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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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 IMPACTorganized by the DESIS Lab @ Nova SBE and the DESIS Lab @ FAUL.This is an amazing opportunityto engage in multi-disciplinary collaboration to design, iterate and refine impactful solutions…
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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…
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Design Gym – Antecipatory innovation to design human-centered public services and policies
Overview Despite our good intentions when designing a new service or a public policy, it is essential to understand the impacts associated with the implementation of the service or public policy. This is why it is essential when developing new services to embrace an anticipatory innovation stance: imagine the future impact of the imagined solutions…
Projects
During the year we work on a diversity of projects.
Podcast
We have our own podcast ‘The Design Thinking Roundtable’.
Stories
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