and take part in a unique experience!
Work
and
compete
with students from European universities
Connect
with an international consulting network
Win
a weekend in Paris
THE CHALLENGE
Digital is game changer for businesses. It is reshaping business models. It is impacting whole corporations, changing the relations between employees and corporate culture. Everything is being accelerated. Innovation is the watchword and agility has become the new norm. More than being a simple enabler, digital has also fostered new expectations.
You are the next employees. How should corporations manage this change? What do you aspire to? Choose one of the following topics and design the ultimate company:
Do you dream of great workplaces, inspiring leaders and new ways of working and collaborating in large companies? Then this challenge is for you!
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Digital
organization
Leadership
These are just examples to get you started. Let your imagination run free and surprise us!
Portray the company leadership and management of your dreams
What does it take to be a leader in the digital age? What is the ideal management style? How should decisions be taken and large organizations be governed, in the digital age? How should happiness and enthusiasm be managed? What does tomorrow’s career path look like? What is the future of talent management (recruitment, development, empowerment, performance, evaluation,…)?...
Ex: The leader of the future.
Leadership
Depict the innovative and agile organization of the future
How should large corporations be organized in the digital age? What does data change? How can agility be fostered? How can an entrepreneurial and innovative mindsets be developed? What should the structure look like – globally or more specifically within its different functions (marketing, IT, HR, commercial, production, etc.)?...
Ex: The digital factory of the future.
organization
Digital
Imagine the company that leverages collective intelligence
How should people work and collaborate in the digital age? How can collective intelligence be fostered? How do you master the art of mobilization & change management in the digital age? What is your ideal working space? What does it mean to work in open ecosystems and how can communities work together?
Ex: The workplace of the future.
Collaboration
HOW CAN YOU PARTICIPATE?
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UILDA TEAMOF THREEEvery student can take part in this challenge, so try mixing profiles: engineering, business, technical, design, sociology…
Multidisciplinary teams are more likely to devise more innovative projects!
Having trouble finding a teammate? Send an email to [email protected]
HOW CAN YOU PARTICIPATE?
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ELECTTHE CITYYOU WANT TOCOMPETE IN in your home country or at the closest officeHOW CAN YOU PARTICIPATE?
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ENDUS A PRESENTATIONOF YOURIDEA Use the format of your choice: slides, audio or video file, poster, poem,...everything is allowed! There is no restriction on the content either: Be creative but keep it short and to the point!
You should be able to pitch your idea in under 5 minutes
As this is an international challenge, everything will have to be in English When submitting your idea, don’t forget to:
Tell us which one of the three topics you choose
Attach a team description (name, school, contact details of the team members) Send everything to [email protected] Deadline: July 1st, 11:59pm, CEST
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ITCH YOURIDEAIN FRONTOF OUR JURIES Pitch sessions will take place on July 6th, in the evening.You will be pitching in the office you chose to compete in. Your pitch should take no longer than 5 minutes and should be held in English. One winning team will be chosen per office.
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HOW CAN YOU PARTICIPATE?
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The finalists will be invited to Paris on July 20-21stto take part in a two-day hackathon to prototype
their ideas.
This will be organized in parallel with other hackathons, involving over 400 people (consultants, hackers, designers, developers,…) battling for innovation.
The icing on the cake, you will even be able to stay for the weekend and enjoy the summer in Paris! Your travel expenses and accommodation costs for the finale will be covered by Nextcontinent.
To sum up: the key milestones
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During this challenge, your project will be assessed on relevance, creativity and feasibility. Last piece of advice: Bear in mind that ideas will have to lead to concrete prototypes that could be implemented in companies.
SELECTION CRITERIA
WHO CAN SIGN UP?
PORTUGAL Avenida Conselheiro Fernando de Sousa 11-13 1070-072 Lisbon
THE OFFICES YOU CAN COMPETE IN
Schaliënhoevedreef 20J B-2800 Mechelen
FRANCE Tour Vista 52-54 quai de Dion Bouton 92806 Puteaux Cedex Rbla Catalunya 111 3° 1a 08008 Barcelona red Gooimeer, 5-39 1411 DD Naarden GERMANY Thurn und Taxis – Platz 6 60313 Frankfurt am Main
Heilbronner Straße 86, 70191 Stuttgart
Via del Porto Fluviale, 35 00154 Rome
We are looking forward to receiving your projects!
Should you have any questions, you can contact Audrey, our challenge coordinator.
+49 (0)151 27 65 47 14
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