Slides for the discussion of the Understanding Impact Project for the Humans+Environment class, fall 2013

1. Understanding Impact
Project: Guidelines

2. Identify some entity
(Individual, Nonprofit, Lesley Group,
Government Agency, Initiative,
Campaign, Social Enterprise, etc.)
making a positive
impact in an area
related to this class.

3. 1.
Apply Kevin Starr’s
Lasting Impact points

4. http://poptech.org/popcasts/kevin_starr_lasting_impact

5. What’s the mission?
What are they measuring?
What does the measurement
tell us about impact?

6. 2.
Is anything sticky or
switchy about them?

7. Are they trying to change
people’s behaviors with
strategies we can understand
with Switch? If not, how could
they?
What’s sticky about their work?
What could make it stickier?

8. 3.
Apply
systems thinking
perspectives

9. What are the systems involved?
What kind of system structure
does the organization/project/
initiative have?

10. 4.
Present the information

11. 5-minute presentation
during class time.

12. You can work together
in groups of 1-3 students,
if you want to.

13. Example:
Community Resources for Science

14. CRScience.org

15. 1.
Apply Kevin Starr’s
Lasting Impact framework

16. What’s your mission or goal?
What are you measuring?
What does the measurement
tell us about impact?

17. The mission of CRS is to connect and engage educators,
students, and scientists in a vibrant and innovative web of
science learning resources, transforming science education.
Our vision is a community of educators and scientists working together to excite all children
about learning through the scientific exploration of the world around them. Community
Resources for Science contributes to this vision by weaving connections between the needs of
individual teachers and educational resources, while acting as a catalyst to improve the available
resources in our community.
Our goal is simple: help teachers give students more
opportunities to “do science” – to ask questions, test ideas,
get their hands on real science activities. We need to inspire
the next generation of thinkers, makers, problem solvers, and
leaders!

18. 2012 Annual Report
Inspiring science learning!
CRScience.org

20. 2.
Is anything sticky or
switchy about them?

21. 3.
Apply
systems thinking
perspectives

22. 4.
Present the information