George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.
Social innovation at George Brown Polytechnic starts with a simple conviction:
that the most pressing challenges facing our communities deserve the same rigour, creativity, and ambition we can bring to any technical research question.
Spanning education, health, and wellness, GBP's social innovation work supports applied research that generates real-world impact — turning ideas into meaningful outcomes for the people who need them most.
Our researchers work in close partnership with community organizations, co-creating solutions to systemic social and economic challenges.
At GBP, community is an extension of the classroom. Social innovation exists where learning intersects with lived experience. By collaborating with communities, partners, faculty, and students, our research goes beyond theory to develop practical, inclusive solutions that strengthen systems, broaden opportunities, and enhance quality of life.
Black Futures Research
The Black Futures Research Institute is an emerging area that inspires and supports the next wave of Black innovators, inventors, community experts, leaders, collaborators, and critical and creative thinkers focused on social, economic, and ecological justice.
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)
GBP's SoTL researchers use systematic, evidence-based inquiry to investigate teaching and learning questions — sharing findings openly to improve student outcomes and reinvigorate teaching practice.
Community and Socioeconomic Development
For GBP researchers, the community is an extension of the classroom: a place to forge meaningful partnerships and co-create solutions to social challenges in education, health, and wellness.