Social Innovation Academy - Challenge Cycle #1

SIA-C1
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Social Innovation Academy
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Research Projects Coordinator
2
Timeline
  • May 29, 2019
    Experience start
  • May 30, 2019
    Info Meeting
  • June 11, 2019
    Challenge Issuer "office hours"
  • June 23, 2019
    Experience end
Experience
2/5 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Any industries
Categories
Accounting Communications Market research Operations Product or service launch
Skills
competitive analysis business services business consulting marketing strategy strategy
Learner goals and capabilities

The Social Innovation Academy (SIA) is a national network of students and innovation hubs with a common goal: to cultivate social purpose organizations in Canada. SIA is supported by HSBC Bank Canada and led by the UBC Sauder Centre for Social Innovation & Impact Investing.

Learners
Any level
40 learners
Project
40 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

1 final report, based on the specific Challenge's requests

1 whitepaper summarizing the key insights from the Challenge and lessons learned

Project timeline
  • May 29, 2019
    Experience start
  • May 30, 2019
    Info Meeting
  • June 11, 2019
    Challenge Issuer "office hours"
  • June 23, 2019
    Experience end
Project Examples

The SIA Fellowship Program is designed to train the next cohort of social innovation leaders while creating a knowledge base for social innovation and impact investing organizations. Fellows will produce high-quality reports commissioned by our partners, and participate in a social innovation training program.

Examples: What are the most effective water filtration technologies for sub-Saharan Africa? Is Housing First an effective strategy for reducing homelessness? What is the current state of solar panel battery storage technologies?

Our Fellows will work collaboratively over 4-week sprints to write reports to answer these questions

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for a quick phone call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.

Provide a dedicated contact who is available to answer periodic emails or phone calls over the duration of the project to address students' questions.