Circularity Challenge: Innovation Sprint Cheat Sheet

The Circularity Challenge is a 48-hour intensive innovation sprint where interdisciplinary teams leverage AI and design thinking to solve real-world corporate challenges.

Core Principles

Collaborate in interdisciplinary teams of 80+ students.
Apply Design Thinking methodologies for creative problem-solving.
Utilize Generative AI (ChatGPT Plus) to enhance innovation.
Create tangible prototypes addressing circular economy challenges.
Aim for winning solutions to secure proof-of-concept support.

Action Steps

Register and submit top two challenge preferences by October 31, 2025.
Attend the team formation announcement on November 4, 2025.
Connect with your assigned team via MS Teams.
Submit a 200-word reflection paper on ChatGPT and Design Thinking by November 12, 2025.
Participate in the 48-hour sprint at INNCUBATOR on November 13-14, 2025.
Focus on customer needs, ideation, prototyping, and validation during the sprint.

Pro Tips

Leverage ChatGPT Plus for both text and image generation.
Master the 7 core Design Thinking tools: Visualization, Ethnography, Teams, Identifying Assumptions, Prototyping, Cocreation, and Field Experiments.
Use MS Teams as your primary hub for communication and resource access.
Schedule early team meetings to build rapport and plan workflows.
Complete all research surveys to contribute to AI innovation insights.

Timeline

October 31, 2025: Registration and challenge preference deadline.
November 4, 2025: Online team formation announcement.
November 12, 2025: Deadline for 200-word reflection paper.
November 13, 2025: Innovation sprint begins at INNCUBATOR.
November 14, 2025: Innovation sprint concludes.