Systems Change for Social Impact

3-2-7 units · Graduate

Explores the difference between innovation, social innovation, and systems change for social impact. Presents frameworks and case studies from real systems change innovators to develop a more comprehensive view of complex problems and the systems they are part of ¿ systems that often keep those problems in place. Using experiential tools, students explore problem framing from the impact target's perspective and innovative, scalable approaches to systems change. Final deliverable is a written case study on systems change based on detailed actor mapping and interviews where students share their deeper understanding of a system they care about.