Aspen Challenge: Chicago | Opening Forum

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Date

Wed Mar 9, 2016
8:00am – 8:00pm MST

Location

Chicago, IL, United States
Soldier Field

The Aspen Challenge program kicks off in Chicago with a power-packed day of inspiration. Twenty high school teams (eight students and two adult staff members from each school) are invited. The teams learn from leaders who tackle some of our country’s toughest issues who 1) share their experiences and 2) issue a challenge asking teams to create innovative solutions. Throughout the event, team have the opportunity to brainstorm with one another, engage in a design-thinking workshop and activities, reflect on presentations and begin thinking about the challenge that they’ll select.

The Aspen Challenge program kicks off in Chicago with a power-packed day of inspiration. Twenty high school teams (eight students and two adult staff members from each school) are invited. The teams learn from leaders who tackle some of our country’s toughest issues who 1) share their experiences and 2) issue a challenge asking teams to create innovative solutions. Throughout the event, team have the opportunity to brainstorm with one another, engage in a design-thinking workshop and activities, reflect on presentations and begin thinking about the challenge that they’ll select.

The Aspen Challenge program kicks off in Chicago with a power-packed day of inspiration. Twenty high school teams (eight students and two adult staff members from each school) are invited. The teams learn from leaders who tackle some of our country’s toughest issues who 1) share their experiences and 2) issue a challenge asking teams to create innovative solutions. Throughout the event, team have the opportunity to brainstorm with one another, engage in a design-thinking workshop and activities, reflect on presentations and begin thinking about the challenge that they’ll select.

The Aspen Challenge program kicks off in Chicago with a power-packed day of inspiration. Twenty high school teams (eight students and two adult staff members from each school) are invited. The teams learn from leaders who tackle some of our country’s toughest issues who 1) share their experiences and 2) issue a challenge asking teams to create innovative solutions. Throughout the event, team have the opportunity to brainstorm with one another, engage in a design-thinking workshop and activities, reflect on presentations and begin thinking about the challenge that they’ll select.

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