2024 RCSC Sustainable Design Challenge
About the competition
This design sprint asks you to create novel solutions to a specific design problem or challenge. The competition is limited to 20 teams of three or four UArizona undergraduate students. Registration closes on April 5, 2024.
Your goal
To create a solution, product, or service that solves the sustainability challenge in a way that is desirable for consumers, economically viable from a business perspective, and technologically feasible.
Five-hour sprint
You will have five hours to develop your solution and prepare a six-slide presentation.
Four competition rounds
Then, you will compete against other teams for the ultimate prize. As you go, you will get feedback about your work and a change to make revisions.
Get a head start
Starting on March 18th, teams can complete two exercises prior to the competition and get a head start in this competition.
● Design Thinking exercise (earn up to 20 points)
● How to Brainstorm exercise (earn up to 20 points)
The pre-work points will be added to the Round 1 and Round 2 scores to select the top teams.
The pre-work exercises close on April 7, 2024.
Massive prizes!!!
The top five teams will receive awards:
1st place: $3,000
2nd place: $1,000
3rd to 5 place: $500 for each of the remaining finalist teams
Additional prizes and awards will be awarded for outstanding efforts.
Teams
Teams must be composed of three or four University of Arizona full-time undergraduate students. The registration form requires complete names and UANet email addresses. In addition, participants will need to agree to the competition rules.
Your challenge
The specific design challenge will be revealed on Friday 4/12/2024 at 2:00 pm.
More about the Lundgren Retail Collaborative & RCSC
This competition is sponsored by the Lundgren Retail Collaborative, a partnership between the Marketing Department of the Eller College of Management and the Norton School of Human Ecology to build a world-class program that impacts retail education, research, and practice at the University of Arizona. We gratefully acknowledge the generous support from Terry and Tina Lundgren that makes the Lundgren Retail Collaborative a reality.
The Retailing & Consumer Science (RCSC) Academic Program
Explore the world of retailing, social commerce, and innovation from a customer-centric perspective. As a Retailing & Consumer Science major, you’ll learn to research, improve and better understand global retailing, consumer products and services and customer experience. Coursework integrates consumer behavior with retailing, business and marketing courses to prepare students for emerging careers. More: https://norton.arizona.edu/retailing-consumer-science