24-Hour Design Sprint:

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Harnessing FSU students’ passion and creativity to develop solutions to the worlds pressing needs.

JANUARY 26 - 27

4pm Friday to 4pm Saturday*
@ the FSU Innovation Hub

*with 8-hour break for sleep at home

EVENT INFORMATION

$4,000 in prize money!

Three meals included!

Free event t-shirts for all participants!

Great opportunity to make new connections, gain marketable skills, and make a difference in the world!!

No previous knowledge, experience, or skills required!
All students welcome!

Students work in teams to understand the problem and develop solutions.

What is a Design Sprint?

  • A Design Sprint is an intensive problem solving session in which students work in teams to develop solutions to a real-world problem. Participants learn the Design Thinking process for understanding problems and developing innovative solutions. They also learn about the design challenge from experts in the field. The session closes with teams pitching their ideas to win prizes, fame, and glory! See the detailed agenda at the bottom of the page.

Millions of people are considered modern slaves today.

What is the challenge?

  • Given that there are between 20 million and 40 million people in modern slavery today,

    how might we raise awareness of the problem, call attention to victims, and place pressure on offenders to reduce the incidents of human trafficking?

Event Agenda

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  • Planning, Teaming, Empathy, Framing

    3:30 PM Check-in

    4:00 PM Welcome and Introductions

    4:05 PM Intro to Design Thinking

    4:15 PM Presentation: The Human Trafficking crisis

    4:45 PM Panel Discussion

    5:30 PM Break

    5:40 PM Teaming

    6:00 PM Dinner, Getting to Know You

    6:30 PM Empathy and Reframing Presentation

    6:45 PM Empath Work - Research and Stakeholder Interviews

    8:00 PM Ideation and Prototyping Presentation

    8:15 PM Team Work

    12:00 AM Hub Closes

    Friday, 8:00pm - Saturday, 8:00am

    Teams may work on their own at the Hub until midnight, or work elsewhere. Take some time to sleep so that you feel sharp and rested on Saturday.

  • Ideation, Prototyping, and Pitching

    8:00 AM Check-in / Breakfast / Networking

    8:30 AM The Day Ahead Presentation - Ideation and Prototyping

    8:45 AM Back to work!

    12:00 PM Lunch & Learn "The Pitch"

    12:30 PM Back to Work - Presentation

    2:00 PM Gather for Pitches
    Pitches will be 3 minutes, 6 slides with two minutes of Q&A

    3:30 PM Awards

    4:00 PM Concludes

PRIZES!

First Place: $400 per team member

Second Place: $200 per team member

Third Place: $200 per team member

  • Provided in the form of Tango Gift Cards

  • Teams are assumed to have five members

  • Team members must have participated in the entire design sprint to win a prize

Only 50 participant spaces available so register now!

Individuals and teams are encouraged to register!

The Challenge

Human Trafficking

Human trafficking remains one of the world’s most significant human rights violations in the 21st century. Every year, men, women, and children are exploited across the globe for forced labor (labor trafficking) and forced prostitution (sex trafficking). The crime has been reported in every country in the world and in every state of the United States. Though prosecuted vigorously, experts are concerned that it continues to thrive. 20 years of anti-trafficking investigations and prosecutions have demonstrated that a “law enforcement approach” alone to combating human trafficking will not eliminate it.

New efforts and new approaches are now required. Increasingly, there is more attention being paid to community actors and community awareness. This includes addressing the demand side of human trafficking. How can consumers be better engaged to decrease the demand for prostitution & sex trafficking? How can consumers use their buying power to combat forced labor in supply chains where it often hides? How can human trafficking victims be better identified? And what strategies are available to individuals and community groups to assist in the fight against human trafficking? Finally, what unique roles can universities and university students play in the fight to eliminate modern slavery, especially utilizing new technological capabilities?

Informational Resources

Design Thinking teaches that we need to fully understand a problem before we can develop effective solutions. Design Sprint participants are encouraged the below resources prior to, and during the Design Sprint to improve the chances of winning!

Slaveryfootprint Survey (How many slaves work for you?!)

National Human Trafficking Hotline

The Polaris Project

Freedom Network USA (one of the best advocacy groups in the US)

20 Ways You Can Help Fight Human Trafficking (US State Department)

Shared Hope International (group that specializes in combating child sex trafficking)

Trafficking: Myth vs. Truth

Human Trafficking 101: Traffickers and Buyers

Why Hotels Like Marriott Have a Human Trafficking Problem

This Is Human Trafficking: Social Media Recruitment

Hidden in Plain Sight (Human Trafficking PSA)

The Hidden Reality of Labor Trafficking in the US

Faces of Human Trafficking: An Introduction to Labor Trafficking (Survivor Profiles)

“We tend to think of human trafficking as a foreign issue, not something that could happen here in our own back yards. But it's a fast-growing problem in the United States, in every area, with no real defined demographic.”

— Lori Foster

Your Mission

Harness Your Creativity!

Work in an interdisciplinary team using Design Thinking (we’ll teach you how) to develop a solution that assists in raising awareness of human trafficking. Your solution should address one or more of the challenges listed above.

Solutions may take any of the following forms:

  • a physical invention or design
    -example: a wireless pendant transponder that alerts authorities in case of abduction

  • software
    - example: an app that scans faces and compares them to photos in a known victim database

  • a service
    - example: a human trafficking victim hotline

  • a system
    - example: validation and positive ID of employees applying for jobs in the hospitality industry

  • a combination of two or more of the above

ANY new and innovative solution to the challenge is valid. Just check to make sure it maps to JUDGING CRITERIA listed below.

Make sure your solution does not already exist on the market. To be innovative it must be something new!

Test your solution with specialists and stakeholders at the event. Feel free to test it on others remotely - by zoom or phone. Gather valuable feedback to improve your solution and presentation!

Develop a Simple Prototype

Visually illustrate your solution by creating a prototype as a visual aid to your presentation. Prototypes vary depending on the type of solution your developed. They include:

  • A storyboard

  • A diagram, floorplan, or other drawing

  • A constructed object made of crafting materials (supplies)

  • App drawings or screenshots (see www.proto.io) that illustrate a users experience

  • A product flyer or website (see www.wix.com)

  • Acting out the solution

  • A combination of two or more of the above

Pitch Your Solution

Develop a 3-minute presentation and slide deck (no more than 6 slides) to pitch your idea to the judges. Include your prototype to show how your solution is utilized. The 4-minute pitch will be followed by 2 minutes of Q&A.

Check out this video on the elevator pitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-iETptU7JY

Consider the judging criteria and how your pitch will earn you points in the eight areas.

  • Tell a compelling story.

  • Provide statistics to show you did your research!

  • Show that there are no other effective solutions on the market.

  • Demonstrate your solution with a prototype.

  • Include stakeholder feedback - grandma or grandpa!

  • Practice, practice, practice!!!

Judging Criteria

Innovative - Is this a new solution or are other solution providers already offering something similar? A high score is earned by a brand new solution not currently available.

Creative - How creative is this idea? Is it something anyone could have thought of? A high score is earned by a highly imaginative and creative solution.

Impact - How useful will the solution be at addressing the challenge? A high score is earned by a solution that fully addresses a problem.

Impact Area - How important is the issue that this solution addresses for stakeholders? A high score is earned by a very important issue being addressed - a critical necessity rather than a convenience.

Feasibility - Will it be easy to implement? Or will it require a lot of effort and investment? A high score is earned by a solution that is highly feasible.

Pitch - How effective was the prototype and presentation in selling the solution? Did it illustrate the use of Design Thinking? A high score is earned by an impactful presentations that demonstrates the full use of Design Thinking principles.

Notes:

  • This is an IDEAthon not a business pitch competition. There is no expectation of teams developing a business plan. Teams need only present their innovative idea for a solution.

  • Nor is this a hackathon, where judges will review code or technical aspects of the solution.

The Process 

Design Thinking

In Design Thinking we work in interdisciplinary teams to benefit from multiple perspectives and creative processes.

  1. We begin with our “HMW”
    How Might We design a home environment that evolves with the needs of aging individuals to provide the care and comfort they need to spend their latter years happy and healthy at home.

  2. Do some initial Planning and build teams (we’ve handled most of this for you!)

  3. Empathize with the problem seeking to understand it to the best of your ability. This is accomplished by

    1. exploring the challenge through the links provided above in The Challenge section

    2. listening to the presentation at the beginning of the Design Sprint

    3. asking questions of our panel of experts

    4. research and explore on your own

  4. Reframe the problem reducing the scope and finding an actionable area to work on creating a new HMW. For example your team may decide to focus on the social isolation challenge of aging in place.

  5. Utilize Ideation tools to develop new and impactful solutions to your reframed HMW.

    1. Use sticky notes to come up with as many solutions as you can think of, then group solutions by common themes, and select your favorites.

    2. Consider applying solutions from other industries. Think out of the box. How would Elon Musk solve this? How might Airbnb think about this problem? Or Disney? Utilize random words to generate fresh ideas. Take a walk to gain inspiration from a new environment.

  6. Select the most innovative, effective, and feasible solution to prototype and test. Choose a solution that best meets the judging criteria.

  7. Build a Prototype of your solution (see above list of types) and test it on others. Your prototype should demonstrate how your solution is utilized.

  8. Develop your pitch

    no longer than 3 minutes in length

    no more than 6 slides on Google Slides (provide the link)

    More on Design Thinking at https://www.innovation.fsu.edu/design

First Place with 8 votes!

Name Tag Voting

Vote for your favorite Name Tag by adding a comment to the name tag you like best in the Google Album.

Honorable Mention with 7 votes!

Student Judging

Students judge their peers. Use the below form to cast your votes for the other teams. The winner of the student judging will be announced as an honorable mention with no prize.

How did we do?

Participants, please take a couple minutes to provide feedback.

Planning Committee