Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The students will be able to
• explain the role of design and innovation in fostering positive social and (environmental) impact
• recognize opportunities to solve societal problems through design and critically analyse their impact
• use design methods to develop and manage social innovation processes together with the (future) beneficiaries

Teaching methods

Lectures, group work, individual work

Location and time

Contact sessions at Laurea Leppävaara campus or online (will be confirmed later)

Learning materials and recommended literature

Anderson, T., Curtis, A., & Wittig, C. (2014). Definition and theory in social innovation. Krems, Austria: Danube University.
Manzini, E. (2014). Making things happen: Social innovation and design. Design issues, 30(1), 57-66.
Mulgan, G., Tucker, S., Ali, R., & Sanders, B. (2007). Social innovation: what it is, why it matters and how it can be accelerated.
Murray, R., Caulier-Grice, J., & Mulgan, G. (2010). The open book of social innovation (p. 2). London: National endowment for science, technology and the art.
Nicholls, A., & Murdock, A. (2012). The nature of social innovation. In Social innovation (pp. 1-30). Palgrave Macmillan, London.
Nicholls, A., Simon, J., & Gabriel, M. (2015). New frontiers in social innovation research. Springer Nature.
Nilsson, W., & Paddock, T. (2014). Social innovation from the inside out. Standford Social Innovation Review, 46-52.
Phills, J. A., Deiglmeier, K., & Miller, D. T. (2008). Rediscovering social innovation. Stanford Social Innovation Review, 6(4), 34-43.
Sharra, R., & Nyssens, M. (2010). Social innovation: An interdisciplinary and critical review of the concept. Université Catholique de Louvain Belgium, 1-15.

A complete literature list will be provided in Canvas.

Forms of internationality

International student group

Students workload

5 ects credits = 135 hours (1 credit = 27 hours of work)

Lectures and group work during the contact sessions
Reading the literature
Assignments

Content and scheduling

Pre-assignment
Course assignment

Further information for students

Instructors of the course:

Melanie Wendland
Designer / Co-Founder at Sonder Design Collective

Adriana Santamaría P.
Design Strategist for Social Impact

Grading scale

Approved/Failed

Evaluation methods and criteria

The evaluation criteria of a study unit (master level) is applied.
Evaluation methods and criteria will be discussed in the first contact session.