Challenging the SDGs with design thinking. A two-day designathon held in over 90 cities around the world.
Design 2030 Now!
The Global Goals Jam (GGJ) is an internationally-held, two-day ideathon+hackathon aimed at creating solutions to the challenges posed by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In 2019, the GGJ was held in over 90 cities with more than 5,000 participants. GGJ was launched in 17 cities in 2016 by the University of Applied Sciences Amsterdam, Netherlands, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The event resonated with many people and is now held simultaneously in more than 90 cities around the world once a year.
The design sprints and methodology, created by the Digital Society School, provides the road map. A solution to the global goals, which are defined by the UNDP, is the destination. The workshop invites participants from a variety of disciplines, including designers, programmers, engineers, and researchers to dive deep into the challenges to create a prototype in 48 hours.
In 2017, Loftwork and FabCafe organized GGJ in Tokyo. In 2018, FabCafe Kyoto joined and organized for the Kyoto community. In 2019, GGJ was organized by the global network of FabCafe in Tokyo, Kyoto, Hong Kong, and Bangkok.
GGJ Tokyo 2019
Global Goals Jam Tokyo 2019 Video
Global Goals Jam Kyoto 2018 Video
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Global Goals Jam Community
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Mission
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Challenging the SDGs with design thinking. A two-day designathon held in over 90 cities around the world.
We hold regular community meetup events, mainly in Tokyo (Shibuya) or online. By subscribing to the FabCafe Global Newsletter, you will receive regular event information.
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Kelsie Stewart
FabCafe CCO
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Yoshi Nomura
FabCafe Producer
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Shuhei Kato
Loftwork Inc. Creative Director
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Nami Urano
Loftwork Inc. Marketing Div.
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Kosuke Kinoshita
MTRL Director / FabCafe Kyoto Fab Director
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Mitsuhiro Suwa
FabCafe / Loftwork Inc. CEO
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