Project Masiluleke: Texting and Testing to Fight HIV/AIDS in South Africa

This case study about Project Masiluleke describes in detail the design process used by a collaborative effort to address HIV/AIDS in South Africa. Organizers of the PopTech Conference, Frog Design and South Africa’s Praekelt Foundation worked together with iTEACH in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, to develop new approaches and game-changing innovations. It is the third in a series of cases focusing on design and social innovation, created by the Yale School of Management in collaboration with Winterhouse Institute, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.

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Case Studies: Andrea Nagy Smith

Mayo Clinic: Design Thinking in Health Care – Case Study Synopsis & Teaching Objectives

This case study about the Mayo Clinic Center for Innovation provides an opportunity to examine sustained work towards healthcare innovation — and in a context where designers and design thinking are critical components. This is the second in a new series of cases focusing on design and social innovation created by Yale School of Management in collaboration with Winterhouse Institute, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.

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Case Study: ERNEST BECK

Design and Social Enterprise: A New Model for Case Studies

Placing design within the larger context of real world projects and enterprises is critical for design thinking and solutions to evolve as a methodology and a means for social impact. In business schools, numerous case studies focus on social enterprise management and others on the role of design in business. But not many have considered the role of design in social enterprises. Yale School of Management, in collaboration with Winterhouse Institute, has created a new series of cases focusing on design and social enterprise, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.

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Case Study: ERNEST BECK

SELCO: Case Study Synopsis & Teaching Objectives

This case study about SELCO, a solar energy company in India, provides an opportunity to examine the strategy of a business with a social purpose and a heavy reliance on innovative design. This is the first in a new series of cases focusing on design and social enterprise created by Yale School of Management in collaboration with Winterhouse Institute, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.

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Case Study: William Drenttel

Case Study Use: Teaching History and Notes for Educators

In an effort to document use of case studies in Design and Social Enterprise series from Yale School of Management, Change Observer maintains a history of where cases have been taught or adopted into curriculum. Teaching notes are also available upon request.

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SELCO: Founder Harish Hande on SELCO's Future

This video of Harish Hande talking about the future of his solar energy enterprise in India is a part of the SELCO case study, the first in a series of case studies on design and social enterprise funded by the Rockefeller Foundation through a grant to the Winterhouse Institute.

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SELCO: Product Design Philosophy

This video of the SELCO innovation team talking about product development is a part of the SELCO case study, the first in a series of case studies on design and social enterprise funded by the Rockefeller Foundation through a grant to the Winterhouse Institute.

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