Sprout Talent Week 2016
In 2016 we gathered 60 sharp-minded young sprouters from various disciplines to develop solutions to real-life cases in four different Danish cities.
The Four Cases
HADERSLEV
Focus: Climate adaptation and urban development
The team identified the scope of the challenge as how to develop a path that connects the new harbor sight to the old town without overtaking the history of the city. The solution was to create a path where the elements Culture, Community and Adventure were present. Thus the team’s suggestion was to conserve the road, remove the parking spots and make a new forest look-a-like park.
EGEDAL
Focus: development and transformation
The team identified the scope of the challenge as how to combine the digital and the physical in order to create identity in Egedal. The solution was three fold:
A digital platform for inclusion of citizens; concrete initiatives for the municiplaity to execute in different neighborhoods and finally they questioned the name for the new city area.
GELLERUP
Focus: transformation and quality of life
The team acknowledged the purpose of Made in Gellerup and developed further on a workspace for co-creation. The solution was “Momentum”; a new building with a bottom-up policy. Momentum is a space for locals to test, create and realize ideas. The vision for Momentum is to create international connections between businesses and the locals thus the ideas are likely to reach international growth.
GLOSTRUP
Focus: transformation and liquefaction
The team identified the challenge as how to secure the population of Glostrup in the future, how to brand Glostrup as a living city and how to engage the inner community. Thus the solution was divided into three main concepts; activity city, green paths between the station and living areas, and an architectural reconstruction of the station.
“It has been a very rewarding experience. I have learned so much during the Sprout Talent Week, that I can use in my future studies.”
Yu-Chiehchao travelled 7.500 km from China to participate
“You become more aware of your own professional skills when working with people with other educational backgrounds.”
Participant in Haderslev
“Our lab-facilitator was awesome!
And the case was fun to work with.”
Participant in Gellerup
Partners for Sprout Talent Week 2016
Warm Up Event for Sprout Talent Week 2017
What does mushrooms, dementia, a creek and a football club have to do with Mogens Lykketoft and the UN’s development goals? That was what we talked about at the Warm Up event. Mogens Lykketoft and Emilie Juel Christensen were on stage to inspire us on how to work with the development goals in real life.
Participants at the Warm Up event gained insight and inspiration towards how to contribute to realizing the UN’s sustainable development goals by being a part of Sprout Talent Week 2017!
“Think of the SDG’s as a road map. We should not rest and wait. We should just get started!”
Emilie Juel Christensen, Head of CEO’s Office at PensionDenmark
“Calling for governments and thought leaders to live up to their part of the responsibility. That’s the ambition!”
Mogens Lykketoft, former Chairman of the UN General Assembly
