Community-Driven Innovation
How can citizens and communities create and improve social inclusion and shared prosperity?
Leadership
Amir Banifatemi
Chief Innovation and Growth Officer, XPRIZE || Judge for The AI for Humanity Prize
Andy Bryant
Executive Director, Segal Family Foundation
Rocío Fonseca
Chief Innovation Officer, CORFO | Chilean Economic Development Agency
Monica Geingos
First Lady, Republic of Namibia
C.D. Glin
President & CEO, U.S. African Development Foundation
Danielle Goonan
Director, Economic Policy Investments, USJEO, The Rockefeller Foundation
Matt Haggman
Former Miami Director, Knight Foundation
Roya Mahboob
CEO, Digital Citizen Fund
Ceasar L. McDowell
Professor of the Practice, Civic Design; Associate Department Head, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, MIT Associate Director, Center for Constructive Communication, MIT
Kennedy Odede
Founder and CEO, Shining Hope for Communities (SHOFCO)
Carlo Papa
Managing Director, Enel Foundation
Philip Reuchlin
Director of Programs & Strategy, Andan Foundation || Judge for The Andan Prize for Innovation in Refugee Inclusion
Laura Santucci
Managing Director, Blue Haven Initiative
Regina Schwartz
Director of Movement Capacity Building, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
David Moinina Sengeh
Chief Innovation Officer, Government of Sierra Leone
June Sugiyama
Director, Vodafone Americas Foundation || Judge for the Innovation for Women Prize
Lily Tsai
Faculty Director, MIT Governance Lab (GOV/LAB)
Anna Tunkel
SVP, Head of Strategic Initiatives & Global Partnerships, APCO Worldwide
Dr. George Westerman
Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management, Principal Research Scientist, Workforce Learning, MIT Jameel World Education Lab
United States
Sarah Williams
Director, Leventhal Center for Advanced Urbanism and Civic Data Design Lab @ MIT; Co-founder Envelope
Ken Zolot
Senior Lecturer, MIT
Judging Criteria
Alignment:
The solution uses technology to address one of Solve's Global Challenges.
Potential for Impact:
The planned solution implementation has the potential to impact lives.
Feasibility:
Solution implementation is feasible, and the team has a plan for financial sustainability.
Innovative Approach:
The solution includes a new technology, a new application of technology, a new business model, or a new process for solving the Challenge.
Scalability:
The solution can be scaled to affect the lives of more people.
Partnership Potential:
The applicant clearly explains how the solution would benefit from the broad range of resources that the Solve community is positioned to provide.
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