Sustainable Society SIG: Webinar – Teaching the Commons: A Practical Toolbox for Public-Interest Entrepreneurship

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm 22/10/2025


This session shares a practical commons-first toolbox for teaching entrepreneurship in health that centres care, public value, and social return rather than venture metrics. Using a structured workbook of studio-style activities, participants will see how to guide students through 3D business-model storytelling, systems mapping of upstream and downstream factors, QFD to translate needs into design, and simple impact tools such as theory of change, cost-effectiveness, SROI, frugal and reverse innovation, and IP ethics. I show how students can stretch their abilities without overload while designing for community benefit. Examples from the Healthcare Enterprise unit illustrate how these tools scaffold problem framing, equitable intervention design, and clear, evidence-led narratives (including short voice-over briefs and posters) that make reasoning visible. Attendees leave with a portable set of activities and rubrics they can adapt across programmes.
Who will benefit from this session:
  • Enterprise educators and curriculum designers who want ready-to-use tools to embed systems thinking, social return, and commons-oriented practice.
  • Programme leads and teaching teams in social enterprise seeking practical ways to reduce cognitive overload while deepening critical and creative work.
  • Researchers and education developers exploring public-interest entrepreneurship and looking for transferable activities, rubrics, and evaluation prompts.

Attendee details

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