US Refinement Solveathon Workshop

MIT Solve, IBM, MFF, New Profit, &  JFF

Interactive workshop designed to refine and receive feedback on solutions to the Reimagining Pathways to Employment in the US Challenge

<h2>What is a Solveathon?</h2>Solveathon workshops are highly interactive design workshops aimed at developing and improving great solutions . This event will be led by MIT Solve staff and trained facilitators to focus on refining ideas and receiving feedback from XPERT workers through the design thinking process.The <a href="https://solve.mit.edu/challenges/ReimaginingPathways" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Reimagining Pathways to Employment in the US Challenge</a>. seeks the most promising solutions that accelerate pathways to current and future employment across the US. Challenge winners will have access to a $625,000 prize pool. These grants will fund the development of validation pilots with <a href="https://solve.mit.edu/articles/america-s-best-kept-future-of-work-secret" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">innovative US Workforce Boards</a> for the benefit of an anticipated 1 million displaced workers. The submission deadline is November 9.You must have an existing solution that has been submitted to the Reimagining Pathways to Employment in the US Challenge to join this Refinement Solveathon. We encourage as many team members as possible to register.An important feature of this workshop is the ability for existing teams with existing solutions to receive live feedback from frontline workers across the United States, from racially, ethnically, experientially, and geographically diverse backgrounds. In breakout rooms, teams will be paired with 1-2 workers who are part of Challenge partner New Profit&#x27;s XPERT Worker Advisory Board. During this breakout session, you will have the unique opportunity to ask the worker(s) in your group questions about your solution, in order to receive feedback on accessibility, affordability, diversity, impact, and more. You&#x27;ll also get to hear about the lived experience of frontline workers across the US.  Agenda7-7:30pm: Introductions + Brief Solution Sharing7:30-8:15pm: XPERT Workers join Breakout Groups to give feedback8:15-8:30pm: Wrap-upPreparationSubmit your solution on the <a href="https://solve.mit.edu/challenges/ReimaginingPathways" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Reimagining Pathways to Employment in the US Challenge</a> page + register your team members for this workshopConsider questions that you&#x27;d like to ask the XPERT workers, such as:<ul><li>Is my solution worker-centric? </li><li>Would my solution be useful in your community? </li><li>Is my solution accessible and affordable? </li><li>What aspects of worker-centricity/US worker needs haven&#x27;t we considered? </li></ul>___________________________________________________________________________________About the <a href="https://morgridgefamilyfoundation.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Morgridge Family Foundation</a>The Morgridge Family Foundation (MFF) invests in leaders and organizations that are reimagining solutions to some of today’s biggest challenges. The Morgridge Family Foundation offers vision, community, and resources to support a network of partners achieving their profound impact. About <a href="https://www.newprofit.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">New Profit</a>New Profit is a nonprofit venture philanthropy organization that backs breakthrough social entrepreneurs who are advancing equity and opportunity in America. New Profit&#x27;s investment strategy focuses on building a breakthrough portfolio to take on entrenched systemic challenges in America, particularly by driving resources and support to Black, Indigenous, and Latino/a/x social entrepreneurs who have unique proximity to solutions, but face stark racial funding disparities in philanthropy; investing in social entrepreneurs with new systems change models across a range of issues; and creating jobs and opportunity by funding Future of Work innovation. New Profit’s Future of Work Initiative is funded by Strada Education Network and Walmart.org. About <a href="https://solve.mit.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">MIT Solve</a>Solve is an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) with a mission to solve world challenges. Solve is a marketplace for social impact innovation. Through open innovation Challenges, Solve finds incredible tech-based social entrepreneurs all around the world. Solve then brings together MIT’s innovation ecosystem and a community of Members to fund and support these entrepreneurs to help them drive lasting, transformational impact.

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