The Social innovation from the design workshop: implications in the urban and social transformation of vulnerable communities

Abstract

This document describes the experience of social innovation implemented in the design workshop of the postgraduate Master in Design and Industrial Innovation at the University Center of Art, Architecture and Design of the University of Guadalajara.
The multidisciplinary approach of the workshop, conformed by different professional profiles of the students participating in the school calendar 2023B and 2024A of the current generation, implies the use of social innovation methods that are an essential part of the postgraduate curriculum, which facilitate the performance of the different actions corresponding to the different tools that compose or structure the work process that innovation methods require.
The document describes two case studies implemented to address social issues identified within an urban polygon near the University Center of Art, Architecture and Design of the University of Guadalajara and three neighborhoods or sub-districts belonging to the municipality of Guadalajara, Jalisco.
In its paragraphs, the progress of the process of approaching and generating value proposals from the perspective of social innovation has been validated, in the first instance, by end users and authorities of the municipality of Guadalajara.
The final part includes a reflection on the contribution that social innovation has in the training of students and in the understanding of social problems that represent a starting point for the urban and social transformation of our territory.