ENI 3200 - Innovating a Better Society for All

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: None.
Description
This course introduces students to social innovation and human-centered design as a means to addresscomplex social problems, also known as wicked problems. Through a combination of case studies, guestlectures, design thinking exercises and a culminating team project, students will gain the personal andprofessional skills required for identifying wicked problems and designing innovative solutions which canmake the world better for all. The course will focus on developing three core competencies: (i) Identifyingopportunities for developing innovations which address complex social problems related to issues ofequity, diversity and inclusion, (ii) Identifying opportunities for co-creation and collaboration acrosscommunities, disciplines and sectors as inputs to the social innovation process, and (iii) Understandingthe processes required to design, prototype and implement social innovations.