UNLEASH Global Innovation Lab India 2022

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Last date to Apply 6th June 22

The Global Innovation Lab will take place in Mysore, Karnataka India from December 3rd  – December 11th, 2022.

The UNLEASH Lab is an opportunity for 1000 young people (18-35 years old) to come together in Mysore, Karnataka, India in December 2022 for an eight-day innovation program. It will provide them with an opportunity to find solutions to various UNSDGs by working in teams and getting advisory support from various experts. The winning solutions will be provided support to fund and implement their ideas post the lab and all participants will be invited to join global UNLEAS community where they can access various resources to scale their solutions.

The next UNLEASH Innovation Lab will take place in the state of Karnataka in India, from the December 3rd – 11th (tentatively). The lab will gather 1,000 young people between the ages of 18 and 35 to come up with innovative solutions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

It will primarily take place at Infosys Mysore, the world’s largest corporate university!

You can apply for the Global Innovation Lab India from May 2nd until June 6th

The Global Innovation lab focuses gathering young people passionate about innovative solutions for sustainability from across the world.

Specifically, the focus for the Global Innovation Program will be,

  1. Non-communicable diseases
  2. Mental Health
  3. Education
  4. Energy
  5. Climate
  6. Biodiversity
  7. Source to Sea
  8. Plus, incubation lab

You can read more about the themes on our website.

The Innovation Process

During the Lab, teams of participants will come up with new ideas and co-create innovative initiatives through human-centered design thinking – a process that focuses on the real needs of the people that the solution focuses on. Experienced facilitators and experts will guide the participants through different stages of the innovation process:
Problem Framing Defining a problem based on user needs and clear insights
Ideation Brainstorming and selecting ideas to solve the problem
Prototyping Creating simple versions of the idea to understand how it will work in real life
Testing Testing the solution with users, learning, and adapting
Implementing Planning and launching impactful solutions
The Program
Day 1: December 3rd

Welcome Tour | Innovation Process Kick-off

Day 7: December 9th

Innovation Wrap-up | Solution Festival | Dragon’s Den

Day 2-6: December 4th – December 8th

Innovation Process

Day 8: December 10th

Closing Ceremony | Farewell party

Tracks
As a participant of the Global Innovation Lab India, you will get a hands-on opportunity to work on some of the most pressing global sustainability challenges. The challenges are divided into 7 thematic tracks that tackle specific SDGs. In addition, there is a special track for the UNLEASH Plus 2022 program, co-hosted with Chemonics International, in which selected top teams will work with international experts and pitch the projects they have been working on for the previous 6 months to potential funders.
The Global Innovation Lab will take place in Mysore, located in the province of Karnataka India. The programming will specifically take place at the campus of Infosys, a core partner of UNLEASH in India. This includes the full program, with the opening, and closing ceremonies. Participants will receive accommodation and meals free of charge.
Excursions to the surrounding area will also be part of the innovation program.

Who can apply?

The Global Innovation Lab India is open to young people between the ages of 18 and 35. We select participants that are:

Passionate and committed to solving the world’s sustainability challenges

Creative and have an innovative mindset

Enthusiastic about working together with peers and experts

Able to understand and communicate in English

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