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Login Register Home So how can you get started? Timeline & Process What can you win? International Jury ACCELERATION PHASE EXPERTS The Climate Challenge Winners View all entries FAQ Resources Briefing Generator Downloads & Links Challenge Blog Support Info About What Design Can Do Terms and Conditions Press Login Home Home The Climate Action Challenge is a global design competition calling on the creative community to submit bold, innovative solutions to combat the impacts of climate change. It ran from May 2017 to May 2018 and was open to three categories of entrants: students , creative professionals and start-ups . The Climate Action Challenge was initiated by WDCD in close collaboration with its main partners IKEA Foundation and Autodesk Foundation. In September 2018 What Design Can Do will launch the second Climate Action Challenge. THE WINNERS In September, WDCD received 384 entries from 70 countries. Out of the 384 entries the selection committee nominated 35 projects. Subsequently, the nominees were given the opportunity to improve and re-submit their proposals based on the feedback of the selection committee and the challenge committee. An international jury of experts in design, social enterprise and climate sciences then judged the refined proposals in November. The winners – who were announced on the 23rd of November 2017 at WDCD Live in São Paulo – share an award package including an acceleration programme tailor-made by Social Enterprise NL. ACCELERATION PHASE Aimed at making the winning concepts and startups ready for market and investment, the five- month acceleration programme included workshops, trainings, expert consultancy , networking events, inspiring talks, visits to peer entrepreneurs and webinars. Each winner worked on the building blocks of the social business model and was guided through the programme by their own personal mentor. Consisting of two intensive bootcamps in Amsterdam, in January and March 2018 the programme also involved online sessions and the preparation for Demo Day that took place on 24 May 2018. DEMO DAY On the 24th of May 2018 the winners showed the result of the acceleration programme during the What Design Can Do conference in the Stadsschouwburg in Amsterdam. At demo day the prototypes and accompanying business plans were presented. SEE THE WINNING PROJECTS Why this challenge? View winners View all entries Challenge Blog Climate Action workshop in the Amazo... 8 day workshop in the Brazilian rainforest aims to... Ask WDCD #5: The brief says to focus... Answer: We hope submissions focus on inclusivity. ... Ask WDCD #4: I’m already running a p... Answer: Yes! If your idea is already being impleme... see the blog Challenge Blog Ask WDCD #3: My idea covers more tha... Answer: We designed the briefs and the briefing ge... Ask WDCD #2: I want to focus on redu... Answer: Maybe there’s a way that your idea can tac... Ask WDCD #1: Can I submit an idea I ... Answer: Of course! Great that you have already bee... see the blog Recent Projects BEAD 0 BEAD analyses the real time daily cycle of occupan... Honest Money 4 Honest money helps people to divest their saving f... The Global Bike Path: ‘the int... 2 The Global Bike Path links together all local, reg... see the projects Current challenge phase 1 1: Initiate 2 2: Nominate 3 3: Improve 4 4: Triumph 5 5: Accelerate 6 6: Make it Happen Sign up for our Newsletter WDCD CHALLENGE CONTACT Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 21 – 6th floor 1017 RP Amsterdam The Netherlands +31 20 46 35 359 challenge@whatdesigncando.com Global Partners IKEA Foundation Autodesk Foundation Antalis Arjowiggins Challenge Partners IKEA Foundation Autodesk Foundation STBY Social Enterprise NL Info About WDCD Terms and Conditions Partners Press...