SOCIN 600s


SOCIN 601 Social Innovations in Complex Systems (0.50) LAB,LEC,RDG,SEM,TUTCourse ID: 014007
This course explores theory, resilience theory and emerging theories of social innovation and their practical applications. It also considers the role of leadership and institutional, social and policy entrepreneurs in successful innovation.
Instructor Consent Required

SOCIN 602 Design Thinking for System Change (0.50) LAB,LEC,RDG,SEM,TUTCourse ID: 014008
This course covers the history of design thinking as a tool for supporting system change at local and broad scales - from designers like Bruce Mau, who uses this approach to describe what he calls "massive change", to complexity thinkers like Brian Arthur who explores the nature of technological innovation. The course also investigates the methodological implications of design thinking approaches to strategy development and implementation.
Instructor Consent Required

SOCIN 603 Team Process and Research Skills: Communication, Facilitation, Collaboration, Problem Solving (0.50) LEC,RDG,SEM,TUTCourse ID: 014075
This is a multi-modal, skill-based course designed to help students act effectively in complex social systems and institutions. Students will learn and practice strategies related to the management of diversity, conflict negotiation, and decision-makiing. Self-diagnostic exercises and structured reflection assist students in identifying and understanding their own preferences and the roles they might most naturally and successfully take in group processes.
Instructor Consent Required

SOCIN 604 Scaling Innovation for Greater Impact: social finance, social marketing, public policy development (0.50) LAB,LEC,RDG,SEM,TUTCourse ID: 014010
This course explores the challenges of scaling up social innovations from limited, local impact to broader, durable impact within a system. The role of the institutional entrepreneur is introduced as key to catalyzing changes in the way resources flow, the cultural understandings of the problem, and shifts in the laws and policies that govern the problem domain. New approaches are covered for generating revenue for social good, developing policy for change, and creating narratives to shift values, with examples from Canadian international contexts.
Instructor Consent Required

SOCIN 605 Social Innovation Project (0.50) LAB,LEC,RDG,SEM,TUTCourse ID: 014011
The social innovation project is an applied, action-learning opportunity and all modules will be structured to support the development of a team project. These projects entail collaborative research and the design of a strategy for social innovation. The strategies focus on specific problem domains and integrate cross-sectoral perspectives (private, public, not-for-profit). Expert panels will frame issues, offer insights, post challenges and review the final project presentations.
Instructor Consent Required