— Your Students Solving Global Problems —
2010 Design Science/Global Solutions Lab

The sixth annual Design Science/Global Solutions Lab will be held June 13-21, 2010 at the UN in New York and Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia.

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Students and young professionals from around the world* are coming to this year's Lab.

Participants will:

• Be briefed by UN experts (from the UN Development Program, UN Environment Program, UN Food and Agricultural Organization, UNESCO, UNICEF, WHO and others)
• Develop comprehensive designs and strategies for achieving one or more of the UN's Millennium Development Goals—and solving some of the world's most critical problems and barriers to peace
• Present their work at the end of the Lab to the UN as well as have it published in an annual report
• Learn a powerful strategic design and planning methodology that will be of use for the rest of their life
• Learn about leadership, problem solving and the design revolution
• Learn about global problems, options, technology, culture, resources and what they can do to make a difference
• Meet others with similar passions about the state of the world—and what we can do to make things better.

For more information, registration and to be one of the participants in this year's Design Science/Global Solutions Lab, see http://www.designsciencelab.com

* Previous Lab participants have come from France, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, Mexico, Venezuela, Haiti, Canada, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Ghana, China, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia, Palestine, Lithuania, Sudan, Nepal and all over the US.

Please forward this information to any student or faculty who you think would be interested in participating in this event.

Skills Covered:
Problem Solving
Collaborative Research
Design and Strategic Planning
Information Visualization
Project Management
Public Speaking
Team Building
Leadership
Taking initiatives
Online Research Techniques
Resources for Implementation
Timelines
Fun under stress
Special Sessions Global Energy Systems
Global Food Systems
Global Water Situation
Global Environmental Systems
Climate Change: What's Real?
Youth Leadership
Design and Planning Methodology
Buckminster Fuller and Design Science
Global Problems/Local Solutions // Local Problems/Global Solutions
The United Nations and Global Well-being
Globalization 101: Forces Shaping Our Future
Building Peace Through the Design Revolution

Design Science/Global Solutions Lab