Hatch4Good

An interdisciplinary innovation competition hosted and organised by the Kickstart Incubator Society at the University of St. Andrews. Over 50 selected participants from across disciplines form teams to solve real-world challenges using technology as a tool. Students spend two-days designing an innovative social enterprise at the end of which they have the opportunity to pitch their start-up proposal to a panel of industry experts including representatives from this year's major sponsors and partners including JP Morgan, Amazon, Vodafone, Founder's Factory and Virgin Start-up. "I was really impressed by the ideas and potential solutions presented at this well organised and fun event, the amount of thought, effort and passion demonstrated by the diverse group of students taking part was excellent. " - Daryl Kennedy, VP @ JP Morgan"Hatch4good was a wonderful demonstration of interdisciplinary collaboration and creative changemaking - I am more than happy to endorse this inspiring student initiative. I travelled up from London to judge the final pitching competition and was impressed by what I found. Not to mention the organising Kickstart team; a fantastically coordinated ambitious group with great potential for the future. This is precisely the sort of thing the world is in need of right now and what we at Virgin are looking for. " – Paul Adams, Head of Education @ Virgin Start UpTeams create: - a sustainable business proposal- a prototype website /app- a video elevator pitch- social media marketing campaigns- a 3-minute pitchHatch4good introduces students to the fundamentals of social entrepreneurship by giving them practical experience in: - interdisciplinary collaboration- core problem identification and validation- an introduction to market research and analysis- adapting to novel challenges and situations- creative problem-solving under time pressure- effective communication and public speaking
Social Link - Linkedin: http://www. linkedin.com/company /hatch4good
Keywords: social enterprise