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  • Who is on 10,000 Solutions?
    Posted by Paul H on October 31, 2011 at 3:01: PM MST

     

     

    Since the 10,000 Solutions Project started, many groups and individuals expressed interest in the project, including some public leaders for innovation and changemaking.  

    The video above is from Peter Diamandis, Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation. His solution answers the challenge of how we can live healthier lives. His idea is to create a device that works as a portable symptom checker so that people can be the CEO or their own health – or at least manage it on their own.

    ASU president Michael Crow also posted a solution. His solves problems in higher education. He poses the idea of the New American University as a solution to public higher education. His New American University creates an inclusive learning environment for all types of students in all academic areas.

    Tamara W., the CEO of the Girl Scouts Arizona Cactus Pine Council, poses a solution for human rights. She suggests that the countries and businesses invest in women to boost the economy and the standard of living. Women, she says, invest their wealth back into the public community. So, we should invest in women to support the nation’s prosperity.

    Suzanne McKechnie Klahr, the CEO and Founder of Build, poses a solution for how we can educate in a rapidly changing world. She proposes a program that helps high school students start businesses to propel them through school and provide them with entrepreneurial skills they need.

     

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  • Solution of the Week #4
    Posted by Paul H on October 28, 2011 at 10:51: AM MST in Solution of the Week

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    This week we’re featuring a solution for how we can build strong vibrant communities. The featured contributor, Julie V., calls her solution “Adopt don’t shop Gallery.”  Julie V. builds on Itzel L.’s solution called “One Less Homeless Puppy” to create her solution. Itzel suggested that people be encouraged to adopt dogs so that fewer are killed.

    Julie takes this solution a step further by suggesting that ASU students create an “Adopt Don’t Shop Gallery.” She suggests that students use the Memorial Union space – a central location on the ASU campus – to advertise puppies for adoption. She also recommends that a student group gets local artists to photograph the animals. These photographs will advertise the dogs and then be sold to raise money for the shelter. Some student volunteers can display the photos and hand out adoption coupons to encourage pet adoption. All of this effort, she claims, will decrease the number of dogs put to sleep each year.

    Check out her solution here.

     

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  • Solution of the Week #3
    Posted by Paul H on October 19, 2011 at 4:13: PM MST in Solution of the Week

    One of the eight challenge categories for 10,000 Solutions is education. And many of the users posed solutions to the question: how can we educate in a rapidly changing world?

    This week the 10,000 Solutions team highlights one of these solutions from the ASU Epics Team, comprised of Denise O., Alex D., CJ S., Eric C., and Scotty O. This group of students developed a low-cost Wii Whiteboard for students to use all over the world. As the students say in the video, the Wii Whiteboard is interactive, works on any surface on which a screen can be projected, and goes anywhere.

    Support their solution here.

     

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  • ASU Group Competition
    Posted by Paul H on October 19, 2011 at 3:10: PM MST in General

    Changemaker Central / 10,000 Solutions

    The 10,000 Solutions team would like to announce its first group competition for registered ASU organizations. This competition gives groups who participate the chance to win an additional $500 towards implementing a solution. Here are the details.

    The first competition is for the number of supporters a solution gets. In this part of the competition, the first organization to get 50 supporters for a group solution wins $250. Uploading a group solution is easy, but organizations should elect a single leader to complete this task. An organization leader simply has to create a group account using the organization’s official email address and its official name. The leader then can check the “Use this account as an organization” box. The group leader uploads a solution like any other user and then registers the organization’s solution here. Once your organization’s leader has completed these steps, your organization can support, build or comment on solutions like any other user.  Encourage your group to get 50 supporters (no fake accounts please) in order to win the $250 prize.

    The second competition is for tagged solutions. Here, the first organization to get 50 solutions using its tag wins $250. Competing organizations must create a uniform tag and register it here. Once your organization leader has done this, members in your organization or people interested in your organization’s solution can use your tag. The first organization to get 50 people using its tag in their solution wins $250.

    By entering this competition, each solution is still eligible for the $10,000 grand prize, so keep your solutions thoughtful and legitimate. Also, note that an organization can win both prizes totaling $500, which can be used towards implementing a solution or showcasing it. There is no time limit to this competition; whoever meets the goals first wins. So, hurry up and start solving!

     

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  • Solution of the Week #2
    Posted by Paul H on October 12, 2011 at 3:20: PM MST in Solution of the Week

    One of 10,000 Solutions challenge categories is education. The specific question for this category is “how can we educate in a rapidly changing world?”

    Education ensures that tomorrow’s citizens are skilled, entrepreneurial, innovative and prepared to succeed in the 21st-century job market. High school graduation rates, however, have stalled, and many students who attend college find themselves unprepared for college-level work. Education, in turn, is one of the greatest challenges of our day.

    There have been many interesting solutions for this challenge, so we thought that we would showcase a promising solution to keep the conversation going. Michael S. suggests that public schools purchase houses being foreclosed on so that Math and Science teachers can live in them. This solution aims to rejuvenate struggling neighborhoods, embed teachers in local communities and promote teacher retention in impoverished areas.

    What do you think? Support, build on or comment on Michael’s Solution.

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  • 10,000 Solutions Creating a Local Buzz
    Posted by Paul H on October 12, 2011 at 12:28: PM MST in Press


    We’re excited about the recent interest in 10,000 Solutions. The 10K project that aims to ignite collaborative imagination has people in the valley talking. Students have been interviewed, solutions have been featured, and the innovative project has been promulgated.


    Check out some of the local coverage:

    Reporter Ed Tribble featured 10K on the 6:00PM news on Channel 12.

    The Arizona Republic also featured the project and some solutions.

    KTAR radio featured the project on air.

    ASU featured the project in the ASU news and in The State Press.

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  • Small Solutions, Big Change
    Posted by Regina D on October 12, 2011 at 10:44: AM MST in General

    Ignite @ ASU

    Change begins with an idea. That idea is like a seed. You have to plant it somewhere, but for that idea to grow and blossom you need to feed it and nurture it. Likewise, for an idea to become a reality, we must “feed it” with people, time and money.

    Taking this analogy a bit further, 10,000 solutions is the soil to your idea. It allows you to plant your seed and gives you the space where others can support and comment to help your idea sprout.

    However, for those who are looking to take your idea to the next stage, I challenge you to apply to speak at Ignite @ ASU, a public event for great thinkers and doers to gather, share ideas, connect with others and create change. It features rapid-fire 5 minute presentations that brings ASU students, faculty, staff and community members together to build more connected, vibrant communities.

    If 10,000 Solutions is the soil, Ignite @ ASU can be the fertilizer that will help you grow your idea by providing a venue for you to share your idea with a diverse audience that consists of students, staff and community members. By applying to Ignite @ ASU, you can share your idea with an audience that could be your future partners, volunteers or mentors.

    Change starts with an idea.

    Why not yours?

    You’ve already planted the seed by becoming a part of 10,000 solutions now it’s time to make your idea grow and apply to speak at Ignite @ ASU. Deadline to apply is October 14 at 11:59 p.m. Applications take 10 minutes.

    For more information about the date and location of the event go to http://community.asu.edu/igniteasu or email Regina.Duran@asu.edu with questions about the event.

    For those who are not only looking for their idea to grow, but are also looking to make your idea blossom, think about applying to the innovation challenge. The ASU Innovation Challenge is an opportunity for ASU students who have an idea, venture, or prototype and are looking for seed funding to win up to 10,000 dollars. For more information go to http://innovationchallenge.asu.edu/

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  • Solution of the Week #1
    Posted by Paul H on October 7, 2011 at 2:39: PM MST in Solution of the Week

    Every week the 10K blog will feature a Solution of the Week to highlight some of the best solutions and to inspire creative solutions to local and global problems. Above is the first solution of the week!

    Many solutions on the 10,000 Solutions website have been about food, eating well, healthy food options, and obesity. And the solutions have been really interesting and innovative. Most of them are about how institutions like universities can get students to eat well. So, we decided to feature one of these interesting solutions.

    Above Bryana C puts forward a very simple and local solution to the problem of how we can live healthier lives. Check it out and build on it!

    Support it here: http://10000solutions.org/solution/campus-grocery-store

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