The 2022-2023 Jacobson Family Sustainable Impact Lecture Series addresses the topic "How Businesses are Centering Community in Social Impact."

The fifth lecture of this year's free series will feature a panel discussion and Q&A on Best Practices for Designing Products for Communities Impacted by Social Challenges.

Designing products and measuring their social impact are two sides of the same coin.  Oftentimes, there is a disconnect between those who are designing the products or services and the beneficiaries or users of those products and services.  More and more social impact leaders are shifting their mindset and beginning to work more closely with communities impacted by social challenges rather than working for them.  During our one-hour panel, we will discuss how social entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs are better aligning and understanding value propositions across stakeholders and measuring whether or not product design intentions match up with outcomes. 

Join us on March 29th at 12 pm PST to hear from social impact leaders:

Sophie Bacq, Ph.D., Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University

Shalaka Gole, Senior Product Manager at Code for America

Shirin Laor-Raz Salemnia, Founder and CEO of PlayWerks

Moderated by Christina Fialho, Managing Director, BSEL