Zero Waste Design Sprint

The Design Sprint Challenge

During the Spring of 2023, the UGA Social Incubator is hosting a design sprint as part of a grant awarded by the UGA Office of Sustainability. The design sprint will task each participating team to identify an outreach campaign to increase awareness and solutions for zero waste on campus. Teams will present this outreach proposal to a team of judges. Ultimately, the winning teams will be awarded prize money.

Your Opportunity

Practice (or acquire) design thinking expertise

Gain experiential learning credit for graduation

Promote zero waste practices at UGA

Compete to earn some serious $$$

Prizes awarded:

$2,000 for First Place Team

$1,000 for Second Place Team

$500 for Third Place Team

The Design Sprint

In a design sprint, a team designs a novel solution to a meaningful problem. Using design thinking, the team works to develop empathy, define a need, ideate, prototype, and test. Ultimately the team communicates the need they discovered and their idea to address it through a compelling story. A sprint is a terrific opportunity to practice your design thinking skills or to learn about the design thinking process.

The Zero Waste Challenge

We know that most people want to be more sustainable, they just don't know how. We are tasking students to become more aware of waste on campus, the challenges of addressing it, and the negative impact it produces. Students will expand their understanding of the needs, challenges, and current initiatives related to sustainability to take ownership of a project to develop and pitch novel solutions at the final event.

Your Task

Assemble a team of 2 to 4 students (or let us know that you would like help finding a team)

Apply to be part of the Sprint

Participate in five 90-minute exercises

Complete your design

Present your design to the judges

Claim your prize (if you win, of course)