31.03.–01.04. & 05.–06.05. 2023
Innovators Camp 2023
Create a future you want
An innovation experience to develop the skills for solving today's challenges. Together.
Thematic Focus 2023: SOCIAL INNOVATION
"The [..] stresses affecting our world are just like tectonic stresses: they’re deep, invisible, yet immensely powerful; they’re building slowly; and they can release their force suddenly without warning."
Thomas Homer-Dixon
Complex challenges call for collective solutions
The world is changing rapidly. Most of the long-term challenges we are facing today bring major social consequences with them: climate change, biodiversity loss, education, migration, or the ageing society.
It is no longer sufficient to solve complex challenges as stand-alone solutions. We need the cooperation of the public, politics, technology and the sciences.
Social innovation is needed
"Social innovation is a novel solution to a social problem that is more effective, efficient, just, or sustainable than existing solutions. The value created benefits primarily society as a whole, rather than private individuals."
(Stanford Social Innovation Review, 2008)
Expect to work together in mixed teams from Zurich-based universities. Science-based, and free to create.
A mix of expert inputs, peer feedback, coaching and a lot of hands-on teamwork.
Connect with other students, change makers and role models from the social innovation ecosystem.
Understand how to innovate for social good by practically testing your prototype.
Unlock your potential for social innovation
The Innovators Camp is a unique innovation experience for students and researchers at Zurich-based universities, taking you from idea to implementation in just five weeks.
- Discover your social innovation capabilities through a hands-on project
- Gather tools to start solving interconnected, complex problems of the 21stcentury
- Co-create solutions for real-world problems in an interdisciplinary team with students and researchers from other universities
Innovators Camp in short
Summary
Innovators Camp takes you from idea to prototype implementation.
Two weekend blocks starting on Friday for lunch and ending on Saturday with drinks.
Enjoy good company and find new people to innovate #bettertogether.
Participation
Applications are open for researchers, as well as Bachelor and Master students from Zurich-based universities:
UZH, ZHdK, ETH, ZHAW, PHZ.
Applications are now closed for the 2023 edition.
Deadline: 26.02.2023.
Places are limited: first come, first serve.
Dates
Innovators Camp takes place in two blocks in spring 2023.
BLOCK 1
FR 31.3. from 12:00-17:00
SA 1.4. from 09:00-17:00
EXCURSION (optional)
FR 21.4. from 13:00-16:15
BLOCK 2
FR 5.5. from 13:00-17:00
SA 6.5. from 09:00-17:00
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PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Impressions
We build together
This year's Innovators Camp will take place at ZKSD (Zurich Knowledge Center for Sustainable Development), a space created for sustainable projects in Zurich.
This is where we all will team up, experiment, test and validate our concepts, supercharge our ideas for good and build tomorrow’s innovation!
A unique partnership
The Innovators Camp is a joint initiative by two major universities in Zurich born out of one strong mission: Connecting the magic of creativity with the power of science to create a future we want.
Organizers
Partners
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Do you have another question? Feel free to contact us directly: info@innovation.uzh.ch
The Application for 2023 is closed
Innovators Camp Application 2024 will open in Spring 2024.
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