
Upcoming Events
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Workshop
InnovateUS: Using Rapid Evidence Review to Find Solutions in Government
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Virtual
Mar.
30
2023 -
Seminar
Book talk: Solving Public Problems
12:00pm
Virtual
Mar.
30
2023 -
Workshop
InnovateUS: Using Behavioral Insights for the Public Sector
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Virtual
Apr.
13
2023 -
Workshop
InnovateUS: Making the Most of New Technologies While Avoiding the Risks and Pitfalls
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Virtual
Apr.
27
2023 -
Workshop
InnovateUS: Creating Powerful Partnerships
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Virtual
May.
11
2023 -
Workshop
InnovateUS: Interagency Cooperation and Coordination
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Virtual
May.
25
2023 -
Workshop
InnovateUS: Persuasive Memo Writing
3:00pm – 4:30pm
Virtual
Jun.
08
2023 -
Workshop
InnovateUS: Evaluating Projects: Surveys and Social Auditing
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Virtual
Jun.
22
2023
Our Past Events
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Workshop
InnovateUS Workshops for Public Servants
The Burnes Center’s InnovateUS program offers both an at-your-own pace curriculum focused on learning how to use data, technology and equitable engagement.
9:45am – 4:15pm
Mar.
22
2023 -
Meet-up
Meet up for faculty, students and staff working on technology and democracy.
The Burnes Center for Social Change, 271 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 0211
Mar.
20
2023 -
Workshop
InnovateUS: Conducting Effective and Equitable Community Engagement
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Virtual
Mar.
16
2023 -
Workshop
InnovateUS: Thinking with Data: Leveraging Analytics to Better Define and Solve Problems
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Virtual
Mar.
09
2023 -
Meet-up
Postponed: Movie Screening of ‘She Said’ and discussion with Jill Abramson, former executive editor of the New York Times
Dockser Hall (Law School), Room 220
Feb.
28
2023 -
Seminar
AI Procurement in Government
In collaboration with Google, the Burnes Center and the GovLab are running a series of workshops for people inside government who hope to use artificial…
9:45am – 4:15pm
Feb.
17
2023 -
Workshop
InnovateUS: Human-Centered Design for Public Servants
3:00pm – 4:30pm
Virtual
Feb.
16
2023 -
Meet-up
Second Burnes Center Meet-Up on Labor Issues
6:00pm
2nd Floor, 271 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
Feb.
06
2023 -
Workshop
InnovateUS: Defining Your Problem
3:00pm – 4:30pm
Virtual
Feb.
02
2023 -
Workshop
Masterclass Series – Solving Public Problems: Innovation for the Workforce Ecosystem
This Masterclass will be facilitated by Beth Noveck, PhD. Dr. Noveck is New Jersey’s first Chief Innovation Officer and professor at Northeastern University, where she…
Virtual
Feb.
01
2023 -
Workshop
Writing for Social Change
Northeastern University faculty are invited to learn more about “How to Turn Topic and Policy Papers into Engaging Narratives” in this two-hour workshop. Open to…
2:00pm – 4:00pm
The Burnes Center for Social Change, 271 Huntington Ave
Jan.
31
2023 -
Seminar
A Snapshot of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Procurement Challenges
11:00am – 12:30pm
Virtual
Jan.
25
2023 -
Workshop
Masterclass Series – Solving Public Problems: Innovation for the Workforce Ecosystem
This Masterclass will be facilitated by Beth Noveck, PhD. Dr. Noveck is New Jersey’s first Chief Innovation Officer and professor at Northeastern University, where she…
Virtual
Jan.
24
2023 -
Workshop
InnovateUS: Results Framework: Getting Important Work Done
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Virtual
Jan.
19
2023 -
Workshop
Masterclass Series – Solving Public Problems: Innovation for the Workforce Ecosystem
This Masterclass will be facilitated by Beth Noveck, PhD. Dr. Noveck is New Jersey’s first Chief Innovation Officer and professor at Northeastern University, where she…
Virtual
Jan.
19
2023 -
Seminar
Chokepoint Capitalism Book Talk
Open to the public! The Burnes Center will cosponsor a talk by Cory Doctorow and Rebecca Giblin about their newest book, Chokepoint Capitalism: How Big…
Ryder Hall
Dec.
05
2022 -
Workshop
Social Media for Social Change with Cory Doctorow
On December 5th at 12 pm at 271 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, The Burnes Center for Social Changeand the Department of Journalism are hosting…
The Burnes Center for Social Change
Dec.
05
2022 -
Seminar
Solutions Journalism Convening
On November 17, 2022, Burnes Center is convening leading practitioners and teachers of solutions journalism to discuss how to advance and deepen the field of…
TBD
Nov.
17
2022 -
Workshop
Op-Ed Workshop with Bruce Schneier
In today’s age of constant media babble and a vast explosion of online and print publications have transformed the traditional pathways of publication, prestige, and…
The Burnes Center for Social Change, 271 Huntington Av
Nov.
14
2022 -
Workshop
Oakland City Challenge: Budgeting
In this session, we will focus both on developing a budget for your pilot and a budget for scaling your project. This will include an…
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Virtual
Nov.
02
2022 -
Workshop
Oakland City Challenge: Persuasive Pitches
To implement your projects, you will need to persuade people at every step of the process. Decks and pitches can help you gain support for…
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Virtual
Nov.
02
2022 -
Coaching Program
Solving Public Problems Accelerator: Diagnosing Your Data Needs
The goal of this session is to discuss your data needs and ways that data can be used to improve your understanding of your problem…
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Virtual
Oct.
25
2022 -
Workshop
Solving Public Problems Accelerator: Convening Global Social Innovators
A four-day convening at the Bellagio Center in Italy will bring together finalists in the Solving Public Problems Accelerator program.
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Bellagio Center, Italy
Oct.
25
2022 -
Workshop
Oakland City Challenge: Designing Your Pilot and Measuring Impact
This session will focus on articulating the pilot you want to launch in 2022 and addressing how your pilot will test your solution, what steps…
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Virtual
Oct.
24
2022 -
Workshop
InnovateUS Summer Series: Effective Measurement and Pilots
With the support of the Rockefeller Foundation, the Burnes Center is running a coaching program to support global social innovators working to improve education, learning,…
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Virtual
Oct.
20
2022 -
Coaching Program
Oakland City Challenge: Fast Field Scanning and Powerful Partnerships
The goal of this session is to discuss your strategy for implementing your social innovation project. In particular, we will discuss: 1) fast field scanning,…
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Virtual
Oct.
17
2022 -
Workshop
Creating a Performance Context with Strategic Outcomes, Strategic Foresight, Strategic Planning, and Enterprise Risk Management
The Burnes Center’s InnovateUS program offers both an at-your-own pace curriculum focused on learning how to use data, technology and equitable engagement. The Center is…
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Virtual
Oct.
13
2022 -
Seminar
Resolviendo Problemas Públicos con Inteligencia Colectiva
Beth Simone Noveck is joining this virtual discussion organized by Ideas Labs, where she will be presenting findings from The Burnes Center’s City Challenges program.…
4:00pm – 6:00pm
Virtual
Oct.
06
2022 -
Workshop
InnovateUS Summer Series: Persuasive Memo Writing
In this one-hour virtual training, we will cover strategies for persuasive memo writing in order to help you write the killer memo to advance your…
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Virtual
Sep.
08
2022 -
Workshop
InnovateUS Summer Series: Powerful Partnerships
In this one-hour virtual workshop, we will discuss different examples of partnerships, the advantages of cross-sector partnerships, and how to manage implementation challenges and risks.
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Virtual
Aug.
11
2022 -
Workshop
InnovateUS Summer Series: Behavioral Insights
In this virtual workshop, you will learn about behavioral science concepts and explore tools that can help you develop and test policies and services that…
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Virtual
Jul.
28
2022 -
Workshop
InnovateUS Summer Series: Defining Problems with Data
In this one-hour virtual workshop, we will describe how data can be used to help define and solve problems. You will walk away with an…
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Virtual
Jun.
30
2022 -
Workshop
InnovateUS Summer Series: Defining Problems with People (Human Centered Design) – Interviewing and Journey Mapping
Human-centered design puts the end user of a product or service at the center of the development process. People practicing human-centered design observe and interview…
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Virtual
Jun.
16
2022 -
Workshop
InnovateUS Summer Series: Innovation 101
In this 2-hour workshop, participants will develop their innovation literacy by exploring the concept of innovation, reflecting on their own examples and learning about how…
2:00pm – 3:30pm
Virtual
May.
19
2022 -
Coaching Program
Solving Public Problems Education Accelerator Coaching Program
With the support of the Rockefeller Foundation, the Burnes Center is running a coaching program to support global social innovators working to improve education, learning,…
11:00am – 5:00pm
Virtual
Apr.
01
2022 -
Workshop
Oakland City Challenge Design Workshops
In collaboration with the City of Oakland and the Oakland Fund for Public Innovation, the Burnes Center and Mills College at Oakland ran an open…
11:00am – 5:00pm
Virtual
Apr.
01
2022