SOLD OUT - REGISTRATION INFORMATION - DT:DC 2016 Summer of Design

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SUMMER OF DESIGN 2016-REGISTRATION ANNOUNCEMENT

Are you spending the summer in DC and want to meet and interact with fellow design thinkers and innovators? Are you ready for something different? Do you want to use design thinking to change and impact the community right here in DC? Join us this summer and apply design thinking to a real-world, local problem!

Together we will grow our creative capacity, learn new tools to jump-start innovation and collaborate with local creative catalysts to make our world a better place. We are collaborating with an All-Star line-up of community partners including leading academic institutions, creative catalysts, government agencies and local businesses for our 2016 challenge.

During this year’s challenge, participants will have an opportunity to work with a major local university on health-related topics affecting citizens east of the River. We will consider how entrepreneurship and public-private partnerships can be leveraged in innovative ways to consider a new vision for a healthy population. Participants will present their ideas shark-tank style to a panel of Judges on August 3, 2016.

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REGISTER HERE to pay the $249 registration fee. (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-of-design-2016-event-registration-tickets-25674724793)

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Schedule & Time Commitment: Participants are required to attend at least 9 out of 10 scheduled events. All workshops take place on Wednesday evenings from 6:30pm - 9:00pm at a convenient downtown location. Plan for an additional 1-3 hours outside of the Wednesday events to work with your team members and mentors on assignments.

Required Events: (9 out of 10 workshops)

• June 1st - Kickoff Meeting and Partner Introductions

• June 8th - Scope Your Project

• June 15th - Empathy Interviewing Workshop

• June 22nd - Journey Mapping Workshop

• June 29th - Gallery Walk and Insights Identification. Special guest Jeanne Liedtka, author of Designing for Growth and the soon-to-be-released Designing for the Greater Good

• July 6th - Point of View and Final Insights Identification

• July 13th - Brainstorming and Developing Concepts

• July 20th - Surface Key Assumptions and Prototyping

• July 27th - Get Feedback from Stakeholders

• August 3rd - Pitch Presentations, Award Ceremony and Graduation

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Optional Events: The following events are optional and designed to complement participants' Summer of Design experience.

• June 6th - SoD Happy Hour - Location: Poste, 555 8th Street, NW, Washington, DC

• July 8th - Investment Boot Camp with mentors curated by the US Government Road to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit Leadership Team. Location: U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC.

• July 29th - Pitch Coaching Office Hours. Location: U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC.

• August 1st - Pitch Presentation Dress Rehearsal.

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REFUNDS:
The $249 fee for the Summer of Design covers all workshops, materials, and curriculum fees. There are no refunds issued for Summer of Design.

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Registering via Meetup DOES NOT secure you a spot.