Building Impactful Ideas

2.0 credits

In this action-oriented, community-facing course, you’ll work directly with community partners in the City of Rochester and Monroe County to develop solutions to a pressing local problem. With a team, you will use human-centered Systems Thinking (an innovation methodology that helps designers zoom in and out to understand the challenges they aim to address holistically) to develop and lead a workshop for community partners, teaching them how to apply human-centered Systems Thinking to find unique solutions to a community need. This experience will empower you with problem-solving tools that can be immediately applied to challenges on campus, in your communities, and beyond. You’ll also have the opportunity to connect with local decision-makers.