Multi-sectoral Solutions Lab

OCIC is a membership association of Ontario-based, not-for-profit, voluntary organizations and individual associates working both in the North and South for global justice.As a Council, OCIC strives to increase the effectiveness and collective impact of its members' efforts to promote sustainable and people-centred development in a peaceful and healthy environment, and to educate and engage the Canadian public on global issues.For more information visit http://www.ocic.on.ca

Ontario Council for International Cooperation

Join us to reimagine the future of work and education for Sustainable Development, in this Multi-sectoral Solutions Lab.

The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. 

This Multi-sectoral Solutions Lab, is a collaborative initiative between the Ontario Council for International Cooperation (<a href="https://www.ocic.on.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">OCIC</a>), Youth Challenge International (<a href="https://www.yci.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">YCI</a>), and the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto (<a href="https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/oise/Home/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">OISE</a>).Join us in harnessing the innovation and knowledge of youth and practitioners in the fields of international cooperation and global citizenship education and action to ideate solutions for issues related to <a href="https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sustainable Development Goals </a>(SDGs) <a href="https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/education/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">#4: Quality Education</a> and <a href="https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/economic-growth/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">#8: Decent Work &amp; Economic Growth. </a>Part 1 - a pre-lab 2-hr webinar on Saturday February 1, from 10am-12pm in which participants will be introduced to design thinking methods.Part 2 - a Solutions Lab on Saturday February 8, from 10am-5pm facilitated using design thinking methods to come up with and pitch innovative solutions to these global issues.Part 3 - a post-lab 2-hour follow-up webinar (date TBC) to see how these solutions worked out and engage in further discussion.The Solutions Lab will explore the following questions:How might development organizations communicate; reach out to and engage diverse youth publics in the SDGs and help strengthen their understanding of these issues?How might youth lead, explore, and develop employment solutions for youth in Canada and abroad particularly in the fields of international cooperation and global citizenship education and action?Participants will be trained in design thinking methodologies to address these questions, and utilize these methods to develop innovative solutions related to range of challenges such as; youth underemployment, the gig economy, climate change impacts on livelihoods and the effects of technology on traditional educational models.

All are welcome. This space is wheelchair accessible and LGBTQ2 Positive. <h2>PARTNERS </h2>

This initiative is undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada, provided through Global Affairs Canada.

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