Research that impacts the real world
The ERA Chair in Social Innovation at Nova School of Business and Economics is a research center funded by the European Research Agency.
Our three pillars are:
- Research – producing high level academic knowledge and applied knowledge;
- Education – through formal and informal teaching;
- Community Engagement – with the Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability (DESIS) Lab.
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Upcoming events
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Threads of a Practice Exhibition
Two years ago, Homelore began as a question whispered within these very walls. What if we leveraged ancestral knowledge from diaspora women and guided them to become the authors of their own stories in thread? What if the needle could become a tool for claiming space, for stitching presence into places designed to render certain…
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Design Jam for Impact
Overview Design Jam for Impact: Let’s collaborate and co-create to tackle social and sustainability issues. Join us for our 5 edition of the DESIGN JAM FOR IMPACT organized by the DESIS Lab @ Nova SBE and REDE DESIS Lab @ Faculty of Architecture in Lisbon. This is an amazing opportunity to engage in multi-disciplinary collaboration to design, iterate and refine impactful solutions to address social…
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Adopt a Guild in our Garden | Adopte uma Guilda no nosso Jardim
Adopt a Guild – Become a Guardian of Regeneration The Adopt a Guild Program invites students and community members to take responsibility for a small plant guild within our Community Garden. A guild is a carefully designed micro-ecosystem where plants, soil, fungi and biodiversity interact in mutual support. By adopting a guild, you will: Adoption…
Projects
During the year we work on a diversity of projects.
Podcast
We have our own podcast ‘The Design Thinking Roundtable’.
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