Holis is an interdisciplinary school that fosters social innovation through collective intelligence.
Be the change that you wish to see
Engage with NGOs, local governments, and social entrepreneurs to learn skills that will help you make changes in your industry. You will learn by working on real social innovation projects.
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175
participants
34
social innovation projects
6
years running educational programmes
“I warmly recommend the Holis summer schools. They are exacly the kind of educational programme next-generation professionals need - place-based, inter-disciplinary, collaborative.”
John Thackara Writer, Advisor and Public Speaker
“Holis does an excellent job of creating an environment that fosters peer learning. With the guidance of remarkable team leaders and an incredibly dedicated and brilliant team, I left Holis equipped with tools and methods that I will continue to use in my design work.”
Collyn Cooper Service Designer
“Now more than ever we need to foster cooperation across disciplines, cultures and geographies to support social innovation. I’m convinced of the value of place-specific, experiential learning, and the Holis summer schools create fantastic opportunities and benefits, not only for the talented (and lucky) participants but for the local partner enterprises and communities."
Dr John Stevens Senior Lecturer Royal College of Art, London
“It is priceless to have the level of expertise of these organizer, mentor and local experts who involved in the program, and be able to learn from them how to apply all the design theories into concrete actions and testing.”
Rara Larasati Human Experience Designer
“Creative problem solving and empathy are fast becoming the top capacities necessary for our future lives. This means we need new models of education. Ones that mix different ways of thinking and doing things and equip us with collaborative know-how. Holis is part of this new generation of progressive and interdisciplinary learning programmes challenging disciplinary silos.”
Daniel Charny Professor of Design Kingston University London
“Holis was inspiring and exciting. I never thought I will learn so much in such a short period of time. Some of that will stick with me forever and I am very grateful for that.”
Tamara Lašič Jurković Industrial Designer
“Holis is the future of education. Diverse groups of people coming together to learn new skills by solving real problems.”
Roland Harwood Compulsive Connector We Are Liminal