Target Audience:
- Open to everyone!
Suggested Prerequisites:
- None
Workshop Goals:
- Come away with the tools & information required to get involved with tech for social good
- Learn about organizations you can join and resources you can use
- Understand the thought process behind certain apps built for social good
- Learn about the importance of understanding the people and stakeholders facing a problem and how to ask critical questions rather than focusing solely on the tech
- Learn how to evaluate the pros and cons of every step of the decision making process
Description:
Learn why good tech can make bad products and how to better solve social issues.
Content Breakdown:
- Workshop Case Study
- Introduce the app they will be discussing
- Ask everyone to break up into groups
- Case Study #1
- Evaluate the pros and cons of the application
- Group Discussion & Presentation
- Groups will discuss their case study with the additional info given
- Case Study #2
- Evaluate pros and cons of application
- Group Presentation & Discussion
- Final Case Study #3
- Evaluate pros and cons of application
- Group Discussion & Presentation
- Wrap-up
- Resources, UW Blueprint, and final lessons learned
- Q&A