The program is structured in three themed semesters. Each semester focuses on one of the core mindsets required to enact sustainable and human-centered change.
- First semester focuses on a Discovery Mindset and fosters the exploration into the scope of possibilities to approach a specific impact-driven project.
- Second semester shifts to a Design Mindset where engagement enables solutions developed from design-thinking practices and lessons.
- Final semester brings a Delivery Mindset to the forefront as the cohort learns to implement objectives and monitor social impact results.
Each semester:
- Starts with a four-day residential session on campus at Queen’s University in Kingston;
- Followed by synchronous online learning sessions each week consisting of Peer Coaching, Reflection, and Guest Speakers.
More than 100 Hours of Total curriculum - (or 172, depending on Auditing of courses).
First Semester: Discovery Mindset
Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario
- Social Impact Foundations
- Addressing Grand Challenges
- Systems Leadership
- Historical Mindedness and Social Change
- Research Methods
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Cross-Sector Leadership
Second Semester: Design Mindset
- Design Thinking for Social Impact
- Community Solutions
- Foundations of Social Finance
- Decolonization
- Financing Models
- Workshop #1
- Incorporating Social Impact in Enterprise
- Legal Frameworks and Influences
- Policy Leadership
Third Semester: Delivery Mindset
Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario
- Project Management
- Managing with Meaning & Purpose
- Persuasion & Storytelling
- Assessing Social Impact
- Workshop #2
- Scaling Up and Sustaining Social Impact Initiatives
- Building an Online Audience | Public Relations
Final Residency: Capstone Presentations
Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario
- Community Networking Engagements
- Program Assessments & Impact Review
- Final Project Presentations
- Certificate Award Event/Ceremony with Community and Business Leaders
Subject to change