The Verb Discovery Studio at SXSW will encourage participants to engage in high-level, disruptive thinking to help them become more effective change agents.During this collaborative and creative workshop, participants will deepen their understanding of their social impact purpose and learn tools to help them be more effective at making change. All participants will develop and practice their personal social impact pitch.

1. SXSW 2018
Don’t Wait for Change, Lead the Change

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SXSW Social Impact Discovery Studio
The Verb Discovery Studio at SXSW will encourage
participants to engage in high-level, disruptive thinking to
help them become more effective change agents.
During this collaborative and creative workshop,
participants will deepen their understanding of their
social impact purpose and learn tools to help them be
more effective at making change.
All participants will develop and practice their personal
social impact pitch.

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Why a Discovery Studio?
We’ll immerse a diverse audience in issues and
opportunities for making change to tap into their big
picture thinking. This will help participants produce
breakthrough ideas and learn new tools for driving
change.

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The Experience
The event will provide a way for our thinkers to open their minds. The environment will be
engaging and creative. And it will be structured and focused on the goals at hand - exploring
new tools to create social impact and building personal social impact pitches.

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The Outputs
We will facilitate ways for participants to think big and capture ideas for being an effective change agent. We
will see them become so excited about the solutions they devise that they will do more to bring their ideas to
fruition. Participants will create and practice their personal social impact pitches.

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Run of Show
Welcome and Introductions
Understanding the Problem
Empathy Map
Outlandish Ideas Exercise
Brainstorming Exercise
Initial Pitch Build Out
Fast Pitch & Peer Voting

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Purpose-driven individuals
Working in for profit or non profit companies
Want to participate in a collaborative, hands-on workshop
Interested in new tools and frameworks for making change
Attendee Profiles

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What participants will
walk away with
Deeper understanding of their desire to make change
More purpose-minded folks in their network
Tools to help make more impact
A personal social impact pitch

9. Let’s unlock the change
agent inside you.
Thank you!
becky@verb.net