Innovating Practice in a Culture of Expertise
A phased approach to innovation can help expert-oriented organizations embrace experimentation and learning.
Design Thinking Innovations in solution-based design techniques that address social problems
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Connecting to Change the World: Harnessing the Power of Networks for Social Impact
Connecting to Change the World explores common network design issues in-depth and provides advice on how to handle them.
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Social Enterprise Through Digital Design
In this audio lecture, Carl Bass, President and CEO of Autodesk, discusses at Social Innovation Summit 2013 the application of design to solve social problems.
Getting Beyond Hype: Four Questions to Predict Real Impact
A simple way to think about investment and design.
Social Enterprises: Serving “Extreme” Customers
Mainstream companies are just starting to pay attention to consumers with nonstandard preferences and needs; social enterprises have sought to serve these customers for years.
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Design Thinking for Social Innovation
By working closely with the clients and consumers, design thinking allows high-impact solutions to social problems to bubble up from below rather than being imposed from the top.
Human-Centered, Systems-Minded Design
Both human-centered and systems-thinking methods fit within an effective design approach, and can work in conjunction to address social challenges.
Why Social Innovators Need Design Thinking
Design is a process especially suited to divergent thinking—the exploration of new choices and alternative solutions.
Convening by Design
Principles and tactics for creating strategic convenings that foster meaningful interaction and outcomes.
The Ethics of Innovation
An ethical framework can bridge the worlds of startup technology and international development to strengthen cross-sector innovation in the social sector.