BUILDING A SOCIAL IMPACT CONSCIOUSNESS
BUILDING A SOCIAL IMPACT CONSCIOUSNESS
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This is for everyone! Whether you are a student, new to the social impact space, new to identity theory, an expert practitioner, or somewhere in the middle of all of that, we're excited to have you be a part of this. Collective reflection works best when people with varied experiences come together to learn from each other.
This is a course developed specifically for Georgetown University, but it is meant to be open for anyone to utilize the resources here. It works best when a community can commit to at least 12-14 consecutive weeks or sessions to work through this content with at least one dedicated or rotating facilitator.
Reflecting on and sharing about our experiences with identity, power, and social impact can be a vulnerable experience. Because of this, we are prioritizing building community and a safe space for folx by ensuring continuity in participation and building on the foundation we create together. This starts in our first session.
You should be paired with another participant to reflect in a one-on-one setting of your choosing. This may take the form of a in-person meeting, walk-and-talk phone call, text messages, voice notes, or Zoom call. We will provide suggested prompts to guide your reflection, but feel free to use this space in the ways that are most helpful to you all.
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Many thanks to fellow professors, across many disciplines and universities, whose syllabi and resource lists I consulted due to their open source nature including:
Abigail Lewis, Georgetown University
Duncan Peacock, Georgetown University
George Aye, Northwestern University (adjunct)
George Serafeim, Harvard Business School
As well as fellow colleagues (Vandhana Ravi especially) and friends who shared their own resources.
As a way of paying it forward, I am committed to make this course open source (online and shareable real-time) so that others can benefit as well and pass on further acknowledgments.
If you'd also like to translate some of this learning into community-centered projects, I'd recommend Project Builder from Georgetown University's Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation.