Global Goals Jam Canada  Winter 2024 (March 8-10th Weekend)

TheSDG Innovation Labis annual experiential programming to equip individuals with knowledge, skills,  motivation and action plans to contribute toward the achievement of SDG solutions through social entrepreneurship.This is an initiative to engage the youth, young professionals, and the community as an agent of change to bring about socio-economic and environmental impact through SDG-driven solutions with the use of an entrepreneurial mindset, new business models, and disruptive technologies. This provides participants with lifelong learning & opportunities to implement their own social entrepreneurship initiatives addressing most pressing challenges of humanity.By engaging students in the highly agile experiential, entrepreneurial process and cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset in students, we can empower and engage them to remain adaptable when facing obstacles, persist through failure, communicate better, become problem-solvers, opportunity finders and next generation innovators.  This lifelong learning enables them to achieve their personal and career goals.The SDG Innovation Lab consists of five experiential modules providing comprehensive experiential programming:Module 1: SDG Training BootcampPresentations on SDGs and their implementation by experts followed by introduction to the design thinking process.Module 2:  Global Goals (SDG) ChallengeAn intense, hands-on, team-oriented and thoughtfully mentored program to design, build and pitch strategies for an originally- or collaboratively-hatched idea focusing on Global Goals/SDGs..Module 3: Tech for SDG Bootcamp/HackathonAn intense, hands-on, team-oriented and thoughtfully mentored program to design, build and pitch strategies for an originally- or collaboratively-hatched technology idea focusing on Global Goals/SDGs.Module 4: Build Your Venture (Incubation Experience)A 10- to 12-week intense, team-oriented and thoughtfully mentored program to build solutions to pressing social or business challenges using Lean LaunchPad methodology developed by Steve Blank in 2011 and introduced at Stanford University, Columbia Business School and UC Berkeley, a method for teaching entrepreneurship that combines experiential learning with the three building blocks of a successful lean startup: Alexander Osterwalder's Business Model Canvas, Blank's customer development model and agile engineering.Module 5: Make Your Venture Investment-readyA mentoring, advisory, and lending program for underserved social enterprises with growth potential. Support and partnerships are planned to operationalize it.

SDG Innovation Lab

Calling developers, designers, engineers, strategists,  all enthusiasts to design impactful solutions for grand challenges: March 8-10!

**NOTE: Registrations will close on Saturday, March 2nd 12 PM EST, or once our intake seating is reached.Do you have a passion for solving social challenges to improve lives? Do you want to be part of a select group of committed people who will spend a weekend designing and hacking innovative solutions to challenges that can help Canada contribute to achieving the Global Goals?Join us on the occasion of the 2024 SDG Week Canada (March 4-8) and to celebrate International Women's Day (March 8) for the #GlobalGoalsJamCanada Winter 2024 on March 8th-10th — let’s jam for a better planet and win awards worth $4500*!The Global Goals Jam Canada Winter 2024 program is organized by the SDG Innovation Lab*, Centre of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (COIE), Centennial College with OSPE and Canadian Partners and the support from UNDP and Digital Society School Amsterdam. It is a weekend program to contribute to the Global Goals by collaborating and building solutions to pressing social or business challenges and invoking the participation and engagement of students, entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, creative thinkers, and the public community. The program uses a design process and lean methodology to guide participants ensuring that any potential solutions actually solve the problem at hand.This 2 ½-day program was developed to engage participating designers, engineers, developers, strategists, and all community members to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals by creating solutions with long-term impact.<ul><li>Friday, March 8th | 2:00-6:00pm EST</li><li>Saturday, March 9th | 8:30am-6:00pm EST</li><li>Sunday, March 10th | 9:00am-6:00pm EST</li></ul>Participants will work on their problems and solutions with mentor support addressing the themes using design thinking and lean methodology. Participants work towards solutions resulting in presentation and pitching to a panel of eminent judges for a chance to win awards*. During the weekend while teams are working, they are extensively mentored by subject matter, design thinking, business model, and pitching experts.You may find a tentative schedule for the weekend in the Agenda section.*The SDG Innovation Lab is generously supported by Diane Blake.

Our participants at the Global Goals Jam Canada Fall 2023.You are invited to jam for a better Canada and a better world! Get to know design thinking and lean methodology in practice. Virtually meet like-minded people to develop cool solutions for global problems. <h2>Themes &amp; Topics</h2>The Global Goals Jam Canada Winter 2024 is based two selected Global Themes with contemporary topics each. As part of registration, you will be asked to choose one of the following Themes/Topics:Theme 1: Designing an Equitable Community for All<ul><li>Topic 1A) Solutions to improve gender equity</li><li>Topic 1B) Solutions to meet basic needs (food, housing, transportation, etc.) of students</li></ul>Theme 2: Designing a Thriving Planet for All<ul><li>Topic 2A) Solutions to achieve a clean, healthy, efficient and affordable net-zero future for Canada</li></ul>

<h2>Keynote Speakers &amp; Judges</h2>Keynote speakers and judges will be announced soon! <h3>Other resources:</h3><ul><li>Agenda</li><li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1meUV0z8dFtfRY6zhsyPzik267hIZNzqv/preview" title="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1meUV0z8dFtfRY6zhsyPzik267hIZNzqv/preview" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sustainable Development Goals (Global Goals) Overview</a></li><li>Jam Participant Journey</li><li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YqU6dG2rTgqFMfHJj5_8ood5y8zGoo7Y/preview" title="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YqU6dG2rTgqFMfHJj5_8ood5y8zGoo7Y/preview" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Judging Criteria and Award Details</a></li><li><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qjelxrlLYYIV9pzBnntPuHk792oL-Js8/preview" title="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qjelxrlLYYIV9pzBnntPuHk792oL-Js8/preview" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Your Global Goals Jam Canada mentors</a></li><li>Problem Brainstorming &amp; Ideas Inventory</li><li>Startup Examples</li><li>FAQ</li></ul>

In the meantime, please see a message from Marco van Hout, co-founder of the Global Goals Jam, with all of you to help introduce the concept and the bigger movement you will be a part of.

To collaborate, we need to engage in a way that goes beyond talking, towards creating a space for people from all backgrounds to bring in their local knowledge, ensuring a bottom-up, grassroots approach.More than just a weekend, it is the beginning of a community to create a real impact.*Note: Awards payable via Amazon e-gift cards <h2>Calling community leader volunteers!</h2>Do you have knowledge and experience about building social enterprises? It takes many community leaders to put together an event like this. We also invite facilitators or volunteer experts to join us by sharing their experience and expertise. If you are interested, kindly fill out our <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4pweyZHTmth23C1K7tLrRVeNTfcSuT0JGb4zV_e6h1CF-Bw/viewform" title="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf4pweyZHTmth23C1K7tLrRVeNTfcSuT0JGb4zV_e6h1CF-Bw/viewform" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Community Leader Form</a>.- -------W e hope you can join our one-of-a-kind learning experience!If you have any questions, you can always contact us at entrepreneurship@centennialcollege.ca. We endeavour to reply within 2 business days.

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