Social Entrepreneurial Spirit {SES}
Objective: {Deep compassion towards society and an entrepreneurial spirit to take risk and action to create positive impact in the real world.}
SO-IN Masterclass
What?
SO-IN Masterclass is a 2-days event where world renowned Design Thinking Schools are invited to share their forefront knowledge in Design Thinking field. Interesting topics will be discussed and participants could have a chance to experience their workshop first-hand. The event is designed as open platform to public where NGO, social enterprise, business, government, academics, and students could join and raise their awareness of Design Thinking.
How?
We would invite foreign Design Thinking Schools such as that of Stanford University D.School, Hasso Platner Institute from Germany to deliver a two-day talk and workshop at HKU. Topic of SO-IN Masterclass would be set by the visiting D Schools. There would be 3 SO-IN Masterclasses in total with 3 participating institutions.
Why?
- Students and other relevant parties from academic, NGO, Social Enterprises, business, government, would have a chance to learn the latest development of Design Thinking from world renowned experts.
- YES Network members (students) will have a chance to learn the best practice of design thinking from three renown Design Thinking Schools, before their 1 week intensive Design Thinking Project.
Who?
100 participants for every SO-IN Masterclass
SO-IN Incubation
What?
Taking the knowledge and experience learned from 3 SO-IN Masterclass sessions, SO-IN Extreme, as a one-week intensive Design Thinking project will consolidate students’ learning.
How?
will be divided in groups of six, pre-assigned with diversity of disciplines and teamwork dynamics as team up criteria. Each team is given a design challenge by their project partner (a company, social enterprise, NGO, or other relevant organization) and work under expert Design Thinkers’ facilitation. Using DT Framework, they will work with the project partner to come up with an innovative solution. Feasible and Innovative solution will be adopted and taken further to be implemented with possible funding.
A solution might need a few more reiteration (repeating DT process) to continuous improve until a point that it is capable to being marketable and implemented. Hence, teams could continue to work on their solution in our DT incubation space. Whenever suitable, the project teams pursue own venture with their solutions.
Why?
- Design Thinking could only be learned via practiced. Hence, this is a great chance for the students to take their DT Knowledge into practical world.
- Students will get top quality guidance and facilitation of project from DT experts
- Students would have a chance to work on a real social problem with assigned project partner; they would have an in depth learning of the issue
- Experience power of working in a multidisciplinary team under guided innovation process. If their solutions are both innovative and feasible, possible funding resources will support the implementation of their projects
Who?
3 teams, 18 students
SO-IN Consulting Project
What?
Embark on a 6-week SO-IN consulting project with new YES Network partnering organizations. These projects are designed to allow members to further enhance their DT knowledge by working on real projects as well as understand the operations of the Social Enterprises and other organizations.
How?
6-weeks SO-IN Consulting Project –Working with partner organizations, student groups are required to work for at least a-half day each week on the project in our incubation space, conduct workplace visits and interviews when needed. The project’s solution is aiming at helping participating NGO or Social Enterprise to tackle their challenges and improve with innovation. Satisfying solutions will be adopted by the partner organization.
Why?
- Design Thinking could only be learned via practiced. Hence, this would be a great chance for the students to take their Design Thinking Knowledge into practical world.
- Students would have a chance to work on a real social problem with assigned project partner. They would have an in depth learning of the issue through project partner’s knowledge
- They would get to experience power of working in a multidisciplinary team under guided innovation process. If their solutions are both innovative and feasible at the same time, they would have a chance implement their projects in real world with possible funding resources support.
- If they are capable to come up with innovative and feasible solutions, they could had the chance to patent their solutions or start their own venture, under the DT Incubation Project.
Who?
3 teams, 18 students.