Social Innovation Resources

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Depending on the scope and progress of your project, you may need further resources to help transform your ideas into action. The following resources include helpful activities and information to further your initiative. 

Slide Decks

1: Problem Setup

Problem Set-up

2: Need Finding

Need Finding

3: Interviews & Data

Interviews & Data

4: Need Selection

Need Selection

5: Concept Generation

Concept Generation

6: CoCreation

Co-Creation

7: Concept Selection

Concept Selection

8: Value Proposition

Value Proposition

9: Concept Prototyping

Concept Prototyping

10: Solution Networking

Solution Networking

Aileen's Testing and Refining Your Idea Workshop (Part 1) Final - May 31, 2023.pptx

Testing and Refining Your Idea (presented by Aileen Agada)

Aileen's Testing and Refining Your Idea Workshop (Part 2) Final - June 7, 2023.pptx

Testing and Refining Your Idea Pt 2 (presented by Aileen Agada)

Video Lectures

Social Systems & Innovation

Part 1

Social Systems & Innovation

Part 2

Social Systems & Innovation

Part 3

Social Systems & Innovation

Part 4

Social Systems & Innovation

Part 5

Tools of the Social Innovator

Part 1 - Markets

Tools of the Social Innovator

Part 2 - Policy change

Tools of the Social Innovator

Part 3 - Social programs, advocacy, grassroots organizations

Problem Definition

Part 1 - Why are problems important?

Problem Definition

Part 2 - Problem definition for risk reduction

Problem Definition & Validation

Part 1

Problem Definition & Validation

Part 2 - Problem domain statements

Problem Validation

Part 1

Problem Validation

Part 2 - Needs statements

Needs Selection

Part 1

Needs Selection

Part 2 

Problem Briefs

Part 1

Problem Briefs

Part 2