Designing Community Solutions Fall 2026

This is a cross-disciplinary course applying reconciliation thinking, human-centered design and systems strategies while working on a real problem, in a real community, to create a real solution.

Course curriculum

1. How to use this course
2. Meet your instructors
3. Before we begin...
4. The Remerge Playbook
5. Syllabus
1. Designing Community Solutions Intro
2. Theology of Sociality and Reconciliation
3. End of Theology of Sociality and Reconciliation lesson
4. First Reading: Joining Lives - Intro and Chapter 1
1. Due September 9: Joining Lives Reflection
2. Rooted Leadership: Spiritual Formation
1. Intro to the Built Environment and Models of Development
2. Recording: Intro to the Built Environment
3. Due September 14: Sidewalks in the Kingdom review
4. Human Centered Design/Lament and Laud
1. Listening and Mapping
2. Recording: Listening and Mapping
3. Due September 21: Lament and Laud exercise
4. Review Listening Progress and Stakeholder Map
5. Due September 24: Stakeholder Map
6. Due September 24: Listening Log Part 1
1. Listening Report Back
2. Due September 28: Listening Log Part 2
3. System Mapping
4. Due October 1: Creative Confidence Reflection
1. Data Organizing: Dump, Themes, Insights, Questions, Choosing
2. No Class: Fall Break
1. Data Organizing: Part 2
2. Due October 12: Choice/Design Question first draft
3. Brainstorming
4. Due October 15: Choice/Design Question final
1. Choosing a Path
2. Due October 19: Brainstorming Notes
3. Prototyping
1. Prototype Plan
2. Build and Test the Prototype
3. Prototype: First Draft
4. Due October 29: Prototype: First Draft
1. No In-Person Class: Test Prototype
2. Prototype: Second Draft
3. Due November 2: Prototype: Second Draft
4. Due November 2: Prototype Feedback Log
1. Logic Model
2. Logic Model Narrative
3. Funding and Finance
4. Due November 12: Logic Model
1. Business Model Canvas
2. Business Model Canvas - Remerge Version
3. Fundamentals of Presentations
4. Due November 19: Business Model Canvas
1. Review Presentation: First Draft
2. Due November 23: The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs Reflection
3. No class: Thanksgiving Break
1. Grant Writing
2. Review Presentation: Draft 2
1. Theology Review
2. Final Presentation
3. Due December 10: Final Presentation
1. Due December 14: Grant Proposal
2. Due December 14: Feedback

About this course

Free
Online, Synchronous

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Designing Community Solutions Fall 2026

Course curriculum

Welcome to Designing Community Solutions!

Week 1 (8/31 - 9/6)

Week 2 (9/7 - 9/13)

Week 3 (9/14 - 9/20)

Week 4 (9/21 - 9/27)

Week 5 (9/28 - 10/4)

Week 6 (10/5 - 10/11)

Week 7 (10/12 - 10/18)

Week 8 (10/19 - 10/25)

Spring Break (10/26 - 11/1)

Week 9 (11/2 - 11/8)

Week 10 (11/9 - 11/15)

Week 11 (11/16 - 11/22)

Week 12 (11/23 - 11/29

Week 13 (11/30 - 12/6)

Week 14 (12/7 - 12/13)

Finals Week (12/14 - 12/18)

About this course