Want to do something REALLY exciting?
This is your opportunity to tackle real questions and challenges using a design thinking approach in India! Jan 4-19, 2019
Be quick, applications close November 16, 2018!
Gain and apply your skills and experience to create impact by helping to build capacity of a local impact organisation in India.
If you are interested in social entrepreneurship, health, design, nonprofit management, social business, and international development this is an amazing opportunity to learn about, and practically develop your Human-Centred Design skills.
A learning-by-doing approach to designing solutions to social problems for students from Health, Economics, Business Administration, International Development, Public Administration, Nonprofit Management or International Management.
Participants on the trip work in teams with Indian MBA and engineering students and local social entrepreneurs. These mixed teams add technical depth and cultural texture to the course. The course takes a multi-discipline approach that includes aspects of business, health, design, technology, international development, engineering, nonprofit management and entrepreneurship. Case work, exercises and consulting projects are also experienced through a variety of sectors such as health, education, economic development, community development, water and sanitation, and more.
*Note: 12 students are required for the course to go ahead.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Indo-Australian collaborative course
- Design Thinking & Human Centred Design frameworks
- Multi-disciplinary & cross cultural student teams
- Primary market research
- Social problem analysis
- Social innovation prototyping
- Client-driven projects
- Living cases
- Interactions with social entrepreneurs & NGO leaders
- Rural and urban immersion
- Village homestays
- Indian University campus life
- Career planning
- Post-Graduate students can gain Academic Credit Points.
Want to know more?
Find out more at www.grassrootsu.org/copy-of-social-enterprise-design or email Dr Ruth Knight today | ruth.knight@qut.edu.au
2 Comments
I work for not-for-profit policy research think-tank, based out of New Delhi. My field of interest is Energy and Environmental research. I’m interested in applying design thinking approach to my field of research.
Blogging is not my day job definately. Im trying to promote my
business by wanting to write about it. But crap
could it be ever
difficult. I do admire your content, and I simply had to comment to
offer you kuddos on wonderful information and content.