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The Lens: Change Maker
This Open Badge is for all those who have shown their willingness to change their perspective and ambition to improve or deliver new services by submitting an idea to The Lens.
The organisational challenges being faced today, combined with the pressure of delivering day-to-day responsibilities makes it challenging to see and think how things could be done differently. This Open Badge is for all those who have shown their willingness to change their perspective and ambition to improve or deliver new services by submitting an idea to The Lens.
The Lens is an innovative programme designed to encourage people to see and think differently. It helps create a culture of intrapreneurship and innovation within mission-driven organisations by supporting people to develop their ideas and skills.
To acknowledge the skills that have been developed through The Lens, the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) in partnership with The Lens, along with support from the Social Enterprise Academy, have created a series of badges that are available to people who have been involved with The Lens.
To earn this badge you will need to:
- submit an application to The Lens
- submit a reflective account about how The Lens has helped you see and think differently.
There are no prerequisites for this Open Badge.
Please provide a written statement or link to an audio or video recording about what you have learned through the application phase (eg, did you find the resources in the Flashbulbs useful?), how you have used this learning, and the impact this has had on your development.
If you’d like some guidance on how to explain what you’ve learned you might find our guide to preparing and publishing your evidence useful.
There’s no limit to the number of words you can use in your statement although we would suggest a minimum of 200 words will allow you to reflect your learning effectively. Keep the criteria above in mind when preparing your statement. You can provide your statement on the below application box or provide a link to your own blog or e-portfolio.
Remember, the evidence you provide will be viewable by anyone you show your badge to. Please don’t include confidential or private information within your statement.
Badge issuer
The Lens encourages intrapreneurship in mission driven organisations through an integrated investment fund, competitive process, and development programme.
Submit your application
The SSSC Open Badge system relies on trust. We trust that the evidence you provide will be of your own work and based on your own skills and knowledge.
By submitting an application you agree to the following statement:
“In studying and completing the activities for this badge, I confirm that all the work provided as evidence will be my own.”
The SSSC will revoke a badge if the evidence provided is discovered to have been the work of someone else.
Your evidence, name, and email address will be sent to the organisation who issue this badge