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Sustainable Minds and IDSA invite you to reimagine the toaster to differentiate and position an existing kitchen appliance manufacturer, or a new company that you imagine, as a leader in high-performance home appliances with environmental performance’ as a key component of the story. Website WDO Member: IDSA
UN Women in Asia and the Pacific and WDO have launched a World Design Challenge to create a global mobilization of design professionals in an effort to brainstorm, research and ideate innovative solutions to the egregious reality of violence against women and girls (VAWG). Violence against women is learned, and can therefore be unlearned or […]
The Biomimicry Global Design Challenge calls for design concepts addressing any issue(s) outlined by the Sustainable Development Goals. We know that the SDGs are vast and expand across many subject areas, but this diversity means there are also just as many solutions out there waiting to be discovered. Successful teams will define a concrete, well […]
The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, manager of the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory will support this challenge as advisors by offering insight into the possibilities that exist through research and technology development aboard the orbiting laboratory. During this fast-paced virtual Interdesign workshop, space industry leaders and researchers, as well as […]
The RE:SOLVE Challenge is officially open for applications and will accept online entries submitted until 5 November 2020. With grant funding available for selected projects and possible investment from industry partners, this is an experience that will leave applicants richer - no matter the outcome. Ultimately, the key take-away from this Challenge is the opportunity […]
Visionaries are invited to submit ideas aiming to prevent or reduce the accidental accessing by children of medications in pill minders, pill organizers or pill dispensers. The innovator(s) with the best idea, potential technology, or potential solution will receive up to $100,000 in grant funding, access to the global JLABS network and mentorship from experts […]
DESIGNATHON is a 24-hour online hackathon for design students who will become the next generation of designers. It is an opportunity to compete against the best design students across the globe in a fast-paced environment and test your design thinking, management as well as collaboration skills. The teams will be responding to evolving needs and […]
What Design Can Do, in partnership with the IKEA Foundation, has launched 'No Waste Challenge' - asking designers and creatives everywhere to reduce waste and rethink consumerism. No Waste Challenge aims to tackle one of the most pressing issues of our time: waste. This global design competition calls on all creatives and innovators to submit […]
CMRU Cause 2023 is an open innovation global challenge addressing some of the most pressing challenges around the world through creativity, artistic expression, research, and design thinking, and are addressed by the efforts glocally in alignment with UN SDG's. CMRU Cause 2023 is a global initiative under CMRU's Design Thinking Day, which will be held […]
World Campus Masters Selective Design Program (short for "WCM") was launched by Young Bird Plan in 2019. This program, composed by two parts - "World Campus Masters Excellent Course Works Exhibition" and "World Campus Masters Annual Course Works Selection", is committed to recognizing the fresh blood of contemporary design through evaluating course works and graduation designs from global young students and designers in different regions and cultures.
Designathon is open to passionate individuals interested in crafting creative solutions across fields and specialties. Participants can form teams of 3 to 5 members. Together, they collaborate to address various challenges within the primary tracks, aiming to produce innovative design solutions that pave the way towards a better world using a design thinking methodology. WDO […]
What is the challenge? CMRU's Cause 2025 is an open innovation challenge for students across the globe to Care, Collaborate and Create a better world. This challenge encourages students to work towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs’) by applying the Design Thinking Process to local problems in their city that they would like to […]
