GSD Social Agency Lab thesis students celebrate the end of final reviews. From left to right: Sneha Khullar, Erdem Ergin, Marianne Potvin, Mike Hooper, Salmaan Khan and Sabrina Francon (Missing from photo, but very much present in spirit: Alexander Eduful).

GSD Social Agency Lab thesis students celebrate the end of final reviews. From left to right: Sneha Khullar, Erdem Ergin, Marianne Potvin, Mike Hooper, Salmaan Khan and Sabrina Francon (Missing from photo, but very much present in spirit: Alexander Eduful).

Michael Hooper writes on the complexity of participation for the Global Urbanist [link].

Michael Hooper writes on the complexity of participation for the Global Urbanist [link].

The GSD Social Agency Lab’s Michael Hooper writes on lessons from mobilization around slum evictions in the most recent edition of Forced Migration Review [link]

The GSD Social Agency Lab’s Michael Hooper writes on lessons from mobilization around slum evictions in the most recent edition of Forced Migration Review [link]

The GSD Social Agency Lab is a sponsor of the Urban Innovation Slam. Taking place at the Harvard Library’s LABRARY pop-up space. The event brings together students from three innovation-oriented classes to present their urban innovations to each other and the public. 

The GSD Social Agency Lab is a sponsor of the Urban Innovation Slam. Taking place at the Harvard Library’s LABRARY pop-up space. The event brings together students from three innovation-oriented classes to present their urban innovations to each other and the public. 

Map of Social Agency Lab projects, 2012-13. Projects include funded faculty projects and graduate student research projects.

Map of Social Agency Lab projects, 2012-13. Projects include funded faculty projects and graduate student research projects.

The Social Agency Lab is a research group at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. The lab studies the ways in which individuals, institutions and organizations shape social outcomes in cities.

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