LibGuides: ENT1501 Fundamentals of Changemaking and Social Innovation: Week 3

Introduction to Design Thinking

Course Competency 4

The student will describe important concepts of changemaking by:

a. Explaining the role that empathy plays in creating social change.

b. Describing the different types of changemaking such as social entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, philanthropy, volunteerism, advocacy, and political activism.

c. Explaining the importance of cross-sector collaborations in driving social change.

d. Explaining the methodology of design thinking and its role in change making.

Learning Outcomes

Communication
Social Responsibility
Ethical Issues

Explaining the Role that Empathy Plays in Creating Social Change

The Empathy Phase of the Design Thinking Methodology

Resources for Further Reading

Design Kit, Methods Human-centered design is a practical, repeatable approach to arriving at innovative solutions. Think of these Methods as a step-by-step guide to unleashing your creativity, putting the people you serve at the center of your design process to come up with new answers to difficult problems.
Design Thinking for Social Innovation
Design Thinking: Getting Started with Empathy
Ask the 5 Whys
Build Empathy with Analogies
Empathy Map Canvas
World Wildlife Fund
PBS Agents for Change
Design Thinking Bootleg
Boundin' Pixar Shorts Film

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