What could this idea change?
Community organisations receive fresh, testable ideas while students practice ethical problem-solving and collaboration.
M-T1-YS-07 · Theme 1
Student Innovation Challenge
Gives student teams a fair, supported way to prototype solutions to a local problem, valuing learning and evidence over polished pitching.
Where this idea came from
- Playbook entry
- M-T1-YS-07 · Student Innovation Challenge
- Theme
- Theme 1: Attraction & Visibility · Subtheme YS: Youth & Schools
- Source material
- Existing checked Theme 1 guide
- Linked playbook entry
- M-T1-YS-07 · Student Innovation Challenge
Could this work in our club?
- Secondary or tertiary student teams, educators, community problem owners and technical mentors. Use when a problem owner can provide a specific, non-exploitative challenge brief.
Before you start
- Published IP, data, consent, eligibility and judging rules in student-friendly language.
- Needs-based access to materials, devices and participation costs.
- Safe prototyping boundaries and a process for ethics or feasibility questions.
At the end: Return scored feedback within seven days; any pilot invitation must be optional, school-approved and governed by a separate written agreement.
Before your club says yes
Does the idea fit?
Talk with the people it is meant to serve and check that the need is real.
Who can say yes?
Name the person or group that can approve the work, spending and any safety arrangements.
Are people protected?
Check privacy, consent and safety. Collect only the information you genuinely need.
Can everyone take part?
Check the language, format, place, technology and cost for barriers.
Are the facts and permissions right?
Check names, claims, images, quotations, partner references and Rotary branding.
How will we learn?
Note where things stand now, check in at 30, 60 and 90 days, and decide what to do next.
Worksheets for your club
Open them online, print them or change them to suit the way your club works.
Event and session plan
Use this worksheet to plan who the session is for, when it will happen, how people can take part and what happens afterwards.
Open worksheetRoles, roster and handover
Use this worksheet to decide who will do each job, who can step in and what needs to be handed over.
Open worksheetImplementation and budget plan
Use this worksheet to turn the idea into a short list of actions, dates, costs and responsibilities.
Open worksheetCommunications and content planner
Use this worksheet to prepare clear messages and check the facts, permissions and approval before sharing them.
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