MBA students can apply to the Business and Social Innovation Intensity Track any time before graduation, but we strongly encourage you to apply early in your Babson journey. This allows us to keep you informed of opportunities to successfully complete your requirements, participate in events with social innovation luminaries, and connect with your cohort of social innovators.
We designed this track to extend your learning beyond the classroom. You'll gain real-world experience and competencies in creating social impact in any sector and any role. You can also connect to expanded resources and networks that are valuable in leading social value creation.
We encourage you to apply early so the Institute for Social Innovation team can help guide you through the process.
Those interested in applying for this designation should submit an application here. All applications will be reviewed on a weekly basis and students may be contacted for follow-up information. If you have questions about the status of your application or need more information, please contact Jennifer MacDonald.
You do not need to have completed (or even have started) the requirements to apply. On the application, you'll have the opportunity to indicate your intentions for this track.
Complete one Social Innovation Experience:
* course can fulfill the experiential requirement
To gain a deeper understanding of how values-based leaders are addressing one or more of the UN Global Goals through their businesses, students will write a case with teaching notes about a Meaningful Business 100 leader for publication.
Students must:
All students must attend at least three Uncommon Table convenings.
Students must read the following two articles and write a short reflection piece:
Optional reading:
Questions about the Business & Social Innovation Intensity Track? Email Jen MacDonald.
Being affiliated with the Institute for Social Innovation, as well as pursuing this intensity track, was the human portion of my graduate studies. In a lot of classes, you learn about theories and formulas. But in this Intensity Track, you learn about interacting with people and solving problems. At the end of the day, that’s what life and business should be about.
Students who have successfully completed the intensity track requirements can use the "Business and Social Innovation Intensity Track" qualification on their résumés, LinkedIn profiles, and other personal and professional documents. Students and alumni can work with Grad CCD and the Institute for Social Innovation to communicate this intentional focus more broadly.
When I decided to do an MBA abroad, I had this feeling that I needed to use my skills and knowledge in a more impactful way. Here, I developed that confidence. Most important of all, what this Intensity Track means for me is being part of a community of great peers, classmates, faculty, entrepreneurs, and like-minded people who are really authentic and have no fear of following their passion.
- Antonio Simonetti Toro MBA’20