
Espoo, Finland
Data Visualisation
When:
04 August - 15 August 2025
Credits:
3 EC
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Business & Entrepreneurship
When:
25 August - 29 August 2025
School:
Institution:
Maastricht University
City:
Country:
Language:
English
Credits:
2 EC
Fee:
599 EUR
While there are many emerging perspectives on social innovation, most generally a social innovation can be understood as an intentional, positive, creative shift in systemic social-ecological patterns. Many social innovations have global ambitions, but even when pursued primarily at the local level, social innovations go beyond simply providing a needed service or remediation. They challenge and experiment with a given system’s underlying building blocks: its rules, policies, technologies, structures, beliefs, habits, values, etc. Social innovation can be pursued from any organisational platform, from businesses to not-for-profits to government agencies. Businesses and other types of organisations are increasingly being called upon to act as innovative agents of social benefit. This call is particularly strong in emerging markets.
Nicola Weaver, Samantha Rockey, and Dr Solange Rosa
This course is aimed to undergraduate and graduate students.
By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Discuss social innovation and entrepreneurship theory;
• Evaluate and critique social innovation and entrepreneur practice, especially in the areas of organizational structure, product and service development, and finance;
• Describe the importance of thriving teams for social innovation to be successful;
• Understand how to craft a thought leadership strategy and build a communications toolkit to magnify ideas, motivate colleagues, deepen relationships, and align teams towards a shared vision.
Fee
599 EUR, Tuition Fee
When:
25 August - 29 August 2025
School:
Institution:
Maastricht University
Language:
English
Credits:
2 EC
Espoo, Finland
When:
04 August - 15 August 2025
Credits:
3 EC
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Prague, Czech Republic
When:
21 July - 01 August 2025
Credits:
5.0 EC
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Copenhagen, Denmark
When:
23 June - 25 July 2025
Credits:
7.5 EC
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