The Wellbeing, Innovation, and Social Change in Education (WISE) Network is a coalition of richly diverse, leading higher education institutions and organizations that are committed to catalyzing a culture of inner wellbeing within the social change education field. The question we exist to collectively answer is, “How do we educate the emerging generation of global leaders and changemakers in a way that centers wellbeing and flourishing for all?” We are seeing massive increases in burn-out and mental health challenges within the field of social innovation. In response, we exist to catalyze a culture of wellbeing, both individually and systemically, within social change education. Through this conversation, we will talk more about our network and present a Case Study of one of our Co-leaders: Mondragón University, Mondragón Team Academy (MTA). MTA is an international community in which more than 2,500 team entrepreneurs contribute to creating a global network of social innovation ecosystem laboratories. These laboratories work as spaces that bring together professionals, team entrepreneurs, companies and startups to break down barriers and create collaborative ecosystems that add value to our society.
