Invention as Public ServiceInspire, Support, and Scale Student Innovation at MIT

Presentation to Dean ColomboMarch 23, 2011

Goal 1Support MIT’s entrepreneurial ecology by connecting and awarding teams of public service innovators that are tackling barriers to human well-being in communities around the world.

Goal 2Foster student innovation through an annual competition that supports the translation of ideas into innovative, feasible project proposals with the potential for impact.

Goal 3Involve the worldwide MIT community in activities that support student innovation, deliver results to communities alumni care about, and respond to alumni interests.

Lifecycle1-3 Discovery, Design

Students learn aboutdesign challenges,teams propose solutionsand receive feedbackon their ideas.

4-5 Decide, DeployJudges nominate winners;they are announced at theawards ceremony and have ayear to implement their projects.

Targets 8/2010

• > 400 students engaged• ~ 80 teams entered• > 60 initial proposals reviewed• > 50 final proposals judged• ~ 12 teams awarded• Benefits delivered to > 12 communities

Benchmarks this Year• > 500 students engaged 14 events

• 84 teams entered • 83 proposals reviewed• 82 judges World Bank, USAID, TED, UNICEF, more

Since 2001 64 teams have been awarded implementation grants to work in 24 countries

This year•84 teams represent projects in 24 countries•> 40 alumni volunteering on our behalf•10 community-defined problems•3 sponsored challenges $25k each

The Global Challenge is

biggood big

bigbetter big

gerWe want it

Where we’re headed•Final Proposals April 5

• Online Voting & Judging April 6-25

• Alumni Engagement Launch Parties NY, MN, CA

• Poster & Judging Session April 25

• Award Ceremony & Viewing Parties May 2

• Winners’ Retreat May 23-24

• Teams Hit the Field in June

> 25 “friends”

> 25 faculty/staff

> 50 alumni

> 250 students

Targets - DirectX

> 500 “friends”

> 500 faculty/staff

> 3000 alumni

> 3000 students

Targets - Indirect

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We’d love help• Creative communication especially alumni

• Amplification especially celebration

• Connection making especially fundraising

• Strategy scaling up and increasing value for DSL, MIT

Thank youLars Hasselblad Torreslhtorres@mit.edu

Kate Myttykmytty@mit.edu

On the web http://globalchallenge.mit.edu

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