Social Innovation Practicum

Welcome

Kellogg Social Innovation Practicum - SSIM 452

Professor Megan Kashner

GA Harshil Joshi

Welcome, students, to the information page for Social Innovation Practicum (SSIM 452) Kellogg course. On this page you will find detailed information on each potential student consulting team project for this year as well as more information about the class structure and approach.

This experiential lab course combines classroom learning with hands-on consultative projects for social impact organizations, allowing students to apply management learnings and analytical expertise to the real challenges that leadership teams face as they operate and scale social impact endeavors within markets. Students interested in consulting, social innovation and leadership, and social finance will benefit from this class. Student teams will work on a real-life project with a company, nonprofit, or public entity. For the fall of 2026, projects will include a range of engagements focused on market analysis, go-to-market strategy, and product development.

Please email me with any questions: megan.kashner@kellogg.northwestern.edu

Project detail

Scroll through and click into these projects. Projects are added as they're recieved and approved. 

Student team and project preferences

Students can express their preferences among all potential projects and can ask to be on a team with specific classmates and can reach out to the professor ahead of time to share their specific interests. Each student will fill out a survey that will indicate the student’s preferences. Students will additionally share their experience relevant to the project work and their resume LinkedIn link.

Class format & timeline