Social Innovation in the Pacific Northwest
The three days includes exclusive conversations and insights and tours with senior leadership at:
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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation sharing their work on Financial Services for the Poor and Grand Challenges.
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Global Good, a visionary organization established by Bill Gates and Nathan Myhrvold that through innovation and inventions is deploying commercially-viable technologies that improve life in low-resource countries.
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Microsoft where technologists are understanding how new technologies such as AI, VR and AR will impact societies in low-resource communities, including a tour of the Envisioning Center showcasing cutting edge technology in future homes and offices.
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Seattle Foundation, to understand innovative approaches to philanthropic solutions with a conversation around the launch of the Giving Compass, a joint effort with the Raikes Foundation that is organizing the world’s information to make it easier to give well.
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Tableau in partnership with PATH is working to eliminate malaria in Zambia, and understand how data and data insights can lead to effective interventions in complex situations.
Over the three-day program, participants will be exposed to innovative thinking by faculty from the University of Washington and interact with leading social innovation practitioners in the Seattle area. Visit our Experts page to learn more about the professionals leading this program.
Ready for a new adventure? Come to Seattle and benefit from the rich social innovation network of the Pacific Northwest by participating in shared activities, networking opportunities and capacity-building exercises.
Why attend?
We are going through enormous changes in society and many of them have been driven by access to and development of technology. As a result, it is possible for one or few individuals to create change on scale that was previously inconceivable, or only a large organization or entity could undertake. This has given rise to a new set of funders who are looking to create a paradigm shift in how we design and implement social programs. Participants will discover new approaches to social development and learn how to combine innovative solutions with technology and policy for maximum impact.
Who should participate?
Accelerating Social Transformation is designed for mid-career professionals working in or contemplating a switch to the social development space. We invite you to be a part of this novel approach to professional development training and join a select group of participants from across the non-profit, foundation, development and business communities.
Participants will receive a certificate on Social Innovation from the University of Washington and become part of a network of social innovators and receive ongoing online information.
The course experience
The Institute is designed to be a stimulating, eye-opening and thought-provoking experience that will help you return to work energized and inspired with fresh thinking and new tools to accelerate the social transformation of the projects you are working on.
Those with vision, insight and understanding will create the next wave of innovation and progress to bring about positive change for the most vulnerable people in our society.