MBA 24-Hour Design Sprint

The Future is Now

Management in the Age of AI

March 27 - 28

Students designing the future of business management!

The Design Challenge

Given that...

Most organizations are deploying AI before they have the governance, the workforce readiness, or the cultural foundation to support it — leaving employees at every level unprepared, unprotected, and uncertain about their role in an AI-enabled workplace...

How Might We…

Help organizational leaders design a workplace culture where people and AI work together as true partners — so that every employee, regardless of where they are in their career, feels valued, capable, and essential to the business

TEAM SOLUTIONS

1st Place - TEAM 8 Minds & Machines (M&M) PR/FAQ | Slide Deck | Pitch Video

2nd Place - TEAM 4 A.I.venger PR/FAQ | Slide Deck | Pitch Video

3rd Place - TEAM 3 Omnicom PR/FAQ | Slide Deck | Pitch Video

TEAM 1 BEACON PR/FAQ | Slide Deck | Pitch Video

TEAM 2 PizzaAI PR/FAQ | Slide Deck | Pitch Video

TEAM 5 Control+Alt+Elite PR/FAQ | Slide Deck | Pitch Video

TEAM 6 AI Farmers PR/FAQ | Slide Deck | Pitch Video

TEAM 7 InterIntelligence PR/FAQ | Slide Deck | Pitch Video

Sponsored by:

Organizational Effectiveness Institute
in the Department of Management at

YOUR MISSION

Harness Your Creativity!

Working in an interdisciplinary team of five or six, you will implement the Design Thinking approach to innovation to develop a creative solution to the challenge!

Test your solution with experts and stakeholders at the event. Feel free to test it on others remotely. Gather valuable feedback to improve your solution!

PR/FAQ

Submit a Press Release and Frequently Asked Questions (PRFAQ) the provides the vision for your solution by midnight Friday - ken@innovation.fsu.edu

Develop a Prototype and Pitch

Visually illustrate your solution by creating a prototype as a visual aid to your presentation. Prototypes vary depending on the type of solution your developed. They include:

  • A storyboard

  • App drawings or screenshots (see www.proto.io) that illustrate a users experience

  • Diagrams, illustrations, spreadsheets

  • A product flyer or website (see www.wix.com)

  • Acting out the solution

  • A combination of any of the above

Pitch Your Solution

Develop a 4-minute presentation and slide deck (no more than 6 slides) to pitch your idea to the judges. Include your prototype to show how your solution is utilized. The 4-minute pitch will be followed by 3 minutes of Q&A.

Over $2000 in Prize Money

1st Place Team - $200 per team member

2nd Place Team - $125 per team member

3rd Place Team - $75 per team member

Individual Acknowledgment* - $100

*Have an idea that wasn’t embraced by your team? Submit a PR/FAQ for your individual idea for a chance to win $100! - ken@innovation.fsu.edu

TENTATIVE AGENDA

FRIDAY, FEB 27

3:00 PM - Check-in

3:30 PM - Welcome, Introductions, Design Thinking Overview (Ken Baldauf)

3:45 PM CHALLENGE REVEAL

4:00 PM - Expert BILL HICKS Presentation

4:45 PM - Break

5:00 PM - Panel Discussion

5:45 PM – Strategy Workshop 1: Team Brand (see above link)

6:00 PM - Dinner & Teaming

  • Get to know your team mates strengths

  • Establish your team brand - team name and slogan

6:45 PM - Strategy Workshop 2: Empathy Research and HMW Reframe

7:00 PM - Team Work: Empathy Research and Framing

  • Discover pain points and opportunities to innovate

  • Goal: Narrow your scope and reframe the HMW

  • Experts available for consultation

8:00 PM - Strategy Workshop 3: Ideation & PR/FAQ

8:15 PM - Team Work: Ideation, and Press Release

Midnight - Press Release and FAQ due to ken@innovation.fsu.edu

Hub Closes

Teams may work on their own at the Hub until midnight, or work elsewhere. Take some time to sleep so that you feel sharp and rested on Saturday.

SATURDAY, FEB 28

8:30 AM - Check-in, Breakfast & Networking

9:00 AM - Strategy Workshop 4: Prototyping and Presenting

9:30 AM- Team Work: Develop Prototyping and Pitch

12:00 PM - Lunch & Networking

12:30 PM - Pitches Due to ken@innovation.fsu.edu & Team Photos

1:00 PM - Pitch Presentations Begin

  • Format: 4 minutes, 6 slides maximum

  • Q&A: 3 minutes per team

2:30 PM - Awards Ceremony & Wrap up

3:00 PM - Group Photo

PEOPLE YOU WILL MEET

Primary Client and Expert

  • Bill Hicks / Chief Strategy Officer @ Axsys AI

Host and MC

  • Ken Baldauf / Founding Director @ FSU Innovation Hub

Planning Committee:

Content Area Experts

  • Brittney Austin / Senior Manager | Government & Public Services @ Deloitte Consulting LLP

  • Marie Barnes / HR and Leadership Development Professional @ MW Barnes LLC

  • Steve Haynes /  Instructional Specialist @ Florida State University

  • Shani Lenard / Director of Organizational Design @ JM Family Enterprises

  • Manju Paramashivaiah / Director and Sr. Principal Security Architect UK

Boots on the Ground:

Innovation Hub Faculty and Staff

  • Ken Baldauf

  • Ahmed Negm

  • Wes Dorce

  • Nicholas Zanetti

  • Yusong Liang

  • Miles Rosoff

  • James Hudson

RESEARCH RESOURCES

JUDGING CRITERIA

Innovative Creativity - 25 points

  • How creative is this idea? Is it something anyone could have thought of? A low score indicates someone probably already did this. A high score is earned by a NEW highly imaginative and creative solution.

Impact - 25 points

  • How useful will the solution be at addressing the challenge? A low score indicates that, even though the idea may be innovative, it probably won't have much effect on the problem. A high score is earned by a solution that fully addresses a problem.

Feasibility - 25 points

  • Will your solution be easy to implement? Or will it be costly and require a lot of effort? A low score indicates that, no matter how innovative and impactful the solution, it will be impossible to implement. A high score is earned by a solution that can be implemented with little to no effort.

Prototype and Pitch - 25 points

  • How effective was the prototype and presentation in selling the solution? Did it illustrate the use of Design Thinking? A low score indicates that the prototype was not compelling, and/or there were significant problems with the presentation. A high score is earned by a very persuasive presentation that engages the audience, tells a compelling story, and effectively demonstrates the effectiveness of the solution.

PARTICIPANT FINAL STEPS

NAME TAG CONTEST
Place a heart on your favorite THREE

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PARTICPANT SURVEY
Help us improve and continue our Design Sprints

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