When Simpl met the Global Service Jam
It was a match made in heaven. Last weekend Simpl sponsored Global Service Jam London, a three day event that saw teams create 20 brand new services from scratch. Here’s the video that opened the jams, that took place across the world, giving a little advice on how to create that good idea and to reveal the all important secret theme…
With the superhero theme revealed we all got to work, kicking off a weekend packed with pitches, post its and brand new projects. By the end of Sunday, (and feeling slightly exhausted!) we were ready to share our ideas with each other and Global Jammers, from Shanghai to San Francisco. The results were pretty incredible, demonstrating fantastic innovation and creativity, with ideas ranging from finding your local heroes to rewarding those who carry out heroic acts. Here’s a little video for you to get a feel for the weekend and some of the presentations:
To wrap things up, we shared with jammers how Simpl works, and how we wanted projects to have a life beyond the jam. All teams showed an amazing display of creativity and problem solving – and we want to help this good work find the support it needs to move forward. You can refresh your memory on how the social innovation marketplace works by checking the video out again below:
Simpl – the social innovation marketplace from Simpl on Vimeo.
If you’ve received beta access, please give Simpl a go and let us know what you think. Didn’t get a chance to catch us at the jam? Please get in touch, we’d love to have you on board.
Finally, we’d like to say a massive thank you to the organisers for maintaining such high energy throughout the jam, as well as the mentors who helped guide the teams through their service design adventure. We’re really looking forward to some of the ideas joining the Simpl community!
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