Toronto Jam for Good

Calling all designers, developers, strategists, innovators & anyone eager to make a positive impact in Toronto, and on the world: Join the #Toronto Jam for Good on the weekend of March 29th-31st.

During the Jam, you will work with people from different backgrounds to create a new service to tackle some of the world's most wicked social problems. In the spirit of experimentation, innovation, cooperation and friendly competition, teams will have a weekend to develop and prototype completely new services inspired by a shared global theme. At the end of the weekend, your brand new service will be published to the world and presented to a team of experienced judges.

/ Build a new venture? Who knows, you might be meeting your new co-founders at the jam!

/ Learning about Service Design and Design Thinking? Social entrepreneurs, design thinking experts and lean start up and business modelling mentors will be at the event to guide you on how to develop, prototype, and pitch your solutions.

/ Want to connect with likeminded people but hate networking? This event is facilitated by a team of movers and shakers in the Toronto design, social entrepreneurship and innovation scene who have experience working with organizations such as Claro Partners, The Moment, The Rotman School, OCADU, Impact Origin, Idea Couture, RBC Digital, CIBC, ServiceOntario, Hult Prize, Justgiving, Startupbootcamp, Kiva, Accion Venture Lab, and the Centre for Social Innovation.

/ 4 Good?! Come tackle some of the world's most wicked problems, such as mental health, FinTech for Good, Citizen inclusion, Sports for Good etc. You can really come up with a new service in any domain though, as long as it takes cues from the global theme, to be revealed on the day of, and be a service that makes the world truly better.

/ Want to be part of something bigger? Jams will take place on the same weekend in 100+ cities around the world. In 48 hours, the jammers all around the world will simultaneously develop and prototype something new to change the world. Be one of them!

Toronto Jam for Good, making the world better, one service at a time. Stay informed by following us on Twitter @jam4good. Tickets start at $10 per person, and include coffee and snacks over the weekend.



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