Participants of the #HumberGlobalChallenge were divided into 62 teams, and collaborated virtually on their research from 26 countries around the globe - guided by their dedicated mentors. Enjoy this gallery of highlights from the five-week challenge!
Some of our amazing teams connecting virtually to take a group photo!
Team 9 - The Green Team
Team 14 - Fantastic Fourteen
Team 18 - Together for the Better
Team 20 - Global Bridge
Team 36 - One World Wellness
Team 38 - Manifesto
Team 43 - Mind Crusaders
Team 48 - Worldwide Wolfpack
Team 50 - Immunize Education
Team 51 - L.I.F.E
Team 57 - PRIMC
Design Thinking Workshop
Kick-Off & Introductions
Creative Mindsets Workshop
Career and Professional Development Workshop
Final Celebration
While doing their research, participants bonded through virtual social activities like our Mini-Challenges, which engaged teams in fun and creative ways on a collaborative task, connecting them to different Humber departments. Here are just a few of the Mini-Challenge submissions we received from teams weekly.
The first Mini-Challenge was created by IGNITE. Teams were asked to use their creativity by imagining a team name that showed off how they would shape the future. Teams used their skills to highlight their team's voice, vision and passion.
Team 2 - Dream Team won the challenge with a thoughtful and original submission.
Team 2 - Dream Team
IGNITE's purpose is to help "unleash our potential" in the world. IGNITE provides many financial services, aids and huge job opportunities to help students explore their hidden potential. Therefore, we created our logo so that it shows our team's potential to reach the stars.
In Dream Team, we help each other in pursuing our dreams by becoming the best versions of ourselves, regardless of the countries we come from. By removing all the odds and differences, we can work together as a team to accomplish our impossible dreams.
Team 46 - The Pi-Thons
Hello everyone, We are team #46 called "The Pi-thons". Derived from the mathematical letter Pi and the programming language Python. As you all know that Pi is ratio of the circumference of any circle to the diameter of that circle. Pi remains constant (3.14) regardless of any changes in the diameter or circumference. This represents the strength of our team to be focused and not give-up to any challenges or changes. The team logo represents creativity, critical thinking and constant passion for learning represented by the Brian illustration in the logo.
Since the inception of this challenge and the introduction of our team we did not know each other. But in a matter of days we were comfortable in sharing ideas and working as a team. This challenge by ignite acted as an ice breaker hence we decided the theme of our picture to represent OPENNESS which is one of the things Ignite stands for. The picture also highlights the on-campus facilities ignite provides to all students aiming to provide spaces for students to study, socialize and relax.
Overall, we wanted the image to give a happy and positive vibe. Each of the characters is a well-designed personalized Bitmoji and hence represents the individual characteristics of each of our team members. Hope you guys like it and it brings a smile on your face.
Team 54 - V-MINDZ
Hello! We wanted to celebrate the diversity in our group, so we came up with the name V-MINDZ (Versatile MINDZ) which stands for Vietnam, Mauritius, India, Indonesia, New Zealand & Canada. Our vision is to see a world with better health and wellbeing.
Team V-MINDZ is passionate about racing the importance of mental health as it cannot be emphasized enough. Our team developed a crossword concept as it is one of the significant ways to keep the mind active and sharp. We aligned our vision with IGNITE's financial bursaries service because it supports students who have been financially impacted by COVID-19, and we understand how financial stress can affect mental health.
Team 28 - Resurgents
We rise and shine, even though we cannot meet in the real life. Humber and IGNITE have provided us a platform to keep communicate and learn together. Our team name indicates that we will rise again after facing difficult situations thereby challenging the odds. One big challenge during and post COVID-19 is finance due to the large recession that we are facing across the world. So together, we will rise and shine with our team members from Canada, Mauritius, Indonesia, Brazil, Jamaica and India. This can be represented in our team photo along with our earth.
Thanks to this challenge and IGNITE for providing us a platform where we can communicate and learn together.
Team 28 - FUEGO
We chose FUEGO as it's used as an expression for something "on fire" or "performing very well". Further, we were inspired by Ignite's soup bar -- a great cause that helps students in need to overcome food security. This can be used to represent our team as we strive to become change-makers on a global scale.
We are the new future. The question is: Can U take the heat?
Team 60 - COVID-19 Social Innovation Fighters
We wanted to combine both photo and logo, so you can see our team name and something about Ignite. We also wanted to show that no matter where we are or where we come from we are coming together for this project as a team!
For the second Mini-Challenge, Humber's Office of Sustainability asked teams to be mindful of the environment. Teams reflected on the waste that is generated within their home and communities & found creative ways to showcase the issue of waste in the environment.
Winning team Team 48 - WorldWide Wolfpack is proud that they are doing the best they can. Small actions make a big difference!
Team 48 - Worldwide Wolfpack
"A campaign in Japan "Gominstagrammable" (Gomi means waste in Japanese) aims to change the opinion by decorating waste baskets and bags, making them appealing or "insta-worthy"" - Kojin
"We decided to refurbish our old table. Now it is a vintage instead of worn-out wood planks." - Amena
"One side is for recycling and one is for organic waste." - Harvinder
"We have three different bins at my house for organizing the waste." - Naman
"I did some tree planting with a group of social workers." - Jenny
"After seeing a lot of plastic waste at event a group of us decided to bring our own cutlery." - Shamayel
Team 35 - The Incredibles
Environmental ethics, according to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (2015), is the field of studying philosophy that focuses on the "moral relationship of human beings to, and also the value and moral status of the environment and its non-human contents". Although it clearly says that ethics is the "moral relationship" between humans and the environment, people do not really realize that they have responsibilities even to the tiniest living creature alive. Take care of Mother Earth, so it can take care of us!
Team 60 - COVID-19 Social Innovation Fighters
This space used to be a place for two large garbage bins, but some people decided to turn it into parking spaces in this neighbourhood. Now the trash is thrown all over the place and it's all disorganized. The pandemic has also caused the recycling centres to close down, causing more waste.
Zero Waste Challenge:
Team 36 - One World Wellness
Ways To Be Resourceful:
Team 9 - The Green Team
Mini-Farms
One person can make a difference. Whilst a single human can have an impact, when individuals teamed up and support it whole-heartedly knowing that each individuals actions matter that's when the change really begins to happen. Collectively, our impact can be amplified. That's why team green are working together for the same outcome.
Team 33 - Ment2Help
Team 1 - Global Assets
For the third Mini-Challenge, Humber Galleries asked teams to re-create the "view from their window." Virtual teams from around the world united to create mini artworks that captured the world around them, contributing to a large collage.
Team 59 - UMBREYTINGU amazed the judges and other teams with their artistic work.
Team 59 - Umbreytingu
"We are always viewing from our own to windows. Our eyes are the window to every soul, and the world. What differentiates one story from another is the perspective."
Team 8 - The Breakers of the Business's Borders
Team 55 - Homebound
Team 12 - Dream Team
Team 52 - Onyx
We put all our participants' drawings together to create this fantastic mural of views from around the world.
For the last Mini-Challenge, Humber's Centre for Creative Business Innovation asked teams to collaborate and create a Team Flag that symbolized their team's spirit. We hope that teams fly them proudly!
Winning team Team 20 - Global Bridge successfully "bridges" all team members from across the globe in their flag.
Team 20 - Global Bridge
Team 22 - ARCHIMEDES
Team 47 - WEB
Team 18 - Together for the better
Team 12 - Dream Team
Team 48 - Worldwide Wolfpack