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Silicon Valley-Imagine
ABOUT THE CENTER
Imagine Creativity Center is a center that identifies problems and suggests World Changing solutions. The ideas will be pursued by multidisciplinary team which will work in the Silicon Valley environment for one month.
During one month, dreamers will live a radical life changing experience while finding ways to make the world a better place. Imagine will open its doors to dreamers twice a year. In every edition, 12 talented people will be chosen to work on 4 disruptive projects. The results will be presented in a public event at the end of each edition and will be permanently exhibited in the center's showroom.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW SUMMER
During one month, dreamers will live a radical life changing experience while finding ways to make the world a better place. Imagine will open its doors to dreamers twice a year. In every edition, 12 talented people will be chosen to work on 4 disruptive projects. The results will be presented in a public event at the end of each edition and will be permanently exhibited in the center's showroom.
ABOUT THE PROJECTS
- In each edition of Imagine teams will work on 4 projects that propose disruptive solutions to different problems in the world.
- Projects are chosen by a committee of experts who evaluates the proposals submitted by applications. 12 talented people will work on these projects. The results will be presented in a public event and permanently exhibited in the center’s showroom.
- For this edition of imagine the following 4 projects have been selected: smart mobility, happiness, solidarity, collective intelligence.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW SUMMER
EDITION 2012
- 1 WarmUp weekend in Barcelona and Cadaqués.
Creative group activities (15,16, 17 of June) - 1 Month at Imagine Creativity Center at San Francisco (from 27th of June to 29 of July)
- Flight to San Francisco (27th of June)
- 4 Teams, 12 Dreamers (Different ages and backgrounds)
- Group of mentors (Stanford, Ideo, Google,…) + In-House Guest Sessions + 2 team directors
- 2 Stanford Interactive Sessions with Professors
- 8 Networking events around the Silicon Valley (chosen to fit each dreamers needs)
- Silicon Valley Company visits and Hotspots (Google, IDEO, Craigslist, etc.)
- 4 Outdoor Activities
- 1 Final Public Event to expose projects (26th of July)
- Flight back to Spain (29th of July)
- Reconnect meetings and presentation of the results to Spanish Media in Barcelona, Madrid, Tenerife, etc.
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