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Mon, Oct 06, 2014 @ 06:45 PM   $85   Centre For Social Innovation, 601 W 26th St, Ste 325
 
     
 
 
              

  
 
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<P STYLE="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; color: #333333;">Join<A HREF="http://besocialchange.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow nofollow"><STRONG>Be Social Change</STRONG></A>&<STRONG>Kristina Drury</STRONG>, founder of<STRONG><A HREF="http://www.tythe-design.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow nofollow">TYTHEdesign</A></STRONG>, for the 3-part <STRONG>Be Social Change</STRONG>workshop <STRONG>DesignThinking: Using Strategic Problem-Solving to Amplify Your Social Impact.</STRONG></P>
<P STYLE="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; color: #333333;"><SPAN><SPAN>Design thinking is a problem solving, idea generating,</SPAN><SPAN ID="cdf7a822-3cd7-4ef1-b093-aa81bd5d7c0c" STYLE="border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px;"><SPAN ID="fe26658c-ccb2-42af-ae92-86b37828e2fb" STYLE="border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px;"><SPAN ID="ced6f209-1f86-4523-b877-3224615ab8b0" STYLE="border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px;">decision making mindset</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN>that is applicable and useful in all disciplines, not just the design field!</SPAN>After years of integrating the design thinking process into their daily work,</SPAN><STRONG><A HREF="http://www.tythe-design.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow nofollow">TYTHEdesign</A></STRONG><SPAN>has tailored a series of classes focused on how their theories translate across fields and sectors into</SPAN><SPAN ID="30357109-4dbc-4a67-b137-ebaa9621b7ef" STYLE="border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px;">real world</SPAN><SPAN>, real work experience.</SPAN></P>
<P STYLE="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; color: #333333;"><STRONG>Class #1</STRONG>- Problem Solving for Impact: Intro to the Design Thinking Process <STRONG>(Monday, 10/6)</STRONG></P>
<P STYLE="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; color: #333333;"><STRONG>Class #2</STRONG>- From Toolbox to Tool Belt: Intro to Community Research<STRONG>(Tuesday, 10/14)</STRONG></P>
<P STYLE="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; color: #333333;"><STRONG>Class #3</STRONG>- Designing Together: Intro to Co-creation with Stakeholders<STRONG>(Monday, 10/20)</STRONG></P>
<P STYLE="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; color: #333333;"><STRONG>This series of intro classes will demystify design thinking and translate it into adaptable strategies to help you better connect with your community, innovate within your team, and enhance newand existing services; they will help you take design thinking from theory to practice.</STRONG></P>
<P STYLE="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; color: #333333;"><EM><SPAN>Please note:</SPAN>Though this workshop is offered as a series, the content for each class has been designed to stand on its own.</EM><EM STYLE="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em;"><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">This is the same series that was taught last November, and last February with an updated Class #2. If you missed any of the sessions before be sure to sign up for them individually!</SPAN></EM></P>
<P STYLE="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><EM STYLE="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em;"><EM STYLE="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><STRONG>* Doors open at 6:45, class starts at 7:00 sharp *</STRONG></EM></EM></P>
<P STYLE="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; color: #333333;"><SPAN STYLE="color: #555555; font-family: verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17.27272605895996px;">==================</SPAN></P>
<H3 STYLE="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 21px;">WHAT YOU'LL LEARN</H3>
<P STYLE="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; color: #333333;">Each interactive class will introduce design-based frameworks, provide<STRONG><A HREF="http://www.tythe-design.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow nofollow">TYTHE</A>'s</STRONG>own examples of implementation, and facilitate hands-on modeling to bridge the gap between theory and practice. You will walk away with strategies and resources that can be easily customized to your work and community, providing a source for creativity and collaboration. Come ready to learn, share, and engage!</P>
<P STYLE="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; color: #333333;"><STRONG>Class #1 - Problem Solving for Impact: An Intro to the Design Thinking Process (Monday, 10/6)</STRONG><BR>Curious about design thinking and how you can adapt it to your work? Design thinking is a user-centered methodology that helps you to empathize with your clients or community, design to their needs, and experiment with solutions. In this class you will not only learn the tenets of design thinking, but how they can translate into your day-to-day work and interactions with your team. Through activities, case studies and interactive modeling, you will learn: a process for generating new ideas and thinking through problems, how to build the capacity for user-centered empathy, and ways to efficiently brainstorm. In short, you will learn how to turn design thinking from theory into practice.</P>
<P STYLE="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; color: #333333;"><STRONG>Class #2 - From Toolbox to Tool Belt: An Intro to Community Research (Tuesday, 10/14)</STRONG><BR>Are you looking for new ways to understand the community you support or those who buy your product? This class introduces numerous tools to help you understand the challenges and opportunities of your community, clients, and consumer-base and how to choose the right research technique to use for each project. You will gain skills in how to build a framework around what type of research works best for identifying your user's needs within different constraints, keys to empathizing with your client, and<SPAN ID="d63d621f-a7d5-4e5d-b22f-fecb40848ed1" STYLE="border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px;"><SPAN ID="c92ed305-22c6-4585-ac00-33d495d848e0" STYLE="border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px;"><SPAN ID="42eb4c4f-029b-418d-a67c-4bec70403037" STYLE="border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px;">tips<SPAN ID="2642faa0-5ced-4001-9670-0eb1c5fab895" STYLE="border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px;">for</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>approaching and engaging with your community. By implementing these strategies you will keep your services and products at the forefront of innovation and relevancy.</P>
<P STYLE="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; color: #333333;"><STRONG>Class #3 - Designing Together: An Intro to Co-creation with Stakeholders (Monday, 10/20)</STRONG><BR>Are you looking for more ways to bring your community into the brainstorming process? Does your project or program impact different groups with different roles and agendas? This class identifies the tools and strategies to maximize working with the variety of stakeholders involved with your project<SPAN ID="b07cbad4-07fd-45d6-8fa8-58c330db7fe3" STYLE="border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px;">,</SPAN>program or organization. We will engage in a variety of activities that demonstrate how to brainstorm, prototype and test new ideas in a participatory design process that focuses on generating feedback and building buy-in from those directly impacted by your project, product, or service. In addition, we will provide frameworks and tips for how to be inclusive, manage different personalities and priorities, and move forward efficiently at the same time.</P>
<H3 STYLE="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 21px;">WHO THIS CLASS IS FOR</H3>
<UL STYLE="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">
<LI>Individuals from all professional or educational backgrounds interested in learning about the designthinking process</LI>
<LI>Managers looking for tools to activate collaboration within their teams</LI>
<LI>Early stage entrepreneurs or those considering starting a socially-minded venture</LI>
<LI>Professionals who have an idea for a project, organization or business that will drive social change</LI>
<LI>Individuals looking to add creative thinking methodology to their work<BR></LI>
</UL>
<H3 STYLE="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px;">INSTRUCTOR BIO</H3>
<P STYLE="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px; color: #333333;"><A HREF="http://besocialchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/kristinadrury.png" REL="nofollow nofollow"><IMG STYLE="float: left; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" SRC="http://besocialchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/kristinadrury.png" ALT="kristinadrury" WIDTH="190" HEIGHT="190"></A><STRONG>Kristina Drury (<A HREF="http://twitter.com/tythedesign" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow nofollow">@TYTHEdesign</A>)</STRONG>founder of<STRONG><A HREF="http://www.tythe-design.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow nofollow">TYTHEdesign</A></STRONG>, is a social entrepreneur, designer and educator. Under Kristina's leadership<STRONG>TYTHE</STRONG>has worked with over 50 clients, taught over 400 students, and curated and produced several<STRONG><A HREF="http://stopthinkshop.com/" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow nofollow"><SPAN ID="918486e2-e5d5-4515-9424-1455e34fd5a8" STYLE="border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px;">stopTHINKshops</SPAN></A></STRONG>, a series of social good pop up shops. Prior to starting<STRONG>TYTHE</STRONG>,<STRONG></STRONG>Kristina led<SPAN ID="9372928f-25dd-4ce3-a610-12f4ce202b7b" STYLE="border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px;">a</SPAN>New York-based nonprofit and worked in consulting using design thinking strategies to advise organizations and companies on corporate social responsibility, design, and development. As an<SPAN ID="d3fe819a-6140-4d43-8d8c-8719a8876129" STYLE="border-top-left-radius: 2px; border-top-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-right-radius: 2px; border-bottom-left-radius: 2px;">educator she</SPAN>has designed curriculums for a variety of workshops and programs from high school level to professional. Recently, she presented at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum and taught a workshop for the New Museum's Ideas City. She has also been a featured speaker at Drexel University, Pratt Institute and The Center for Leadership Innovation (TCLI). Kristina has a Bachelor's degree in Architecture from McGill University and a Master's degree in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute.</P>
<P STYLE="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; line-height: 19px; color: #333333;">You can learn about Kristina's current work<STRONG><A HREF="http://www.tythe-design.com" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow nofollow">here</A></STRONG>and find out more about her background<STRONG><A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/pub/kristina-drury/8/556/10" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow nofollow">here</A></STRONG>.<STRONG><A HREF="https://www.linkedin.com/pub/kristina-drury/8/556/10" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow nofollow"><BR><BR></A></STRONG></P>
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<P STYLE="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; color: #333333;" DIR="ltr"><STRONG><BR><IMG STYLE="float: left;" SRC="https://evbdn.eventbrite.com/s3-s3/eventlogos/92830701/csiorgprinttransparentbg.jpg" ALT="" WIDTH="200" HEIGHT="133"></STRONG><SPAN STYLE="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em;"><STRONG STYLE="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The Centre for Social Innovation</STRONG><SPAN STYLE="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">is a home for nonprofits and social entrepreneurs in New York City. They're building a movement of passionate people committed to a better world. Learn more at</SPAN><STRONG STYLE="color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><A HREF="http://nyc.socialinnovation.org/" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow nofollow">http://nyc.socialinnovation.org/</A></STRONG><SPAN STYLE="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em;"></SPAN><BR></SPAN></P>
<P STYLE="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 1.3em; color: #333333;" DIR="ltr"><EM>Refund Policy: Refunds can be issued in full up to 48 hours prior to the start of the class by contacting Be Social Change.</EM></P>
 
 
 
 
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