Designing impactful solutions to respond to climate change and make cities more liveable and inclusive
A 24-hour hackathon connected designers and innovators on both sides of the Atlantic through a dedicated path designed by both universities.
The event was open to students in the third year of the Bachelor's degree and the first and second year of the Master's degree, enrolled in the School of Design. In collaboration with MIT & POLI.design.
Teams of students from Politecnico di Milano, POLI.design and MIT collaborated virtually from Milan and Cambridge to devise and co-create innovation opportunities to address the climate crisis and other pressing social conditions.
The participants spent 24 hours in teams. At the end of the 24 hours, they presented their idea and prototype to a panel of judges.
The event took place at the offices of Logotel @ Ventura Lambrate
Event coordinators
Gianluca Carella (for POLIMI), Svafa Gronfeldt (for MIT)
Mentors from POLIMI & MIT
Gianluca Carella, Marta Conte, Rachele Didero, Svafa Gronfeldt, Silvana Migliozzi, Oliver Thomas, Lauren Witte
Experts from MIT
Monique Fuchs, Giuliano Picchi, Oliver Thomas
Experts from Logotel
Daniele Cerra, Federica Guazzoni, Silvia Magnanini, Vincenzo Scagliarini
Jury
Alice Manzoni (Senior Manager - Logotel), Paloma Gonzalez-Rojas (Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder - Atacama Biomaterials), Rachelle Villalon (Founder, Executive Chairman & Chief Science Officer - Hosta AI), Francesco Zurlo (Dean of the School of Design - Politecnico di Milano)
