Commons
Latam
language
ES, EN
interest group
Educational Institutions
Regeneration
Initiatives
Open enrollment:
This 2023 Commons Latam has its open call in its tenth edition. If you are interested in having a team of academics or staff from your Higher Education Institution be part of this process, sign up here. For more information on the program, dates and prices, write to silvia@2811global.com.
How do we do it?
Commons Latam is a six-month program by 2811 and Ashoka that aims to strengthen social innovation and the training of change agents in Latin American universities, through the preparation of groups of academics, managers and staff of institutions of higher education.
How to bring innovation from theory to practice? The participating people have the support of mentors and experts with international experience, who guide the learning, evaluation and, subsequently, the application of good innovation practices, obtaining as a result defined projects and concrete plans to implement in their institutions.
The process is made up of 7 main modules, with topics among which are: innovation trends and best practices, mapping and objectives, project management and monitoring. The last module corresponds to a period of 3 months in which each team implements the project designed during the course.
Commons Latam generates profound changes in education teams and their strategies. The acceleration of an institutional social innovation project, the generation of interactions between inter-institutional peers and access to international experts allows learning through practical application and the social and environmental impact on the environment. Among the benefits, each person and team designs a Theory of Change that guides the measurement of results and impact of the institution or of a specific program.
The program grants a certificate to participants and invites them to generate networks between institutions that seek to promote social innovation from the academy. Additionally, teams can access the Alumni Commons network
Much more than a project
Allies in this project
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Results
Commons Latam has strengthened the implementation of social innovation agendas in Higher Education Institutions in different Latin American countries, such as Chile, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, and Ecuador, and in European countries, such as Portugal, Spain, and Finland.
Our alliances
We co-create solutions with educational institutions, companies, cooperation agencies, public entities and intersectoral leaders to accelerate the changes that our world needs.
