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New Resource: Theology and Design–Design Synthesis

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Here’s the third in our series of blog posts highlighting useful resources, also the third by our friend Bethany Stolle of Stolle Creative, titled “Theology and Design–Design Synthesis”! Bethany is an interaction designer, curriculum developer, and entrepreneur with a decade of experience creating physical and digital products for children, youth, and adults.

Here’s a small excerpt: “After designers conduct research, the data must be synthesized to bring clarity out of chaos. The sense-making process lays a foundation for ideation and prototyping. Thorough synthesis can help ministry leaders imagine new possibilities for ministries that are grounded in empathy rather than assumption.”

Be sure to visit the resource page to view/download the entire handout! And, stay tuned for more resources to come!

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New Resource: Theology and Design–Practicing Empathy in Design Thinking

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Here’s the second in our series of blog posts highlighting useful resources, also the second by our friend Bethany Stolle of Stolle Creative, titled “Theology and Design–Practicing Empathy”! Bethany is an interaction designer, curriculum developer, and entrepreneur with a decade of experience creating physical and digital products for children, youth, and adults.

Here’s a small excerpt: “Designers engage in generative research at the start of a project to seek problems, develop empathy, and gain a deeper understanding of people’s needs and desires. The methods tend to be qualitative and open-ended. Generative research can help ministry leaders develop empathy for our neighbors, as well as invite others into a creative, collaborative process that invigorates our ministries.”

Be sure to visit the resource page to view/download the entire handout! And, stay tuned for the posting next week of a third resource by Bethany on design synthesis.

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Weekly Round-Up – October 27

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  1. Want to start a social enterprise? You need to know the landscape. This list of 20 books on social entrepreneurship is a great guide to learn more about the sector and how to speak the language.
  2. You’ve probably heard the trendy business terms of Lean Start Up and Design Thinking. What is the difference? Is one better? Check out this easy-to-read article that explains the two and compares their strengths and weaknesses.
  3. Have a vision for a business but don’t know how to map it out? Use this guide and its worksheets to turn your vision into reality.

What are you reading this week? Let us know the best articles you’ve come across about social entrepreneurship!

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Must Read – How Design-Thinking Might Help the Church

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How can the church address the problems of the world when the world is changing so quickly? Tyler Prieb’s article on Medium talks about how the church could use design-thinking to better serve the changing world around it.

https://medium.com/@tylerprieb/how-design-thinking-might-help-the-church-d230e3e6c803#.3jjdxq7cr

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Weekly Round-Up

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Each week, our team at Ministry Incubators searches high and low for the latest news regarding the impact entrepreneurship field. There are incredible teams and individuals reporting on trends, providing great resources for those looking to start social enterprises.

We wanted to share with you five articles from the last few weeks that have been helpful to us in gaining more knowledge of social entrepreneurship. Our hope is that these articles are useful to you in your own development and learning, and we’d love to hear what you think about them!

  1. If reading isn’t your thing, or you find yourself in a long commute to work every day, check out these podcasts for social entrepreneurs and change makers that help you learn the lingo and gain insights about the impact enterprise scene.
  1. As we seek to build social enterprises that are mission-driven and support local communities, this Conscious Company magazine article shares practical tips on how our enterprises can support local economic growth with conscious decision-making.
  1. This Stanford Social Innovation Review article is extremely helpful in getting your feet wet in the social enterprise world and shares the basics of how we talk about the field and what we do.
  1. Why we need to revolutionize the impact sector through partnership, not competition.
  1. Simple ways to incorporate design thinking into our interactions with students.

 

Have a great weekend!

The Ministry Incubators Team

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