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Solutions are scored against eight criteria: alignment with a Global Challenge, potential for impact, feasibility, how innovative the approach is, people-first design, scalability, partnership potential, and technical feasibility — though the last three only come into play once a solution reaches finalist selection. A team lead, solution or organisation can apply to more than one Global Challenge …
MIT Solve looks for tech-based, people-first solutions to open challenges within climate, economic prosperity, health, learning, and Indigenous communities. It accepts solutions at any stage of development, from an unbuilt concept through an already-scaling venture, and welcomes any organizational form.
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