Monthly Archives for November 2019


10: Conceptual Framework for GSIF

Our team developed a conceptual framework in order to provide a deeper understanding of Lehigh’s Global Social Impact Fellowship (GSIF). It starts as a relationship map between the key players in the GSIF ecosystem – students, advisors, communities and partners. Its high level of abstraction allows the average Lehigh student to contextualize those key players […]


9: Conceptual Framework for PlasTech Solutions

Our conceptual framework abstracts at a high level in order to contextualize the problem of lack of decentralized recycling systems for consumer waste within the plastics lifecycle. We created this in order to highlight the need for a paradigm shift in how we approach developing solutions for consumer waste plastic recycling. Our approach is to […]


8: Creativity and Systems Thinking

What is creativity? Outside of straightforward thinking Thinking in a different way from others Imaginative Finding the 1% that connects the 99% Ability to be innovative Original ideas or… Combining and recombining ideas in unique ways Silence How does creativity happen? When you are trying the least (the in-between times) Shower Before bed Walking to […]


7: Partnerships

10 partnerships formed before or after GSIF experience UPD faculty Ma’am Jill & Sir Tito forming the initial concept of project and prototyping machines, providing a space to work in, hosting our activities, connecting us to other UPD alumni workers, touring us around town. We pushed into a form and vision with them. We needed […]