Lessons

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Week 1 - overview

Video 1 of 2 (~30 mins):
​Overview - syllabus, activities

Video 2 of 2 (~ 10 mins): 
Design Thinking and the SI Lab

week 2 - projects and methods
week 3 - defining your solution
Step 1: Fill this out (there were too many errors in the first set of responses)
Step 2: I will assign you a placement
Step 3: Create a draft of a journey map for your organization by Friday
Step 4: I will assign you a meeting with your mentor

Readings

THEORY​
Design Thinking For Social Innovation, ​Brown & Wyatt
Social Innovation Lab Guide, Wesley et al
Impact: Six Patterns to Spread Your Social Innovation,
by Al Etmanski
Maximizing the Capacities of Advanced Education, Coro Strandberg

METHODS​
Service Design Method Library (website)
Human Centred Design Method Library (website)
The Field Guide to Human-Centered Design, IDEO
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