Global Challenge Lab Hackathon

What it is about

You work in an international, interdisciplinary team on a technology-supported product or service idea to solve a problem in the context of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In the end you will be able to analyze a problem, develop a human-centered solution, present it in a pitch, and evaluate how feasible and impactful the solution is.

What you will be able to do

• Understand large technological and social developments
• Identify and assess human-centered problems
• Develop and evaluate potential solutions with a market and implementation focus
• Data collection, feedback evaluation and derivation of improvements
• Presentation and pitching skills
• Intercultural communication and teamwork
• Apply strategic tools under uncertainty
• Recognize required competencies in the team

What the module consists of

• Online-Sessions (Vorträge, Workshops, Events)Introduction to challenge, SDGs, entrepreneurship and collaboration; input from experts
• MentoringGuidance and feedback on the development of the team idea
• Independent team workDevelopment and refinement of the solution outside live sessions
• Submission: Pitch video and summaryEnd product that will be evaluated

Teaching method

• Online lectures and workshops (Zoom)Conveying knowledge, methods and case studies; exchange with experts
• Live mentoring and team-building sessionsTargeted support and feedback during idea development
• Recordings and asynchronous contentEnable participation across time zones and post-work
• Self-organized teamworkApplying what has been learned to develop a concrete pitch