We are an award winning charity that delivers enterprise and employability training.
Our enterprise training program, Urban MBA is designed to reach young adults who are what is described as NEETs (Not in Education, Employment or Training).
They need a new way of communicating to absorb lessons. Urban MBA uses language and communication tools to which they can relate and understand.
The programme designer, Kofi Oppong developed his training methodology over many years of training and managing young employees in organisations such as Nike and social enterprises.
He learnt that illustrating points using cultural references and metaphors relevant to young disengaged adults meant that they ‘got it’. For example, we use sport, music and fashion to demonstrate relatively boring subjects such as finance and accounts in a way that can be understood and is relevant.
We are seen as a University for Street Entrepreneurs!
Projects credited in
- Design for Disability – instagramDesign for Disability is a platform that discusses and embraces inclusivity in design through product design, workshops, blogging, talks and events. Follow us on Instagram to check out latest work and collaborations!3
- Design for Disability | Pop-up shopThe Design for Disability Pop-Up was a five day, disability-led product design event at PemPeople Pop-Up Shop, London, led by designer Jessica Ryan-Ndegwa. It took the form of an open space devoted to product designers who wanted to explore and experiment with how to design everyday products for disabled people. Design for Disability wants to bring together designers and makers of varying disciplines, disabled people, and creative and medical professionals in joint collaboration, production an7
- Different abilities SymposiumOn Thursday the 11th of January 2018, a different abilities symposium hosted by Design for Disability opened up, collaborating with other companies like Urban MBA, Pretty Good Project, Beautiful Disability, B3TV and Nu Dawn London. The symposium ran from 10am-4pm and invited professionals and like-minded people to discuss and debate on designing for disability. In particular it looked at addressing the needs of users with different abilities and unpicking the market of what it means to ‘design f2
Skills
- Business Startups
- Startup Development
- Enterpreneurship
- Selling
- Analysing Trends
- Brand Marketing
- Consumer Marketing
- Consumer Behaviour
- Retail
- People Development