Singapore Polytechnic: Designer Mindsets for Community Innovation

“How might we help polytechnic students generate creative community projects through designer mindsets?” 


Client/ Partner: 

Singapore Polytechnic; Loving Heart Multi-Service Centre 


Domain: 

  • Community Projects  

  • Social Impact  


Service: 

  • Process Design 

  • Bold-designed methodology and real-world assets 


The Process: 

Singapore Polytechnic was keen to explore the potential of creative learning in the context of community innovation. 12 Year 1 students from across the School of Media, Art, and Design and the School of Business came together through a month long student-initiated community innovation project, designed by Bold At Work. 

Through our framework and set of tools for community innovation, the group went through the process of activating selves (through a structured exploration of their values and strengths), aligning intentions within the context of the local needs and creating prototypes that they tested out with our partner Loving Heart Multi-Service Centre and local residents.   

 Students emerged with a greater sense of agency and possibility, supported by the design thinking mindsets and bolstered by their experience of creation. 

To find out more about the learning experience, please read on here: https://www.boldatwork.sg/projectsblog/2021/12/24/project-xoxo-x-boldatwork  

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