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24H JOINT HACKATHON POLIMI & MIT

Enrollment: from 27-09-2024 to hour 12:00 on 09-10-2024
Enrollment closed
Application completed, activity in evaluation
Language: ENGLISH
Campus: SPAZIO ESTERNO AL POLIMI
Subject area: Soft skill, personal and career development|Tools|Tech and society

(Awards|Hackathon|Competitions|Contest)

Docente responsabile
FRANCESCO ZURLO
CCS proponenti
Design del prodotto industriale - Integrated Product Design
CFU
2
Ore in presenza
24
Prerequisiti
Be able to understand and speak in English with MIT students
N° max studenti
17
Criteri di selezione
English proficiency<br />Preference to LM students<br />Letter of motivation<br />Balancing students among different CCSs<br />Average (for 1st year LM students will be considered the one of the third year)
Parole chiave:
hackathon, impact, startup
Tag
Interaction design, Communication design, Interior design, Fashion design, Product design, Service design, Economy, Environmental and social sustainability, Social, Start up and Enterpreneurship

Descrizione dell'iniziativa

Designing impactful solutions for a rapidly changing climate and urgent societal conditions

What
A 24-hour hackathon linking designers and innovators across the Atlantic, through a dedicated path designed by both instutions!

Who
Open to students from the third year of the bachelor & from the first and second year of the master, enrolled in the School of Design.
In collaboration with POLI.design & MIT

How
Teams of students from Politecnico di Milano, POLI.design and MIT (2 POLIMI + 2 MIT) will collaborate virtually from Milan and Cambridge to ideate and co-create
innovation opportunities addressing the climate crisis and other urgent societal conditions.
You will spend 24 hours on site with your team. At the end of the 24 hours, you will pitch your idea and prototype to a panel.

When
from Saturday Oct. 19, 15:00 till Sunday Oct. 20, 15:00

Where
Logotel Headquarter @ Ventura Lambrate

Prize
The best team will win a prize + mentorship activities to continue to develop the proposed idea.
The second and the third team will access to mentorship activities to continue to develop the proposed idea.

Extra information
Food, drinks, menthorship, activities during breaks and support for the 24h will be provided by the organizers! Participants will have the opportunity to start developing an idea with real impact!

  • Immerse yourself in a contemporary challange with a multidisciplinary team of participants and mentors from both universities.
  • Show your ability to respond concretely to real problems, providing innovative and interesting solutions.
  • Get ready for a 24-hour Design sprint, at the end of which the 3 best ideas will be awarded.
We are looking for brilliant changemakers who can act as sensemakers for our society!

Due to the nature of the activity it is MANDATORY to be able to speak English to interact with team-mates from MIT.
It is mandatory to attend the whole 24h event.

Periodo di svolgimento

dal October 2024 a October 2024

Calendario

Dalle ore 15:00 del 19 Ottobre alle ore 15:00 del 20 Ottobre.
All'inizio dell'attività verranno presentate le attività richieste durante l'Hackathon e verranno forniti strumenti di supporto per lo svolgimento dello stesso