Design your solution - Course
You have the potential to design the entire world around you (whether you consider yourself a designer or not). The systems that are failing us, the business models that no longer serve us and our planet, the products that pollute... This course equips you with the tools and frameworks to start getting your hands dirty and designing solutions.
Course overview
The Brainstorm Process
Harness your creativity to brainstorm new solutions to the problem. Explore design thinking methodologies including human and environmental centered design.
Understanding who you are designing for
Map perspectives of stakeholders in your system and collect qualitative data by speaking to potential users and collaborators.
Discover the fundamentals of the circular economy
Design out waste completely from the solutions you design.
Nature’s design checklist
Humans aren’t the only ones we can design for. Explore the fundamentals of biomimicry and the frameworks that will make Mother Nature an active part of your creation process.
Meaning Making and Money Making
Whether you’re thinking of starting a business or not, knowing how to sustain the solutions you build over time is key to creating a positive impact at scale. Discover innovative business models to play with as you leverage the Social Business Model Canvas and identify your project's value proposition.
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Key Takeaways
Harness your creativity to brainstorm new solutions to the problem
Adopt a macro and micro perspectives around problems and solutions
Leverage Nature in your solution development journey
Identify new ways to financially sustain your solution
Key Topics
- Design Thinking
- Environmental and Human Centered Design
- The Circular Economy Biomimicry
- The Social Business Model Canvas
Over 30 videos
7 Self-Directed Exercises
9 Key Frameworks
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Gain the tools and adopt the mindsets to build your brand.
US$ 250
(lifetime access)
The instructors
Craig Vezina
With over two decades of experience at the forefront of international education, Craig is also the founder and President of the Z-17 Collective (formerly ZSchool: The International School of Social Entrepreneurship) & a leading voice around the power of innovation for a more sustainable future for people + planet. Craig has worked with forward-thinking schools, NGOs and businesses and presented at a wide array of global education, sustainability and impact events (including the UN's Festival of Action, SXSWedu, ChangeNow Summit & many more). Craig is also a member of the global advisory board of Education for Sharing (E4S) and serves on OECD’s Education & Skills 2030 Global Forum & UNESCO’s Futures of Education initiative.
Laura Francois
With a focus on creative design for sustainable development, Laura has been working globally empowering startups, nonprofits and governments to maximize sustainability and use creativity in business as a force for good in Canada and Southeast Asia. Laura is a trained social impact strategist and her work has been featured on BBC World News, Forbes, Netflix, TedX, The Disruptive Design Festival (DIF) and Singapore Design Week
Andy Lopez
Andy has extensive experience in storytelling for social impact, namely brand content writing, copywriting as well as bringing people up together.
Enroll for this Course
US$ 250
(lifetime access)