From the course: Design Thinking, Social Innovation, and Complex Systems
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Three elements of a Moore’s Law of social innovation
From the course: Design Thinking, Social Innovation, and Complex Systems
Three elements of a Moore’s Law of social innovation
- The capabilities approach to human development can help designers become more proficient in social innovation. Framed by economist Amartya San and philosopher Martha Nussbaum, this approach focuses on what the most disadvantaged communities in this society are capable of doing and being. It emphasizes individual human dignity as both the ultimate end we seek and the necessary means of achieving it. The capabilities approach focuses on the quality of life at the individual level. By starting with the individual, not the nation, region, or even family unit, the capabilities approach emphasizes that a base level of human dignity for all is the most critical measure of success. If those with the least advantage in society have real opportunities to live the way they choose, similar opportunities are assured for everyone. The capabilities approach reframes policy decisions through a grassroots lens that minimizes the…
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