Social Impact Lab: New Solutions to Social Challenges

Children & youth

Jan 17

Who: Social Impact Lab

What: The Innovation program “Impact Challenge” aims to generate new solutions to social challenges.

Where: Norway

Project period: 2023

The Innovation program “Impact Challenge” aims to generate new solutions to social challenges. With innovation methodology, business development and design thinking as tools, we gather people across sectors to explore and develop new solutions in collaboration with those who know the challenges the best. In 2022-23 Impact Challenge work on the theme “Youth Inclusion”.

The program is divided into three phases:

Insight:
We invite people from various backgrounds and professions to share their perspectives on which barriers we need to solve to improve our services within this year’s theme.

Idea development:
We gather people across sectors and disciplines to an annual Innovation Camp to explore possible solutions on social challenges.

Incubation:
A selected number of start-up companies will join a 6 Month incubation program, where they are provided with:

Courses and workshops with skilled professionals.
A digital learning platform with video courses where experts share their best tips.
A digital toolbox.
Mentoring sessions with business developers and designers.
Invitations to network gatherings, and a network of like-minded people.
Coaching and peer-to-peer conversations.
Membership at Social Impact Lab.

Previous program participants feedback on the Impact Challenge program:

“The program had a structure and content that really captured the challenges we social entrepreneurs often encounter. Competent speakers and skilled organizers made this a great experience. This program really supported the further development of our social business”.

“Impressively educational and useful. Great with the “flipped classroom” method with preparatory work and available resources. The digital sessions have been held in an exemplary manner, and the program itself has broadened our perspectives”.