Thomas Edison, the entrepreneur, once said, “If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves”

Today, increasing numbers of people are seeking to impact the world around them, becoming change agents at a local or global level. If you want to start making a difference, how can you get to join this wave?

By the law of inertia, we tend to remain passive. Yet inspiring examples of change agents are all around us - from the retired social worker picking up rubbish in his hometown to the social entrepreneur building schools for girls in Afghanistan. As we too identify our personal values and desired level of social engagement, we can focus our passion for a cause. 

In this class, the school also examine cultural and social resistance we may encounter in innovating new solutions – and look at how we might overcome this.

And they address the fact that seeking to make a difference involves carrying others with us. Drawing on the strategies of tacticians in community action, we learn how to attract support and impact the system.

Whether you want to make a difference to address an urgent social need or for personal meaning and purpose, this course aims to provide inspiration, a healthy dose of realism, and the practical tools to impact the world around you.