{"661936":{"#nid":"661936","#data":{"type":"event","title":" Innovation Toolkit for Solving Sustainability Challenges","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThere is a pressing need for companies to address complex sustainability challenges. Despite this, the world is still struggling to implement sustainability solutions and meet the UN\u0026rsquo;s Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Understanding and navigating sustainability challenges is inherently complex and full of trade-offs. Companies need future leaders who can understand sustainability challenges and identify business model opportunities within sustainable development.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt the Social Entrepreneurs Bootcamp, interested students, faculty,\u0026nbsp;staff and community members will learn more about tackling complex sustainability problems and creating startup solutions. The two-day bootcamp will be led by an experienced entrepreneur and guide. There are no traditional lectures, readings, or assignments. You will learn by doing. Working in teams of three to five, participants will define a challenge related to the SDGs and design a solution to the challenge. The course follows a self-directed, gamified format, where teams progress through phases of the SDG Innovation Process, completing activities that bring them closer to a solution.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Social Entrepreneurs Bootcamp is open to the public.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELearn more about the facilitator,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jstenson\/\u0022\u003EJackie Stenson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThis event is part of\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustainable-x.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESustainable-X\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, a program co-managed by\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/create-x.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECreate-X\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/centers-and-initiatives\/ray-c-anderson-center-for-sustainable-business\/index.html\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERay C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E, and sponsored by \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sustain.gatech.edu\/sustainabilitynext-plan\u0022\u003ESustainability Next\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThere is a pressing need for companies to address complex sustainability challenges. Despite this, the world is still struggling to implement sustainability solutions and meet the UN\u0026rsquo;s Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Understanding and navigating sustainability challenges is inherently complex and full of trade-offs. Companies need future leaders who can understand sustainability challenges and identify business model opportunities within sustainable development.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A Social and Environmental Entrepreneur\u2019s Bootcamp"}],"uid":"28161","created_gmt":"2022-10-07 18:13:50","changed_gmt":"2022-10-26 18:16:28","author":"Kjersti Lukens","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2022-11-05T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2022-11-07T00:59:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2022-11-07T00:59:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2022-11-05 05:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2022-11-07 05:59:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2022-11-07 05:59:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"661935":{"id":"661935","type":"image","title":"SustainableX Bootcamp Graphic","body":null,"created":"1665165681","gmt_created":"2022-10-07 18:01:21","changed":"1666297112","gmt_changed":"2022-10-20 20:18:32","alt":"","file":{"fid":"250846","name":"MicrosoftTeams-image (2).png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%282%29_1.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%282%29_1.png","mime":"image\/png","size":450370,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/MicrosoftTeams-image%20%282%29_1.png?itok=3sxRvWYd"}}},"media_ids":["661935"],"groups":[{"id":"1274","name":"Scheller College of Business"},{"id":"477091","name":"Center for Sustainable Communities Research and Education"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"10377","name":"Career\/Professional development"},{"id":"1795","name":"Seminar\/Lecture\/Colloquium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003Eacsb@scheller.gatech.edu\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}