IdeaSpace - Collaborative problem solving and social innovation

September 15, 2008 by RootSpaceOnline

IdeaSpace is a collection of programs at RootSpace designed to foster innovation,  entrepreneurship, and cutting edge design in an effort to further sustainable social and economic development. IdeaSpace consists of three elements:
1) Youth Innovation IdeaCamp (Summer 2009)
2) IdeaSpace Challenge (Fall 2009)
3) IdeaSpace Social Venture Boot Camp

1) Youth Innovation IdeaCamp (Summer 2009): A summer day camp that teaches high school students about science, technology, and sustainable development, while fostering critical thinking, collaboration, creative problem solving, and community empowerment. IdeaCamp-2009 will focus on solar energy and small remote control cars. This project is being developed in conjunction with May Yang and the Davis Projects for Peace, with the first one planned for the Tripoli region.

2) IdeaSpace Challenge: We pose the CHALLENGE (a social, environmental, or development challenge in Lebanon), organize workshops and events to help the participants learn about the problem and brainstorm innovative market-based solutions. The groups present their ideas in a friendly competition, and the best ideas & presentations win fun prizes and bragging rights! Launching in Fall 2009. Contact us today if you are interested in participating. 

3) IdeaSpace Social Venture Boot Camp: A targeted program to help turn innovative ideas (in any field) that both generate profit and have a positive social impact into actual profitable businesses by helping people develop and refine their idea and their business plan, and connecting inexperienced entrepreneurs to experienced entrepreneurs and investors. We are also working to develop a small seed fund and incubation program to give support and small injections of capital ($5-20k) to very early-stage social ventures.

innovation | design | entrepreneurship | sustainable development:  www.therootspace.org/ideaspace

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