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This online course aims at preparing and accompanying students who are involved in designing community-based innovation ideas. The synchronous lectures on Tuesdays will provide you with theory and methods associated with core topics such as community – what they are and how to work with them, innovation, transformation, systems thinking, design thinking, business modelling and impact evaluation, to name only the most relevant. In addition, the Tuesday sessions will provide room for digital exchange with local stakeholders and community members. | This online course aims at preparing and accompanying students who are involved in designing community-based innovation ideas. The synchronous lectures on Tuesdays will provide you with theory and methods associated with core topics such as community – what they are and how to work with them, innovation, transformation, systems thinking, design thinking, business modelling and impact evaluation, to name only the most relevant. In addition, the Tuesday sessions will provide room for digital exchange with local stakeholders and community members. | ||
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Overview and links to assignment details
The social innovation programme has four compulsory assignments and they are integrated into a learning process. All assignments require your active participation in the tutored online classes and/or on site in your community lab. In addition, critical engagement with social innovation and social entrepreneurship theories and methods is necessary. Below we give you an overview of the compulsory course deliverables. Please check the links for more details of the assignments.
| Nr | Assignment | presented on | Submission | Working Mode | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Community Map and Theory of Change | Online team presentation and submission of PDF version | presentation during workshops and/or tutored session, submission 19.05.2026 | Team product | pass/not pass |
| 2.1 | Community Innovation Field Research | Online in the plenary on 14.04.2026 | 14.04.2026 | Team Product | Pass/not Pass |
| 2.2 | Community Innovation Field Research | 19.05.2026 | individual report and case study template | Grade 40% | |
| 3 | Pitching your Innovation Idea | During workshop or during online exercises | Team product | Pass/not pass | |
| 4 | Business Model Canvas | Online in the plenary on 19.05.2026 | 19.05.2026 | Team or individual product | Grade 60% |
Course Elements
- Review session recordings and session slides
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- Assignments online submission
This online course aims at preparing and accompanying students who are involved in designing community-based innovation ideas. The synchronous lectures on Tuesdays will provide you with theory and methods associated with core topics such as community – what they are and how to work with them, innovation, transformation, systems thinking, design thinking, business modelling and impact evaluation, to name only the most relevant. In addition, the Tuesday sessions will provide room for digital exchange with local stakeholders and community members.
- The international online course with synchronous online sessions on Tuesdays from 16 30 – 18 00 CET and additional tutored online sessions.
- Our class meets weekly online from March 24 to May 19, 2026
- The teams meet in Nürtingen and in Bucharest from April 19 - 26, 2026
- The Kenia team meets in Nairobi from September 20-30, 2026