Challenge Question How might we leverage technology in our cities' laneways to create more accessible and inclusive spaces? Partner: MaRS Discovery District Project Summary With the challenges and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto, the fragility of our systems and the city itself have been exposed. Among these systems that require attention is the […]
Challenge Question How should the urban sidewalk curb be redesigned to handle its growing number of competing interests? Partner: MaRS Discovery District Project Summary For cities everywhere in the world, the sidewalk curb is an increasingly contested slice of real estate. It is a liminal space where parking, pedestrians, cyclists, couriers, and drivers all incessantly […]
Challenge Question How might corporate leaders strategically and effectively incorporate the UN's Sustainable Development Goals into their business models? Partner: MaRS Discovery District Project Summary At MaRS we work with companies of all sizes, from one-person startups to multinational conglomerates, who come to us for our advisory on everything “innovation.” We believe that part of […]
Challenge Question How can newcomer/immigrant youth become aware of the support they need and how to find it? Partner: FYI - For Youth Initiative Project Summary It is a challenge to immigrate to another country without emotional and social support, local knowledge, and vital language skills. This project constellates around breaking these barriers while providing […]
Challenge Question How can we put mechanisms in place to prevent international students from being put in vulnerable situations? Partner: Tulan Ma | Senior Manager, Program Development and Innovation Project Summary Canada is currently the eighth most attractive destination for international university students around the world. From 1990 to 1994, only 31,000 international students were […]
Challenge Question What does closed-loop waste management for businesses look like? Partner: Peel Community Climate Council Project Summary Finding a suitable solution to poor and improper recycling is a global issue that would help us tremendously in combating climate change. Closed-loop waste management systems work to apply sustainable models to recycling and landfill diversion by […]
Challenge Question How can the local food-growing ecosystem enhance or help support sustainable food security? Partner: Peel Community Climate Council Project Summary One out of eight households in Canada faces food insecurity. According to Statistics Canada, this means 4.4 million people, including 1.2 million children, are currently living in food-insecure conditions. Among these numbers, the […]
Challenge Question How do we create a safe digital hub (integrating one or all of the following platforms: website, app, YouTube, Instagram) that allows kids (grades 3 to 7) to write and share stories, both collaboratively and independently? Partner: Story Planet Project Summary Story Planet’s workshops help students develop skills and confidence in writing and […]
Challenge Question Beyond publishing, how do we send out the oral and written stories created by the kids we work with in grades 3–7 to a global audience? Partner: Story Planet Project Summary Through the variety of workshops offered by Story Planet, students develop skills and confidence in writing and explore storytelling through narrative, dialogue, […]
Challenge Question Beyond publishing, how do we send out the oral and written stories created by the kids we work with in grades 3–7 to a global audience? Partner: Story Planet Project Summary When public schools closed to help stop the spread of COVID-19, Story Planet converted their free creative literacy workshops to an online […]