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We exchange our talent for a week to learn from one another
We exchange our talent for a week to learn from one another
ICoN will create an annual competition to mobilize teams from different corporations to create practical and scale-able solutions to tackle the social issues of the 21st century
ICoN will create an annual competition to mobilize teams from different corporations to create practical and scale-able solutions to tackle the social issues of the 21st century
We tackle member innovation center challenges together in collective workshops
We tackle member innovation center challenges together in collective workshops
Our Solution
Our Solution
ICoN will create an annual competition to mobilize teams from different corporations to create practical and scalable solutions to tackle the social issues of the 21st century
ICoN will create an annual competition to mobilize teams from different corporations to create practical and scalable solutions to tackle the social issues of the 21st century
Working in parallel to their full-time job in another center employees can gain and exchange experience and insights from their employer and the innovation center they work for as an exchange employee.
Leverage insights, skills, and resources of the ecosystem to tackle the challenges faced by your company, innovation center. Teams work in parallel offering various solutions to the same pressing issue, and provide a presentation at the end of the workshop on their progress, gained insights, lessons learned.
Co-Working Process
Co-Working Process
Apply
Apply
Send resumes of the talent for the exchange
Send resumes of the talent for the exchange
1 month
Open Doors
Open Doors
Give an introduction to incoming interns
Give an introduction to incoming interns
Every 4 months
See & Share
See & Share
Open participation in meetings, presentations
Open participation in meetings, presentations
1 week
Insights
Insights
Share in a meeting with the host center
Share in a meeting with the host center
1 - 3 hours
Challenge Options
Challenge Options
Healthcare for All
Healthcare for All
Challenge Giver: President Obama
Challenge: Digital solutions to decrease the cost of healthcare by 10x and increase the access by 10x in a world facing an increasingly large aging population
Reversing Climate Change
Reversing Climate Change
Challenge Giver: United Nations
Challenge: Systemic solutions for climate control and renewal of carbons to reverse the effect of climate change
Growing Food in Hostile Environments
Growing Food in Hostile Environments
Challenge Giver: NASA
Challenge: Growing food in deserts, mountains, underwater or other non-ambient environments to target food security on earth and sustainability for the colonization of Mars
25 Innovation Centers
25 Innovation Centers
5 Teams per Innovation Center
5 Teams per Innovation Center
> 100 Potential Solutions
> 100 Potential Solutions
25 Prototypes
25 Prototypes
Competition Process
Competition Process
Apply
Apply
Deadline: 03/2019
Deadline: 03/2019
Ideate
Ideate
100 teams
100 teams
4 weeks
Prototype
Prototype
20 teams
20 teams
12 weeks
Create
Create
5 teams
5 teams
24 weeks
Celebrate
Celebrate
Final Event
Final Event
1 Day
Team up
Team up
Gather teams from innovation centers
Gather teams from innovation centers
Work out
Work out
Work out potential solutions in teams
Work out potential solutions in teams
Implement
Implement
Implement solutions in your center
Implement solutions in your center
Be a Host Organization
Be a Host Organization
- Gain insights from people with similar background, different work experience
- Learn about the methods, tools used in other innovation centers
- Find out about market trends in your and other industries
- Get an extra pair of helping hands and a fresh outlook
Go on Exchange
Go on Exchange
- Get new ideas for your projects
- Learn about different working methods, solutions, tools
- Get additional work experience in a globally acknowledged company
Your Stories
Your Stories
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