The Global Challenge is an annual competition that has awarded over $300,000 to 78 teams since 2001 to support innovative projects focused on entrepreneurship and public service in 28 countries. Winning teams have developed solutions such as affordable eye exam technologies in India, sustainable lighting in Tanzania, and workshops teaching Android app development to spur social enterprises in India. The application and review process provides guidance to student teams on developing and strengthening their proposals with a focus on innovation, feasibility, impact, and resources.
1. An annual competition that supports innovation and
entrepreneurship as public service
2. Since 2001 78 teams have been awarded
more than $300,000 to work in 28 countries
PerfectSight
India, 2010
Konbit
Haiti, 2010
egg-Energy
Tanzania, 2009
4. EGG-Energy
Developed innovative
lighting and energy
leasing franchise that aims
to eliminate
costly, unhealthy, and
dangerous kerosene
lanterns used around the
world.
2009 Winner
Tanzania
5. Indian
Mobile
Initiative (IMI)
Developed a series of
workshops for Indian
students to learn and
harness the power of
Android apps as a means
to spurring social
enterprises.
2011 Winner
India
7. what makes for an
IDEAS project?
1/3 full-time MIT
students
innovation
feasibility
impact
8. Process to Enter When
1
Sign up: Today!
globalchallenge.mit.edu
2 Nov 2
Submit: Jan 25
Initial Scope Statement + March 2
March 23** Filter
Development Grant
3
April 8
Submit:
Proposal
9. Awards up to $10K +
community
choice award
PROCESS
1. Poster + Judging Session @ MIT
2. Online Judging
3. Community Choice Vote
10. Review Process When
1
Download, Read, Give Feedback Nov 2
Initial Scope and Dev Grants Jan 25
online
March 2
2
Discuss with Review Team
Discuss feedback, consolidate, submit online
in person
3
Share with Student Teams
Share feedback
in person
4
Check in with Student Teams
Before deadlines.
via the Global Challenge site
11. Next up
The first Initial Scope deadline is
November 2.
Initial Scopes to you on November 3.
See you back here on November 9.
12. Initial proposal review
Sequence of input
boxes on review page Overall feedback
Innovation
Feasibility
Impact
Resources
Fill in the first review box, last.
Less about the legal structure, more about
the drivers and their sustainability.
13. Initial proposal review
Innovation
Say, Product / service, process or social.
Addressing a well defined unmet need.
Innovation’s sustainability over next 1-2 years.
Feasibility
Customer profile, potential market size, positioning.
Competition profile and counter strategy.
Relevant team background for success of the innovation
14. Initial proposal review
Feasibility…contd.
Well defined and time bound
goals, strategy, resource needs and budget
statement.
Community partners, and delivery capabilities.
Impact
Expected social / environmental impact, and key drivers.
Quantitative or qualitative measurement.
15. Initial proposal review
Resources
Other organizations addressing similar need
in a manner that the team may leverage.
Legal / policy regulations that the team
should consider.
Overall feedback SWOT Analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats
16. Take a shot
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Editor's Notes
We have been around for 10 years. We come out of the Public Service Center. ----- Meeting Notes (10/26/11 17:51) -----lots of diverse ideas. seeding of projects.
You’ll see a lot of different projects enter the competition. Some are extremely early stage. And some are a bit later stage. Those projects cover many areas and regions around the world. IDEAS teams have worked in 28 countries – nearly 65 percent of them being in three regions: the Himalayas, Africa, and Central and South America. Our goal: give the seed money and support network to help hone ideas and get them off the ground.
We’re here to support teams and be a resource to them and also to ask the questions they might not be asking as they’re developing their projects. For some teams, this is the first time they’ll be doing something of this magnitude. This process helps them think about feedback as they’re implementing the project and also prepare and sharpen as they go along.
Few proposals in the beginning – many proposals in the end. The balance of time.
1/3 MIT
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** mention the checklist included when you share with student teams. 20 minute process with 5 minutes in between.
** mention the checklist included when you share with student teams. 20 minute process with 5 minutes in between.
** mention the checklist included when you share with student teams. 20 minute process with 5 minutes in between.