🌱 From Insight to Impact: Leveraging Research & Design Thinking for Social Impact Program Design
Too many social programs are still designed from the outside in, leading to low ownership and limited long-term change. This session with Dr. Agnes Pranugrahaning, M.A – a social researcher, cultural strategist, and social program manager – will unpack how research and community insight can reshape the way programs are conceived, tested, and implemented.
What you will learn?
♻️ Why top-down design persists in development planning and the hidden risks of expert-driven approaches.
♻️ How ethnography, field studies, and participatory research reveal what truly matters to communities and how to turn those findings into actionable design insights.
♻️ How to translate research into design frameworks, using Design Thinking to co-create solutions, prototype early, and iterate with stakeholders.
Why join this event?
By the end of the session, you will learn:
☘️ Understand how to use research and insight to uncover root causes and hidden barriers behind social issues they work on.
☘️ Recognize how participatory methods can lead to co-created, community-owned solutions instead of externally imposed programs.
☘️ Gain practical ideas and confidence to integrate Design Thinking into their own program design cycle and to advocate for bottom-up innovation inside their organizations.
Who should join?
Students & aspiring entrepreneurs curious about digital business
Traditional or family business owners ready to modernize operations
Startup founders building tech-driven products
Freelancers & professionals exploring automation and AI tools
Anyone who wants to grow their business smarter through digital
When it will be happened?
📅 Date: 27 December, 2025
🕒 Time: 2 - 4 pm
📍 Where: Outpost Ubud Penestanan, Jl. Penestanan, Sayan, Kecamatan Ubud, Kabupaten Gianyar, Bali 80571
Event details
1:45 am / Register desk open
02:00 pm - 02:15 pm / Kick off + icebreaking
02: 15 pm - 02:45 pm / Sharing Session from Dr. Agnes Pranugrahaning, M.A
3:15 pm - 04:00 pm / Q&A and Discussion from all participants
04:00 pm - end / Closing + mingle & networking
👉 Reserve your spot now and discover how research + tech solutions can unlock the full potential of technology to your life!
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