Dyson Map the Challenge Case Competition 2021

Dyson by Design

2021 MAP THE CHALLENGE CASE COMPETITION

Dealine Extended to SUNDAY April 4th at NOON!

What is Map the Challenge?

Dyson's Map the Challenge is a campus-wide competition, hosted annually by Dyson's Leadership by Design Program, that asks students and all Cornell University members to think differently about social and environmental change.

Map the Challenge is patterned after Map the System, a global competition established by The Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, Oxford, UK. Designed in parallel with Dyson's Grand Challenges initiative, the program underscores Dyson's mission, "Our Business is a Better World," highlighting UN PRIME sustainable goals and is one of the school's most prestigious and comprehensive case events.

Teams will select one of four preselected UN PRME sustainable goals to explore, probe, and research the connecting elements and factors around it from a systems perspective. Ultimately, teams present a selected topic to judges in a form that people can understand, share, and learn.

Why use a mapping approach to solving problems?

Social change is complicated. Mapping is a way of understanding its complexities. It allows us to think about context and the many interacting factors that contribute to the development of economic forces, political movements, or global trends. It provides methods and tools to understand the whole picture by removing silos and applying a systems approach.

Team Requirements:

• Teams are required to have 4 Cornell students each.
• Teams are allowed no more than 1 graduate student each.
• Only ten teams will be accepted to compete. Registration is on a first-come, first-served "time-stamped" basis.
• Team Registration begins at 8:00 am on Monday, March 1, 2021! The team's designated captain will complete an online registration form and submit their team's name, along with each member's full name, NetIDs, college/school name, and academic term: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aeOF0F8cGbsReiW

Case Preparation

• Teams attend a REQUIRED Workshop on Monday, April 5, from 9:30-11:00 am with Denise Ramzy to learn about Systems Thinking and to begin developing your topic.
  • Come ready to discuss your topic! Teams can begin working on their project immediately during the Monday, April 5 Workshop at 9:30 am.
• Teams are expected to take a systems thinking approach to their research analysis and present their findings in three ways: 1. Visual Systems Map, 2. Written Summary of your research, and 3. Bibliography about ONE of 4 sustainable goals from Grand Challenges that the Map the Challenge (MTC) Committee preselects.
• Teams should prepare for a 5minute presentation followed by 5-minutes of Q&A.
• Presentation MUST be in a PowerPoint or PDF file format.
• Teams are not permitted to discuss the competition with anyone other than their teammates or consult with a prior participant(s). Doing so will be considered a violation of the Cornell University’s Code of Academic Integrity.
• DEADLINE for submitted materials are to be sent to amber.richter@cornell.edu NO LATER THAN Thursday, April 8 at 12:30 pm.
• Please note that you and your team must not change or edit your slides in any way between the Thursday, April 8 at 12:30 pm submission time and your presentation slot on Friday, April 9.

The Finals

• Team presentations are on Friday, April 9, between 3:30 pm-6:30 pm.
• Every team member must attend their assigned presentation time slot on Friday, April 9.
• Dress Code: Business
• Judging is based on the following criteria:
  • The content of your analysis and your ability to answer questions related to the project.
  • How well you were able to integrate what you have learned into your analysis.
• Cash Prizes:
  • 1^st Place Team: $2,000
  • 2^nd Place Team: $1,000
  • 3^rd Place Team: $500

Questions? Contact Amber Richter 254-8259, amber.richter@cornell.edu

Best of luck to all teams!