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British University Vietnam hosts Social Innovation Workshop

Kate Dore and a team from the United Nations International School in Hanoi delivered a newly crafted workshop, “Design Thinking for Sustainable Innovation” at the British University of Vietnam.  The team used the Sustainability Compass, systems mapping and Pyramid Lite tools to enhance the design thinking process.  The first workshop received a 99% rating on the internal feedback ratings leading to the scheduling of four additional workshops and a contribution by the British University to UNIS Hanoi to support the training of local Vietnamese staff in the use of the tools and the process of design thinking. 

Kate Dore’s work at UNIS inspired her Vietnamese counterparts to translate all of the materials from the Design Thinking for Sustainable Social Innovation workshop and then deliver it to 100 members of the local staff!   A huge accomplishment and beautiful outcome of Kate’s train the trainer approach. 

The impact of this work is just beginning to be tallied but to date more than 550 students participated in this work and over 150 staff participants have been trained at UNIS.   There are two more workshops scheduled in April and several student run workshops to follow.   Way to go Kate and a special acknowledgement to the leadership team at UNIS for recognizing and supporting the value of this work. 

Nicole Swedlow

Nicole Swedlow

Nicole Swedlow is the Executive Director of Compass Education, a global non-profit supporting education for sustainability through training in systems thinking practices. Nicole supported the team at the American School of Puerto Vallarta to develop their sustainability and service outreach initiatives. The school was awarded the Tie-Care, Tri-Association Award for Global Leadership in recognition of this work. As a consultant, she is passionate about helping schools and businesses integrate sustainable principles with a strategic, inclusive and conscious approach. Nicole’s work in nonprofit leadership and sustainability as Director of the nonprofit organization Entreamigos, has been recognized by the United Nations, as a finalist for the Global Equator Initiative, as a breakout speaker for the World Economic Forum, and by the Dalai Lama, as a 2014 Unsung Hero of Compassion. Nicole has a Masters Degree in Education and Global Change from the University of British Columbia.

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