Not by lecture. They worked through a series of workshops rooted in the ME=WE framework and supported by systems thinking, design thinking, and appreciative inquiry — exploring their own identity, their relationships with self, society, and service, and where passion meets purpose.
Then they went out. Deep listening and conversations in their own communities came first — need-finding before ideas — then shaping what they heard into something, then testing it again and again with the people they hoped to serve. Most ideas changed several times before they held.
The support around them was its own lesson. INNOCO facilitators, like-minded individuals, and organizations gave their knowledge, expertise, and in-kind services freely, with no expectation of return.
What came out of it wasn’t a set of assignments. It was real prototypes, real pitches, and a group of young people who discovered they could build something.
