Get Involved
Are you interested in learning more about this program for the Fall semester? Click here to fill out our interest form.
Interested in engaging in Social Innovation but not sure how? Start by searching through the active programs below. Each program page has a primary contact for further questions. For all other questions, please contact the Program Coordinator of Social Innovation, Dan Drogosh at dan.drogosh@vanderbilt.edu.
Social Venture Think Tank
Social Venture Think Tank is an 8 week long program where interdisciplinary teams of Vanderbilt students learn the landscape and various models that exist to launch a social enterprise through frameworks including human-centered design and the social enterprise canvas model to go from idea to prototype with an emphasis on the triple bottom line.
Social Innovation Workshops
Explore fresh perspectives in our workshops!
Dive into our workshops to gain a deeper understanding of pivotal subjects in Social Innovation. We aim to shift your perspective and increase your awareness of alternative paradigms, helping you approach these topics in innovative ways.
Map the System
Map the System is a global systems thinking competition that engages students in deeply understanding and working within complex social and environmental problems. Participating students meet weekly in person to complete a research project and prepare to present their findings to a panel of judges at the annual Vanderbilt University Map the System competition. One team will be selected to advance to the global Map the System competition in Oxford, England*.
Climate Innovation Accelerator
The Climate Innovation Accelerator is a first-of-its-kind Nashville initiative that engages a network of local universities, small businesses, and nonprofits to advance the city’s leadership initiatives toward a climate positive future through a 10-week, no-cost, cohort learning journey.
Commodore Cup
The Wond’ry held a campus-wide design challenge called Commodore Cup, made possible with collaboration with the Division of Administration and Clearloop. The 2023 theme was around sustainability.