Prepare to enter the 2019 SVIC, an idea competition, with the help of leading experts in design thinking and Human Centered Design (HCD), a methodology used by sustainable businesses and non-profits worldwide as a creative approach to problem solving!

Participants will be guided through a process to help understand the underlying nature of a social or environmental problem of their choice and will develop a proposal for their solution in a 2-page summary
and a 3-minute video.

• two full-day workshops (Friday, Sept. 27 & Friday, Oct. 18) designed to help individuals or teams
• prepare for the competition (entries due: Monday, Oct. 28 & Live Final Round: Thursday, Nov. 21)
• hands-on support & resources
• one-on-one coaching with previous SVIC winners & finalists
• understand social innovation as a business approach to address humanity’s toughest challenges
• learn & practice the tools of HCD and its’ three phases: empathy, inspiration, ideation

Instructors:

Dr. Fiona Wilson, Clinical Assoc. Professor, Social Innovation, Social Entrepreneurship & Sustainability | Chief Sustainability Officer, Sustainability Institute
Drew Bonfiglio, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Emzingo

Event page link: https://www.unh.edu/social-innovation/prepare-your-entry-nh-social-venture-innovation-challenge