2023
Strategic Design and Social Innovation
Name: Strategic Design and Social Innovation
Code: VIS14632M
3 ECTS
Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours
Scientific Area:
Design
Teaching languages: Portuguese
Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English
Regime de Frequência: Presencial
Sustainable Development Goals
Learning Goals
Provide students with knowledge to enable it to identify and understand the concepts and principles of
Strategic Design and Social Design, focusing on innovation processes. The aim of this course is also to
awake a critical student sense, considering the assumptions of both concepts, so that the knowledge
acquired can be exploited on Design solutions centred on the user, in particular by the exploitation of
collaborative innovation principles.
Strategic Design and Social Design, focusing on innovation processes. The aim of this course is also to
awake a critical student sense, considering the assumptions of both concepts, so that the knowledge
acquired can be exploited on Design solutions centred on the user, in particular by the exploitation of
collaborative innovation principles.
Contents
1. Strategic Design and Innovation
1.1. Strategic principles
1.1.1. Innovation as experience;
1.1.2. Innovation as a system;
1.1.3. Innovation as a collaboration culture;
1.1.4. Innovation as a process.
1.2. Innovation process by Design
1.2.1. Setting the Intent;
1.2.2. Knowing the context;
1.2.3. Knowing the business;
1.2.4. Knowing the users;
1.2.5. Setting the structure;
1.2.6. Exploring concepts;
1.2.7. Defining Solutions;
1.2.8. Perform value.
2. Design for Social Innovation
2.1. The concept of social innovation;
2.2. Challenges of Design for Social Innovation;
2.3. design approaches to social situations;
2.4. Essential tools of Design for Social Innovation;
2.5. Facilitate dialogue and co-creation;
2.6. Barriers for Transformation;
2.7. Analysis of case studies.
1.1. Strategic principles
1.1.1. Innovation as experience;
1.1.2. Innovation as a system;
1.1.3. Innovation as a collaboration culture;
1.1.4. Innovation as a process.
1.2. Innovation process by Design
1.2.1. Setting the Intent;
1.2.2. Knowing the context;
1.2.3. Knowing the business;
1.2.4. Knowing the users;
1.2.5. Setting the structure;
1.2.6. Exploring concepts;
1.2.7. Defining Solutions;
1.2.8. Perform value.
2. Design for Social Innovation
2.1. The concept of social innovation;
2.2. Challenges of Design for Social Innovation;
2.3. design approaches to social situations;
2.4. Essential tools of Design for Social Innovation;
2.5. Facilitate dialogue and co-creation;
2.6. Barriers for Transformation;
2.7. Analysis of case studies.
Teaching Methods
In NORMAL SEASON assessment students can choose between two systems: Continuous or Final Evaluation.
1. CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT REGIME
Assessment Components
Participation in class: 20%;
Work developed during period with the support of the teacher, which should be subject to at least one periodic assessment with public disclosure of ratings: 40%;
Presentation and defence of the work developed during the classes, which occurs in the period of "Avaliações Época Normal": 40%.
2. SYSTEM OF FINAL ASSESSMENT
Work developed during the period of the classes with the support of the teacher: 40%;
Final exam based on the lectured contents: 60%.
1. CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT REGIME
Assessment Components
Participation in class: 20%;
Work developed during period with the support of the teacher, which should be subject to at least one periodic assessment with public disclosure of ratings: 40%;
Presentation and defence of the work developed during the classes, which occurs in the period of "Avaliações Época Normal": 40%.
2. SYSTEM OF FINAL ASSESSMENT
Work developed during the period of the classes with the support of the teacher: 40%;
Final exam based on the lectured contents: 60%.
Teaching Staff
- Maria Inês de Castro Martins Secca Ruivo [responsible]
