems that have been neglected by traditional capitalism and philanthropy.
Overview
This advanced studio will provide you with the opportunity to work with world-class social businesses
and non-profits on new social ventures that tackle problems ranging from poverty and lack of access to
healthcare to environmental degradation in both local and international contexts.
The semester will include two major milestones: a 3-week design workshop with an international
non-profit organization operating in Asia, and a 9-week project where students will develop in-depth
proposals for their own social ventures based around products, services and systems designed in
collaboration with local businesses and non-profits. This work will be supported by personal mentorship
from design professionals with experience at IDEO, Sustainable Minds, Continuum, KVA and other
firms. Projects may be completed individually or in small teams.
Throughout the semester visiting speakers will conduct open lectures and discussions on relevant
topics ranging from product design and ethnographic research to sustainability and marketing.
Skill Development
This will be a fast-paced studio where you will be expected to practice and build upon your skills in
many major areas of craft that are crucial to design practice: rapid sketching, concept development,
modeling and prototyping. However it will also be an opportunity to develop research-oriented
skills related to thought-leadership in this exciting discipline of design: collaboration with non-profit
entrepreneurs, conducting user research studies, evaluating and comparing precedents, developing
business plans and pitching your ideas to community leaders and potential funders.
Questions?
Please feel free to contact us at: sloan@OneEarthDesigns.org or yi.zhang@alum.wellesley.edu
Apr. 20-22 Workshops: Financial Sustainability, Scholarship and Publishing, Adaptive Technology
A12: Develop financial sustainability plan, due 4/25
Apr. 27-29 MID-PROJECT CRIT WITH PARTNER ORGS 4/29: Design Project 2
A13: Evaluating social ventures
May 17-18
Continue to work on design projects
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