Becoming a changemaker: Introduction to Social Innovation

Instructors: François Bonnici +2 more

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What you'll learn

  •   How to develop the concepts, mindset, skills, and relationships needed to start becoming a changemaker.
  •   How to form your own approach to social innovation and identify resources to begin acting as a social innovator.
  • Skills you'll gain

  •   Resourcefulness
  •   Community Development
  •   Empathy
  •   Diversity and Inclusion
  •   Growth Mindedness
  •   Human Centered Design
  •   Systems Thinking
  •   Complex Problem Solving
  •   Creative Thinking
  •   Design Thinking
  •   Resilience
  •   Innovation
  •   Social Justice
  • There are 6 modules in this course

    We will debunk common assumptions around what resources are needed to begin acting as a social innovator. We will learn from the numerous examples of social innovations happening all over the world. You will be challenged to get out of your comfort zone and start engaging with the diverse spaces around you. By the end of the course, you will have formed your own approach to social innovation, and you will have begun to develop the concepts, mindset, skills, and relationships that will enable you to start and evolve as a changemaker. The Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship co-created this course with RLabs, a social movement ‘born-and-bred’ in Bridgetown, Cape Town that is now active in 22 countries. The movement empowers youth through innovative and disruptive technology by teaching them vital skills and providing much needed support and a sense of community. Advocating and supporting initiatives such as RLabs forms part of the Bertha Centre’s mandate. The Centre is a specialised unit at University of Cape Town’s Graduate School of Business, and is the first academic centre in Africa dedicated to advancing social innovation and entrepreneurship.

    What do we have to work with?

    Getting out of your comfort zone

    Innovating by design

    Changing the system - who me?

    What if it works?

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