ACHIEVE GREATER IMPACT WITH INTEGRATIVE DESIGN

Your work is making change in people’s lives and the world. Often this requires that you navigate complex systems and work on ambiguous challenges with limited resources. We will introduce and guide social sector practitioners through the process of integrating practices of human-centered design, systems thinking, equity, and strategy in order to have greater impact.  Join us for this e-certification program with other leaders and practitioners.

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

This workshop introduces design practices that have been developed for the unique needs of those leading or making change in the social sector.  The workshop blends the following four essential practices that will help you navigate your work: 

Human-Centered Design centers people’s experiences, behaviors, beliefs, and needs as your guide.

Systems Thinking explores the relationships and forces that affect the challenge. 

Strategy hones your goals and develops the path to reach them.

Equity engages an intention around power, bias, and identity.

We have combined these practices and worked to make them complementary and accessible. We call it Integrative Design because we believe the integration of these practices makes for more effective design work.

This course has been built on a decade of teaching hundreds of social sector leaders across the world through the d.school’s Designing for Social Systems program.

WHAT IS THE WORKSHOP SCHEDULE AND FORMAT?

Main Workshop Sessions

• Fridays, 10am-12pm PT
  September 13, September 20, September 27, October 4, October 11, 2024.
• Mini lectures, examples, case studies, and dedicated time to apply each lesson to your own project throughout the workshop
• Sessions on Zoom. Will also be recorded and posted to participants within 24 hours. Participants will receive written guides and tools, and copies of the slides. 

Studio Hours (optional bonus sessions):

• Tuesdays, 10-11am PT
  September 17, September 24, October 1, October 8, 2024.
• Discussions with the teaching team and guest practitioners. Learn additional tips and tools, in a conversational and Q&A format.

WHAT ARE SOME KEY BENEFITS? 

• Built for social impact practitioners. Integrates human-centered design, systems thinking, equity, and strategy. 
• Leave with frameworks and tools to use design intentionally in your own project work.
• Be more effective, strategic, equitable, and community-engaged to discover and act on new opportunities.
• Scope your design work, for your own clarity and to communicate it to others. 
• Access to a platform for workshop participants, that will include resources and opportunities for participants to share questions and information with the teaching team, and with other participants.
• Use our d.school-designed AI tool Scopey, which helps guide you through scoping your project and planning your human-centered design work.
• Receive a Certificate of Participation from the d.school

HOW MUCH DOES THIS WORKSHOP COST?

We are continually working to make this educational experience as accessible as possible to social sector practitioners. For this course, we offer two rates, and ask that you select the one that best fits your financial situation.
If you can afford the higher rate, please select that option. In doing so, you not only help us cover our full costs, but also makes it possible for others to access the discounted rate.
Full fee – $795
Discounted fee – $495
If cost is a barrier to participating, please reach out to dpro@dschool.stanford.edu.

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