The foundation for this course lies with unique synergies between pioneering research, teaching, and social initiatives through the Subsistence Marketplaces Initiative. Unique to this approach is a bottom-up understanding of the intersection of poverty and the marketplace.
Subsistence Marketplaces
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6 weeks to complete
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What you'll learn
Develop an understanding of marketplace activity in the radically different context of subsistence where much of humanity resides and survives.
Design solutions that can be implemented by individuals, businesses and social enterprises through sustainable products for subsistence marketplaces.
Skills you'll gain
- Market Opportunities
- Ideation
- Business Development
- Sustainable Business
- Empathy & Emotional Intelligence
- Needs Assessment
- Business Planning
- Environmental Issue
- Entrepreneurship
- Market Dynamics
- Design Thinking
- Sustainability Reporting
- Consumer Behaviour
- Solution Design
- Sustainable Development
- Enterprise Modeling
- Cultural Sensitivity
- Product Development
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There are 8 modules in this course
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PC
Reviewed on Jul 12, 2016
Even living into this kind of reality, the academic perspective shows how far is our understanding !!
NC
Reviewed on Oct 28, 2017
great learning, very useful for my PhD work, Thanks to Madhu Sir and whole team for designing such a comprehensive and timely course.
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