Ideas to Serve (I2S) focuses on community collaborations and promotes an in-depth understanding of social and environmental issues locally and globally.
We take a comprehensive approach to social innovation encouraging students to be compassionate listeners; identify and build on the assets; research the solution landscape to learn from both what works and what failed; take a systems approach to identify the root cause versus the symptoms of the issue.
Students who aspire to work closely with and learn from a community partner/civic entrepreneur, those who want to affect change in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs), and those who are wondering how they can make a real, lasting, and appropriate difference in other people’s lives are ideal candidates for I2S.
In the 2022 season, student teams will learn from and work with our Atlanta area community partners and civic entrepreneurs. A series of hands-on workshops and discussions, complemented by conversations with experts from the frontlines, will equip participants with broadly relevant problem discovery tools and skills that they can apply in any field and career. The workshops are offered as part of the MGT4803 Social Impact course and they are open to any student interested.
The deliverable for I2S is a Stakeholder Map of the social issue student teams explore with their community partner's guidance. The I2S Showcase will take place on April 18 where teams will present the outcome of their work to an audience of practitioners, community leaders, faculty, and students.
Participating I2S Teams can apply to the Map the System Global Challenge as a part of our collaboration with the Skoll Center for Social Entrepreneurship at the Saïd Business School at Oxford. The top team(s) from I2S will represent Georgia Tech at Oxford and compete with teams focused on social impact from top universities around the world.
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Applications are considered for two separate Tracks:
The competition is open to any current Georgia Tech student (undergraduate and graduate) and recent alumni. |
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Understanding the Impact Gaps Canvas framework: What is Systems – Thinking: Mapping Tools:
Basic Research Workshop: 5 Whys & Iceberg Models Workshop: What to Consider when Conducting Stakeholder Interviews:
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2022 AwardsWe believe in equitable funding principles and are providing investments to all of our participating community partners. Their time, guidance, and lived experience are crucial for our students' learning journey. Student Team Awards People's Choice Award - $500 Best Video Award - $500 Scheller MBA Award - $500 Solutions Track Award - TBA* *More details about this track and award forthcoming. Map the System Global Finalist Award - Participation and travel to Oxford, England SupportersThe Cecil B. Day Program for Business Ethics Center for Serve - Learn - Sustain Ted Munchak Chair in Entrepreneurship Steven A. Denning Technology and Management Program Center for International Business Education and Research (Map the System Sponsorship) Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business Scheller College of Business The Woodall Servant Leadership Endowment LEAD Program Innovation and Design Collaborative Mosley Ventures Speechworks Participation in the Ideas to Serve Competition fulfills the Final Deliverable requirement for the SLS Innovating for Social Impact Program. |
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