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At the Innovation Hub, we’re committed to making an impact while embracing diverse perspectives. Student experiences are best understood by students. We’ve built trust with students, staff, alumni and community partners over the years through our commitment to participatory design and ethical and equity-centred design research practices.

The Innovation Hub is a Student-Driven Design Research Collective.

We design with and for students to improve campus life at U of T.

PEER-TO-PEER DESIGN THINKING

Student experiences are best understood by students. Our peer-to-peer approach ensures students who share their stories with us have a great experience, while giving our team of student employees great hands-on experience with design thinking. We’ve built trust with students, staff, alumni and community partners over the years through our commitment to participatory design and ethical and equity-centred design research practices.

PEER-TO-PEER DESIGN THINKING

Student experiences are best understood by students. Our peer-to-peer approach ensures students who share their stories with us have a great experience, while giving our team of student employees great hands-on experience with design thinking. We’ve built trust with students, staff, alumni and community partners over the years through our commitment to participatory design and ethical and equity-centred design research practices.

CHANGEMAKING ON CAMPUS

At the Innovation Hub, we’re committed to making an impact while embracing diverse perspectives. To ensure that the changes we propose reflect the multi-faceted needs of the U of T community, we work with many different campus partners, interview widely and hire students from all disciplines. So far, our impact on campus has included:

58

Design research projects completed

1700+

Students' stories heard

120+

Staff & faculty stories heard

We worked in collaboration with U of T Libraries to understand student experiences to help revitalize Robarts 4th Floor Reading Room.

We produced a documentary following 8 incoming international student journeys with a focus on their first 48 hours in Canada. 

We developed a tri-campus communication campaign with U of T Academic Integrity and educational video series to raise awareness and encourage students to ask for help.

WHAT'S ON AT THE INNOVATION HUB

Our design thinking research aims to ignite meaningful change at U of T. Learn more about what we’re working on and check out past projects.

Student Employees in the Innovation Hub Space during a colleague connections event.

WORK WITH US

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Discover our work and volunteer opportunities. Gain new perspectives, build empathy, and foster dialogue!

KEEP UP WITH US

Discover insights on student experiences, delve into design thinking, and stay updated on opportunities. Join our conversation!

CHANGEMAKING ON CAMPUS