In 2015, world leaders created a "blueprint to achieve a better future for all" known as the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Intended to be achieved by 2030, world leaders still have a long way to go before we can save the planet.
With such a massive task at hand, we must come together to find solutions to these pressing global issues before it is too late. This is a team effort, and everyone on the Earth plays an important role - including you.
During the Hackathon, you will hear from industry professionals around maintaining peace and justice, impacting local communities and sparking change across the globe. You will learn from in-depth masterclasses in design thinking, business modelling and pitching. And will even receive mentorship from the world's best.
On April 15, participants will be encouraged to from teams of seven through FMN's main Slack workspace to come up with an idea, after which work begins. Entries must be submitted on the 21st of June by 5pm, followed by a three-minute pitch for judging on June 28th.
Eligibility
- Location: This hackathon is designed for participants residing within Victoria and its Select Entry Network including Melbourne High, Mac.Rob, Nossal, Suzanne Cory and John Monash.
- Participants: All participants are required to register to this Devpost page and Slack channel.
Requirements
Build anything that makes the world a better place!
From mobile applications to community projects, it is time for us to create.
To showcase your social enterprise, you'll need to present a 3-minute pitch which will include a walkthrough of your project that tackles the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
Prizes
Crimson Extracurricular and Leadership Consulting
$1000 worth of Crimson's services per team member. This includes 2 hours of exclusive group mentoring on your idea with Crimson's Global Head of Extracurricular and Leadership Consulting
Exclusive Mentoring
Exclusive mentoring from founder of six successful startups, Shanaka Jayakody
Global Citizen Work Experience
Work experience placement at the Melbourne Global Citizen office and a tour of Inspire 9 on a mutually agreed date
MHS Future Minds Award
Trendy Rhino Work Experience
Work experience placement and exclusive tour of Trendy Rhino Headquarters
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
How to enter
STAGE 1: Idea Generation
1. What project can you create that can help solve one of the UN's 17 SDGs?
2. Vote for your favourite idea/s
3. Form nine groups of seven students (max of 2 students from each school)
Stage 2: Idea Creation
1. Start a FB/ Slack Chat
2. Start a GoogleDrive and share with futureminds.mhs@gmail.com
3. Start hacking!
Stage 3: Idea Submission
1. Upload your final submission file (.pdf, .ppt, .docx)
2. Three-minute pitch to the judging panel
3. Final results published for viewing
Judges
Claire Rogers
CEO of World Vision Australia
Nathaniel Diong
Founder of Future Minds Network
Kevin Xiao
Co-Founder of M.A.T.E.S For Change
Robin Lim
NAB Head of Mortgages
Sharndre Kushor
COO of Crimson Education
Judging Criteria
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Innovation
Is the solution innovative in its delivery, execution or value proposition? Is it innovative in comparison to other similar products on the market? Is it creative and visionary, or exciting, new and clever? -
Usefulness
Does the solution solve a clear problem? Is the solution useful, convenient and accessible for the end user? Does the solution clearly address one of the Sustainable Goals? -
Viability
Does the idea have a viable path to execution? Is it too much of a fantasy, or is it something with a clear ability to lift itself off the ground? -
Technical Complexity
How technically difficult was the solution presented? Is this technical complexity required for the task at hand? -
Business-Ready
Is there a sustainable or realistic business model/strategy? Is the project prime for launch and entry in approximately 12 months?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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