Entrepreneurship & Social Innovation
Bangkok – Chiang Mai – Local Innovation Hubs, Thailand
14 Days / 13 Nights
Visit local startups and social enterprises tackling social and environmental challenges in Thailand’s growing innovation sector.
Student Learning Outcomes
By the end of this program, students will:
1. Understand the social innovation landscape and ecosystem in Thailand.
2. Learn how startups address environmental, social, and cultural issues through sustainable business models.
3. Develop entrepreneurial thinking and practice design thinking for impact.
4. Collaborate with local changemakers and engage in hands-on innovation challenges.
5. Gain insights into inclusive growth, ethical leadership, and purpose-driven ventures.
By the end of this program, students will:
1. Understand the social innovation landscape and ecosystem in Thailand.
2. Learn how startups address environmental, social, and cultural issues through sustainable business models.
3. Develop entrepreneurial thinking and practice design thinking for impact.
4. Collaborate with local changemakers and engage in hands-on innovation challenges.
5. Gain insights into inclusive growth, ethical leadership, and purpose-driven ventures.
Package Include:
Local accommodation or resort stay
Ground transportation
Meals (as per itinerary)
Professional facilitator or guide
Collaboration with a local university
Local expert speaker
Sightseeing excursions
All trip logistical arrangements
Packages Itinerary:
Day 1
Arrival in Bangkok & Orientation
- Arrival and hotel check-in
- Program briefing: Social Innovation in Southeast Asia
- Icebreaking activity: Entrepreneurial Mindset Mapping
- Welcome dinner with Thai social entrepreneur guest speaker
Outcome: Students are introduced to Thailand innovation scene and set personal learning goals.
Day 2
Bangkok Innovation Ecosystem Exploration
- Visits to co-working spaces and social enterprise incubators
- Meet-and-greet with local founders tackling urban challenges
- Panel discussion: Funding, Failure, and Social Impact
- Group reflection and journaling
Outcome: Students learn how the urban innovation ecosystem operates
and connects.
Day 3
Business for Good Field Visits
- Site visits to 2
- 3 social enterprises (e.g., circular fashion brand, urban farming startup, refugee employment project)
- Dialogue with teams on scalability, impact, and user-centered design
- Evening group debrief: Business vs. Impact?
Outcome: Students critically analyze real-world models of social
entrepreneurship.
Day 4
Workshop: Design Thinking for Impact
- Full-day hands-on design thinking workshop
- Practice empathy interviews, ideation, and rapid prototyping
- Work in teams to define a problem to solve throughout the program
Outcome: Students gain innovation tools for problem-solving and
teamwork.
Day 5
Travel to Chiang Mai: Social Capital of the North
- Flight to Chiang Mai
- Orientation walk through old city and artisan areas
- Welcome dinner at a café run by a local social enterprise
Outcome: Students discover Chiang Mai community-rooted innovation
energy.
Day 6
Innovation in Culture & Sustainability
- Visit to a heritage craft social enterprise or ethical tourism startup
- Dialogue with founder: Sustaining Culture Through Business
- Optional visit to waste-recycling social venture
- Evening group storytelling circle
Outcome: Students explore the intersection of tradition, culture, and
enterprise.
Day 7
Youth Innovation & Tech for Good
- Visit a youth innovation lab or startup hub
- Workshop: Digital tools and platforms for social change
- Group discussion with young Thai changemakers
Outcome: Students explore how technology enables scalable, inclusive
solutions.
Day 8
Social Business Immersion
- Spend the day volunteering or shadowing in a social business (e.g., farm cooperative, refugee-focused venture, or community café)
- Tasks may include customer experience, social media, or service design
- Group reflection: What does empathy in business look like?
Outcome: Students gain first-hand experience in impact-driven operations.
Day 9
Leadership & Ethical Entrepreneurship
- Workshop on conscious leadership, decision-making, and stakeholder engagement
- Leadership simulation or game
- Guest speaker: Thai impact investor or B Corp founder
Outcome: Students develop a values-driven entrepreneurial mindset.
Day 10
Community Innovation Field Trip
- Travel to a rural innovation site or eco-village hub near Chiang Mai
- Learn from grassroots entrepreneurs on local sustainability solutions
- Participate in farming, upcycling, or community education activities
- Group dinner and overnight in village lodging
Outcome: Students engage with bottom-up innovation and inclusive
development.
Day 11
Ideation Lab & Mid-Point Project Coaching
- Return to Chiang Mai
- Team coaching session on student-led innovation challenge
- Peer review of concepts and pitch preparation
- Free evening for creative work or cultural exploration
Outcome: Students apply learning toward developing their own impact
ideas.
Day 12
Final Innovation Pitch & Feedback
- Final team presentations to local entrepreneurs and mentors
- Feedback and Q&A from a judging panel
- Celebration dinner and awards for most viable, most creative, and most impactful idea
Outcome: Students present ideas and receive real-world feedback on
innovation.
Day 13
Wellness & Reflection Day
- Visit to a wellness retreat for yoga, Thai herbal steam, or forest walk
- Group sharing circle: What did I learn about myself, business, and change?
- Closing ceremony with gratitude ritual and certificate awarding
Outcome: Students integrate emotional learning and reflect on
transformation.
Day 14
Departure from Chiang Mai
- Airport transfers
- Final hugs and takeaways shared
Outcome: Students complete the program with clarity on their role as
changemakers.
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