Challenge description

We have the technology to tackle the causes and effects of climate change, but it’s obvious to everyone that we are not doing a very good job. Yes, we need products, services, business models, platforms and initiatives, to solve climate change problems, but how do people like us get involved?

Climathon Bangor is an opportunity to work as a team to devise, develop and pitch workable and practical solutions and have some fun at the same time..

Challenge vision

Your TASK will be to form a team to go on a learning and innovation journey for the day.

The itinerary for this trip of a lifetime is as follows:

1. Explore the category options, brainstorm and choose the category that most require solutions or are of particular interest to your team. If you have already identified a category, move on to the next stage.
2. Identify what the problem really is. Create a problem statement to focus your thinking. How to solve the problem of x and create a sustainably resourced solution (it might need finance, it might only need human resources, it might need a combination of both).
3. Brainstorm a range of possible solutions and select the two solutions that are most likely to be feasible:

• Can we do it, is it viable – can we afford to do it?
• Is it desirable – will people want this,
• Is it sustainable – will the solution solve the problem/ meet the environmental benchmarks?

4. We will talk you through how you can come up with a well thought solution that you can defend
5. You will be able to create a compelling for your idea
6. Develop a 5 minute pitch
7. Pitch
8. Judges assess the case and decide on ‘best’ idea
9. Feedback and prizes