ROADMAP TO SOCIAL IMPACT

Step 1: FINDING YOUR “STORY”

If you’re already in college, you probably have a lot of experience with the question “who are you?” and the prompt “tell us about yourself.” But instead of listing your hobbies and interests, I invite you to dig deeper, into the crevices of your formative years, and examine the ways in which your life unfolded […]

Step 2: BUILDING CREDIBILITY

Before we begin, let us take a moment to think about video games. I think we can all agree that every good video game gives the player the option to pick and customize their character before the game begins. Similarly, before we all start thinking about our journey towards social impact, it is essential (and […]

Step 3: DESIGN THINKING FOR SOCIAL INNOVATION

I bet you all read the title of this blog and thought to yourself “aha, here comes the good stuff!” I’ll admit, “design thinking for social innovation” is certainly a buzzword (or buzz-phrase) that is very attractive to young entrepreneurs like you and me. But while most articles will give you a business-minded strategy to […]