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Idea Stage Workshop: Session #2

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The second workshop session was kicked off with an intro on gaining user insight about the problem or challenge that each team was assigned as a theme last week.

The teams then spread out throughout the creative venue and were asked to identify the persona of their users– archetypes developed to understand the final user’s needs, wants, and expectations in order to design the best experience for them. The teams then had to draw a customer journey map to tell the story of the customer experience throughout the different stages. Finally, the teams were then asked to come up with up to 10 ideas on methods of how to research their topics through observation, engagement, and immersion.

The workshop is the second of five weekly workshops in series of design thinking workshops offered by SETT, part of the BDL Accelerate Idea Stage Startup competition themed Reimagining Lebanon. 24 participants were selected and assembled into 8 teams of 3 to develop a startup idea to address a problem assigned to them. The participating teams will pitch their ideas to a panel of judges in front of an audience during Banque du Liban Accelerate 2015 for the chance to win 5,000 USD.

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BDL Accelerate 2015 Web & Mobile Hackathon

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BDL Accelerate 2015 is hosting a Web & Mobile hackathon organized by MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab & WDS.

The participants will be provided with a brief that will consist of a specific theme and the contestants will have to collaboratively brainstorm and work extensively to find a web or mobile solution to a specific issue that is shared with them at the start of the hackathon.

The BDL Accelerate 2015 Web & Mobile Hackathon will gather developers/programmers, designers, and businesspersons, who will be grouped in teams and each team will have 36 hours to develop a working website or app.

The teams will pitch their solutions to a panel of international judges on stage at BDL Accelerate 2015. The winning team will win a $3,000 cash prize, the 1st runner-up team will win a $2,000 cash prize, and the 2nd runner-up team will win a $1,000 cash prize.

If you can code, design, or conceptualize ideas then this Web & Mobile Hackathon is for you! Anyone is free to join. No restrictions on age or years of experience. Apply before December 7th.

BDL Accelerate 2015 Wearables Hackathon Powered by DNY Group company

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BDL Accelerate 2015 is hosting a Wearables Hackathon powered by Innovo, a DNY Group company – an enticing opportunity for designers, innovators, engineers and developers.

The BDL Accelerate 2015 Wearables Hackathon will gather designers, innovators, creative thinkers, engineers & developers to collaboratively brainstorm and build new wearables to enhance lifestyle or sports.

At BDL Accelerate 2015, DNY Group will provide electronic components, a whole bunch of sensors, a wearable sleeve, 3D printing capabilities, and more so that participants grouped in teams can dream up and hack together wearables to enhance lifestyle or sports. in 36 to 48 hours.

The teams will pitch their solutions to a panel of local & international judges on stage at BDL Accelerate 2015. The winning team will win a $3,000 cash prize, the 1st runner-up team will win a $2,000 cash prize, and the 2nd runner-up team will win a $1,000 cash prize. The participants will also have the opportunity to pursue their project at Innovo’s lab after the hackathon is over.

Innovo, a DNY Group company, is organizing the Wearable Hackathon and will be providing the participants with guidance and know-how while also providing access to high-tech Hardware fabrication machines.

If you can tinker, code, wire, or build stuff then this Mechatronics Hackathon is for you! Anyone is free to join. No restrictions on age or years of experience. Apply before November 30th, places are limited!

4 weeks until BDL Accelerate 2015!

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BDL Accelerate is taking place in 4 weeks and there are less than 1000 tickets remaining! Over 2000 people have already registered. Have you?

The currently registered attendees, the majority of which are entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, advisors, and professors, will be traveling from close to 50 countries to attend BDL Accelerate 2015.

The theme for BDL Accelerate 2015 being “Emerging Startup Ecosystems,” Lebanon’s 2nd international startup conference will be bringing together influential stakeholders from startup ecosystems from 9 key cities – London, Istanbul, New York, Tehran, Berlin, Cairo, Singapore, Madrid, and Beirut. An exceptional set of startups, venture capitalists, accelerators, policy makers, and more will represent the 9 ecosystems that will each have its own pavilion to showcase its institutions.

There will be 2 stages at the conference, one of which will be dedicated to panels, keynotes, and fireside chats as a space for 100 influential speakers from over 30 countries to share their best practices, discuss the challenges they faced during the developing stages of their ecosystems, and exchange their knowledge. The aim of the valuable engagement and knowledge shared on this stage will be a great stepping stone for the Lebanese ecosystem to thrive through learning from the trials and errors of other ecosystems.

The second stage will be dedicated to the startup pitches as part of the two competitions BDL Accelerate 2015 is hosting dedicated to idea stage startups and early stage startups. The aim of these competitions is to educate and provide tools to aspiring entrepreneurs and to assist them in succeeding, as well as to find the best startup in the local scene.

If you have not registered to attend BDL Accelerate 2015, you can do so here.

First Idea Stage Workshop

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The session was kicked off with the selected 24 participants and an intro to design thinking and workshop immersion. The teams were each assigned a theme (Garbage Crisis, Public Transport, Unemployment, Syrian Refugees) that they will be working on for the next 5 weeks and creating a solution for.

The teams then spread out throughout the creative venue and were asked to draw their timelines as an icebreaker and team building exercise. Teams were then asked to silently “idea storm,” meaning they had 3 minutes to come up with 30+ ideas about problems regarding their theme. Each idea was written on a post it. They then mind mapped their ideas into categories and had to vote on one category to work on moving forward.

Finally they had to come up with a “How Might We” question to end the sessions. In other words, they framed their challenge using those three key words to best design creative solutions.

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