COMMUNITY ORGANISING

USING DESIGN THINKING TO TACKLE SOCIAL PROBLEMS

Organised people and money Developing leaders

Building strong democracy Tackling social injustice Concrete social change

REFUGEES WELCOMELIVING WAGE

GOOD JOBS CAMPAIGNENDING CHILD DETENTION

CAP ON THE COST OF CREDIT

WHY WORK WITH US?

YOU have – design innovation skills that our members don’t have WE have – people and major social injustices to solve

WHAT HAVE UNIVERSITIES IN THE PAST ACHIEVED?

LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY – Living Wage UCL – Tackling how housing inequalities affect educational outcomesKINGS COLLEGE LONDON – Child Development QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY – Developed London Living Rent UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON – WONGA (Payday lending)

WHAT COULD YOU DESIGN?

A CAMPAIGN i.e. Refugees Welcome A PRODUCT i.e. Prepayment metersA STRATEGY i.e. How to bring together state, market and civil society to champion good landlord practise and stop rogue practise.

2 PROJECT BRIEFS

FUEL POVERTYPrepayment meters (”a market failure”)

ROGUE LANDLORDS Tackling a lack of regulation in this strand of the private sector

What will you be stepping into?

Access to 80 East London diverse organisations with many individuals. These are key locations for conducting research. Contribution to a ‘live campaign’ Opportunity to influence a strategy including local, city-wide and national relationships i.e. Mayor Glanville, Mayor Khan, Theresa MayInfluencing effective concrete change for the common good