Re:Structure Lab Research Assistant Riley Williams Wins University Award
By connecting the Re:Structure Lab’s innovative work on developing teaching materials about forced labor and modern slavery to social innovation by showing how it transforms education and awareness on global ethical issues, Lab Research Assistant Riley Williams won SFU Beedie School of Business’ Scotiabank Student Award in Social Innovation.
The Lab’s business education project, led by SFU Beedie Assistant Professor Kam Phung, creates novel materials for teaching that challenge existing business dynamics and empower students to address exploitation in supply chains.
For the purpose of the award, social innovation refers to a response to a social or environmental problem, which, once adopted, results in better solutions than existing approaches. Effective social innovations have the potential for transformative impact within communities, regions, or systems; are grounded in principles of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion; and center the priorities and perspectives of communities impacted by the issue.
