Social Innovation Bootcamp
Design an impactful intervention for your community
The Social Innovation Bootcamp takes a human-centered approach and leverages design thinking to guide social entrepreneurs through the stages of ‘inspiration, ideation, and iteration’ focused on the pre-incubation stage. BuildPalestine’s role is to empower individuals to design thoughtful and impactful interventions for their communities. This intervention can be a product, service, initiative or program.
Inspiration
Explore social challenges around you, identify and understand your problem
Ideation
Engage with your beneficiary, get creative and ideate solutions for your problem
Iteration
Prototype, test, refine and repeat to produce the best solution for your problem
Topics Covered
We are currently running the bootcamp virtually. The Bootcamp is a daily 2 hours of intensive sessions for 7 days followed by a public Demo Day to pitch your project. You will also need 1-2 hours a day to finish the sessions’ required assignments. You only graduate from the Bootcamp if you finish all assignments and pitch on Demo Day.
The upcoming Bootcamp will be in 2021. You can apply now and we will get in touch soon!
Application is closed
Session 1
A Deeper Look on Social Innovation
Session 2
Define a Social Challenge
Session 3
Ideate Solutions
Session 4
Identify Alternatives and Competitors
Understand Your Value Proposition
Session 5
Learn How to Pitch Your Solution
Session 6
Sustain Your Social Business
Determine the Best Legal Structure for You
Next Steps
Session 7
Practice your pitch
Deadline To Deliver All Assignments & Practice Your Pitch
Demo Day
Pitch Your Project to Mentors and Audience
“Attending the Social Innovation Bootcamp helped me in learning the tools required to become more aware of my problem and to organize the possible solutions for it.”
“This Bootcamp was the perfect step to start my journey towards social change”

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