In order to design and scale meaningful things, we need a way to talk specifically and rigorously about what’s meaningful. In this course, we develop just that.

We come together; we sense and name what we each find meaningful; and we build a shared language to discuss it precisely.

The Details

<aside> 🌳 This is the first part of the School for Social Design. You’ll gain precision about what’s meaningful to you, so it can better guide your actions, exchanges, and collaborations. In units 2, 3, and 4, you’ll use this knowledge to create products that are meaningful to others.

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• A 5 week introduction to naming and understanding your sources of meaning, $700
• 9 hours with a small group & instructor; 7 hours of additional small group practice.
• Plan to spend 5 hrs per week.

The next batch starts July 3 Apply now!

Testimonials

See our website, at sfsd.io.

Why Take It?

You’ll be better able to catalogue and communicate your ideas about what’s meaningful. This has many benefits:

<aside> 💫 Build meaning-aligned teams.

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<aside> ♥️ Recognize a diversity of wisdom, from a wider variety of people.

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<aside> 🪓 Incorporate what’s meaningful daily, rather than hoping for meaning at the end of a long, draining process.

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<aside> 🌳 Discover that ideals which seemed vague are tangible and shared.

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<aside> 🕯️ Recognize more quickly when you neglect something more meaningful, to fulfill expectations that are less meaningful.

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Besides these benefits, you’ll have a better grasp of what’s meaningful to others, a key to creating meaningful products. We can help you with that in units 2, 3, and 4.

Some Sources of Meaning