Welcome!
24-HOUR Design Sprint
Rapid Relocation
Enhancing Emergency Evacuation in Florida
Jan 31 - Feb 1, 2025
Jan 31 - Feb 1, 2025
4pm Friday to 4pm Saturday
@ the FSU Innovation Hub
*with 8-hour break for sleep at home
Essential Information
$3,000 in prizes!
Three meals included!
Free event t-shirts & giveaways for all participants!
A great opportunity to make new connections, gain marketable skills, and make a difference in the world!!
This event is open to ALL MAJORS!
Coding and programming skills NOT required!
Only 50 seats available!
The Challenge
With coastal communities facing escalating threats from hurricanes and flooding,
How might we promote better and more complete evacuation of individuals living near Florida's coasts?
Your Mission
Working in an interdisciplinary team, using Design Thinking and the support of experts, develop a solution to an area of the challenge that is impactful and feasible.
Pitch your solution for a chance to win prizes.
Do all of this within the 24-hour time frame.
Solutions may be physical inventions, apps, services, systems, or a combination of these.
This challenge may require skills from many disciplines and majors:
Social Sciences
Engineering
Computing and Technology
Communications and Digital Media
Humanities
Science, Meteorology and Math
Experts, Mentors, and Judges
Joe Paul
CEO, Optima Impact AI
Ian Guidicelli
Chief of Response, Florida Division of Emergency Management
David Merrick
FSU Emergency Management and Homeland Security Program
Rob McDaniel
FSU Emergency Management and Homeland Security Program
Event Tentative Agenda
Friday, Jan 31
Orientation, Teaming, Planning, Ideation
3:30 PM Check-in
4:00 PM Welcome and Introductions
4:15 PM Background Information
Design Thinking training (15 minutes)
Challenge background information (45 minutes)
Tips and Tricks (5 minutes)
Teaming (5 minutes)
5:30 PM Teams meet over Pizza
6:00 - 10:00 PM Empathy Research & Reframing
Access to Experts
9:00 PM Everyone Meets in Collab
10:00 - Midnight Team Ideation
12:00 AM (midnight) Hub Closes
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.
Saturday, Feb 1
Ideation, Prototyping, and Pitching
8:30 AM Check-in / Breakfast / Orientation
9:00 AM Everyone Meets in Collab
9:00 - 11:30 AM Prototyping, Pitch Prep
12:00 PM Lunch - Everyone Meets in Collab
1:00 PM Submit your Pitch Deck as a link to a Google Slides presentation
1:30 - 2:45 Presentations
Pitches will be 3 minutes, 6 slides with two minutes of Q&A
2:45 Judge Deliberation
3:00 Awards and Group photos
4:00 Event Concludes
Teams
Winners
1st Place: Team 5 Storm Vision: Esraa Arar, Zachary Merashoff, Sage Quillen, Jennnifer Rabideau, Tyler Reimer
2nd Place: Team 2 Snap Safe: Jonathan Alcineus, James Dzwil, Alex Holton, Taylor Marshall
3rd Place: Team 10 Weather or Not: Johanna Rubin, Kelly Leffler, Sid Nguyen, Wei Wang
Individual Idea Winners: Mani Tyagi, Sophia Zaydon, James Dzwil
Name Tag Design Winners: https://photos.app.goo.gl/yho1iYciGZMJSvKQ7
Presentations
Team 1 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1atFE2MI9BAZ_RqvFpzmE8G1qaJbv4PA7E9-ovUVZvU4/edit?usp=sharing
Team 2 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1gKd0-0abA2rqWZToKGsKLkDP5krZJa9bZgrxvvVN6Fg/edit?usp=sharing
Team 3 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1eV-xObWNYMUraeeMUrvTjPw1qUnbz6lSJvzPdyXAmtg/edit?usp=sharing
Team 4 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ezgkj9b5DtKSPtgHpQlvnvNFXTj7w1EgxviuhzFN_To/edit?usp=sharing
Team 5 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/196LuOxlcO3cyjFVGvm8qPq0YtbpIof_zTZsKQufozwE/edit?usp=sharing
Team 6 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1dcV2nOyvprOsDZzw1ioL8xfLjRfwxdlSQkQe1BnvxTY/edit?usp=sharing
Team 8 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1g_43vKMv9nKo9g6yDYmeg2SwJL4YVXNauR4eD4epTLw/edit?usp=sharing
Team 9 https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1nfIcEEncqRUEIgiqd7W1YjJMKhnp62y7rICGO1NtXOM/edit?usp=sharing
Team 10 Weather or Not
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1xUqsOYB_sfbknNQDDemyRRH98y5IkfT8rGivc-ooh0Q/edit?usp=sharing
Join us on Slack!
See announcements in real-time!
Pick up pro tips!
Request assistance!
Chat with other participants and teams
https://join.slack.com/t/fsurapidreloc-wuw6555/shared_invite/zt-2yvb49lkl-qmnOpNY4CU8EVTBYbPnwtg
Online Resources
Process Resources
Design Thinking Process https://www.innovation.fsu.edu/design-thinking
Ideation methods https://www.innovation.fsu.edu/ideate
Prototyping https://www.innovation.fsu.edu/build
Emergency Evacuation Research Resources
Plan & Prepare for Storms in Florida | FPREN: https://floridastorms.org/plan-and-prepare/
Know Your Zone, Know Your Home | Florida Disaster: https://www.floridadisaster.org/knowyourzone
Basic concepts reference:
Planning Considerations: Evacuation and Shelter-in-Place - Guidance for State, Local, Tribal and Territorial Partners: https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/planning-considerations-evacuation-and-shelter-in-place.pdfIn the News:
The challenges Floridians are facing while trying to evacuate | CNN: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/08/us/florida-evacuation-milton-challenges/index.html
Hurricane Milton Reveals the Physical and Psychological Challenges of Evacuations | Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/hurricane-milton-reveals-the-physical-and-psychological-challenges-of/
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.
Prototype and 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 Design Sprint 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.
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