This document summarizes Solve, an MIT initiative that harnesses mass collaboration and open innovation to grow and scale solutions to global challenges. Some key points: - Solve identifies promising solutions through an online platform and worldwide events called Solveathons. It has supported 99 solver teams across 12 challenges so far. - The initiative aims to include people from around the world and all stages of solutions. Anyone can apply and host Solveathon events. - In addition to providing funding and resources, Solve builds a community to support solvers through dedicated plans, convenings, and partnerships with organizations. - Upcoming events include Solve at MIT in May 2019 and the Solve Challenge Finals in September 2019 to select new solver

1. Pooja Wagh
Director
Health Community

2. “We will do more than talk about
the greatest problems facing our
world. We will set the course to
solve them.”
- L. Rafael Reif, President, MIT

3. “Include everyone, solve everything”
Megan Smith
3rd Chief Technology Officer of the US

4. Collaborative talent, ingenuity, and
creativity are everywhere!

5. Solve harnesses the power of
mass collaboration
open innovation
trustworthy partnership
to grow and scale transformational solutions
to big global challenges.

6. Anyone, anywhere can apply No prerequisites, and all people,
organizations, and solution stages are welcome
Worldwide outreach Solveathons worldwide – Beirut, Ho Chi
Minh, Berlin, Portland, ME – that anyone can host
Frictionless collaboration Online innovation platform for
thinking together, building teams, and voting for solutions
We Find Promising Solutions…

7. 99 SOLVER TEAMS ACROSS TWELVE CHALLENGES
56% 44% 48%31
Solutions are
for-profit
social enterprises
Solutions are
non-profits
or hybrids
Countries
represented as
headquarters
Solutions are
women-led
enterprises
Additional 30-35 Solver teams are selected every September across new Challenges
We Find Promising Solutions…

8. Curated community Change-makers with a shared purpose:
supporting our Solvers & making an impact
Dedicated support Targeted support plans for achieving the
impact goals of Solvers & community members
Convening Supercharging the community through carefully
engineered working sessions & meetings
…And Engineer Fruitful Partnerships

9. …And Engineer Fruitful Partnerships

10. Join the Movement
Support our Solver teams
Help source solutions
Participate in open innovation
Sign up to stay tuned
solve.mit.edu

12. Supplemental Slides

13. Solve Pillars
S U S TAI N A B I L I T Y
E C O N O M I C
P R O S P E R I T Y
L E AR N I N G
H E ALT H

14. U S I N G M I T ’ S E X P E R T I S E , R E S O U R C E S , AN D C O N V E N I N G P O W E R
• Input from
hundreds of
experts
• Challenge
Design
Workshops
• Solve’s unique
open innovation
platform
• Solveathons
• Solve at MIT
May 2019
• Expert judges
select finalists
• Solve Challenge
Finals in NYC
September 2019
• Between Solvers
and members
• Solver Brain
Trusts
• Partnership
Sessions
• Track
implementation
progress and
impact
Solve Innovation Cycle
Design
Global
Challenges
Launch &
Promote
Challenges
Convene
Community
Select
Solver Teams
Broker
Partnerships
Track
Impact
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15. 2018 Global Challenges
How can those most
affected by the
technology-driven
transformations of work
create productive and
prosperous livelihoods for
themselves?
How can communities
invest in frontline health
workers and services to
improve their access to
effective and affordable
care?
How can teachers and
educators provide
accessible, personalized,
and creative learning
experiences for all?
How can coastal
communities mitigate and
adapt to climate change
while developing and
prospering?

16. 2018 Global Challenges
1,150 innovators from 110countries submitted solutions
60 Finalists
33 in Solver Class

17. Select Solver Teams
RUANGGURU SAATHI DCT CLOCKCITYTAPS
GRANT PRE-SEED SERIES ASEED
A prepayment service
combining a smart water
meter, and a billing
software working in Niger
The largest marketplace for
private tutoring in Indonesia.
Connecting prospective students
with over 80,000 private tutor
and 8 million subscribers
A manufacturing company
that makes eco-friendly
hygiene products for
women and girls in India
A patented technology proven to
deliver accurate and objective
indicators of cognitive function
and poised to make a significant
impact on the medical community

18. Why Join Solve as a Member?
C H A LLEN GE
C OA LITION S
Build coalitions of change around the Solve Challenges.
BEST- IN - CLASS
SOLVER S
SOLVE EVEN TS
PA R TN ER SH IPS
Gain access to and support a diverse pipeline of vetted, novel,
and scalable solutions and innovators – our Solver class.
Participate in Solve’s flagship Solve at MIT and Solve Challenge
Finals, as well as year-round activities and concierge service.
Build and foster impactful partnerships with the Solver class,
Solve members and MIT initiatives.
Join an exclusive community of leaders from the private, public and nonprofit sectors.

19. A D VA N C E
SOLVER TEA MS
Fund and/or mentor Solver teams, facilitate introductions,
contribute in-kind resources.
Additional Engagement Opportunities
C H A LLEN GE
W OR K SH OPS
SOLVEATH ON S
PA R TN ER SH IP
SESSIONS
Attend or co-host design thinking workshops to help shape Solve
Challenges and build coalitions.
Organize workshops to promote Solve Challenges in innovation
networks and prototype new solutions.
Explore partnership opportunities with select Solver teams and
members in person or virtually.
SOLVER
B R A IN TR U STS
Advise select Solver teams on strategies to improve and scale
their solutions.
In addition to Solve’s annual events, members can participate in opportunities
throughout Solve’s year-round innovation cycle.

20. Select Solve
Advisors &
Challenge
Co-chairs
Ray Rothrock
CEO, RedSeal and
former Managing Partner,
Venrock
Jim Yong Kim, M.D., Ph.D.
President, World Bank
Noubar Afeyan
Founder, Senior Managing
Partner and CEO, Flagship
Pioneering
Lubna Olayan
Chief Executive Officer and
Deputy Chairperson,
Olayan Financing Company
Laurene Powell Jobs
Founder and President,
Emerson Collective
Indra Nooyi
Chairman, PepsiCo
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Chair of the Board of Gavi,
The Global Alliance for
Vaccines and Immunisations
Her Majesty Queen Rania
Al Abdullah of the
Hashemite Kingdom of
Jordan
Peter Sands
Executive Director, The
Global Fund to Fight AIDS
Ursula Burns
Chairman, Veon

21. Annual flagship event convening Solver
class and 350+ cross-sector leaders to
announce Solver partnerships, form
coalitions around new set of Challenges,
and discuss latest trends in social impact
innovation.
SOLVE AT MIT
M AY 2 0 1 9 | C A M B R I D G E
Solve Annual Events
Annual flagship event convening Solver
class and 350+ cross-sector leaders to
announce Solver partnerships, form
coalitions around new set of Challenges,
and discuss latest trends in social impact
innovation.
Annual flagship event convening Solver
class and 400 cross-sector leaders to
announce Solver partnerships, form
coalitions around new set of Challenges,
and discuss latest trends in social
impact innovation.
Annual pitch event during UN General
Assembly bringing together finalists and
500 cross-sector leaders to select new
Solver class.
SOLVE CHALLENGE
FINALS
S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 9 | N Y C

22. Select Speakers at Solve Events
Ash Carter
US Secretary of Defense
L. Rafael Reif
President, MIT
Megan Smith
CEO, shift7, 3rd US Chief
Technology Officer
Marjorie Yang
Esquel Group
Katja Iversen
President and CEO,
Women Deliver
Cynthia Barnhart
Chancellor, MIT
Luis Alberto Moreno
President, Inter-American
Development Bank
The Right Honorable
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister, Canada

23. Solve in the Media

24. To join Solve’s exclusive community
of members, register here today.
The annual membership fee is $5,000. Your
membership is considered a charitable contribution to
MIT and will support the Solve program. MIT is a
recognized IRS 501(c)(3) charitable entity.
Contact us for more information:
membership@solve.mit.edu
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