Designing the education curriculum for Innovation Hubs in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville to activate local business

We worked in partnership with the Ed Institute in a project for the UNDP to lead the development of an education curriculum targeting small business owners and entrepreneurs. A comprehensive research and design process first uncovered the lived realities and challenges of current and aspiring business owners in the region, which laid the foundation for a curriculum that didn’t just copy the ‘innovation play book’ from other contexts. Rather, we worked iteratively and collaboratively to design a curriculum grounded in the unique time and place that Bougainville sits in ahead of its independence. ​This project continues to progress today, with students from three education pipelines – aspiring entrepreneurs, valued employees, and visionary business owners – continue to take the course.

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