Social Innovation Lab
A 2-week experiential learning program that sets you up to change the world
Program Overview
This innovative 18-day in-person program equips you with essential skills to effectively start, lead or work in a purpose-driven, impact- focused organization. You’ll:
- learn from inspiring social entrepreneurs and innovative organizations through hands-on workshops
- work in collaborative teams on projects that advance UN Sustainable Development Goals
- develop hard and soft skills such as: design thinking, operating under ambiguity, understanding world views, driving innovation, securing buy-in, and making change happen
You’ll also become part of an exclusive community of alumni and social entrepreneurs that supports your lifelong growth and development.
Key Program Elements
Interactive workshops to help you develop skills for:
- Understanding the basics of the local language and culture
- Building empathy and using the human-centered design process
- Innovating for the Base–of–the–Pyramid
- Communicating and collaborating with diverse stakeholders
- Making change happen
Panel sessions with academics and experts will help you understand:
- Current socio-political and economic factors in the country
- Public, private and social sector’s impact on the project themes
Project work with inspiring host organizations will help you build:
- Team work and collaboration skills
- Empathy, design and prototyping skills
- Stakeholder communication skills
- Courage and commitment to start and complete challenging projects
Learning Outcomes
Supported learning outcomes include:
Understand
Understand the role of social entrepreneurship in addressing the needs of those at the base of the pyramid
Learn
Learn how purpose-drive, impact-focused organizations operate & the strategies they use to ensure greatest impact
Build
Build the skills required to design and prototype solutions that advance UN Sustainable Development Goals
Grow
Grow professional and personal skills required to start/lead/work effectively at a social enterprise
Suitable Disciplines
Business
Computer Sciences
Education
Engineering
Design
Health Sciences
Humanities and Communication Arts
Medicine
Psychology
Social Sciences
Contact Hours
100 hours of Work Integrated Learning:
- Four mentoring/reflection sessions (2 hours each)
- Eight classroom sessions (1.5 hours each)
- Eighty hours of project work
Featured Cultural Experiences
Interactive workshops on local language and culture
Fun activities to familiarize with destination (e.g., scavenger hunt)
Hands-on experiences that immerse participants in the local culture (e.g., cooking class, dance lesson, etc.)
Guided visits to places of cultural significance
Current Locations
Others Locations
All prices in Australian dollars.
Inclusions
- Accommodation for 17 nights
- Breakfast on all days, 2 lunches and 2 dinners
- Lectures & workshops on Culture, Language, Human-centered Design, etc.
- Project placement, mentoring by experts
- Cultural Immersions
- Local transport
- 24x7 support