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Global Mindpool

A global collective intelligence for a sustainable future

The aim of Global Mindpool is to advocate for meaningful climate action and to empower an increasing number of people by creating a platform for global citizens involvement.

Global Mindpool mobilizes the collective intelligence of the global population to harvest the insights that can lead to the most effective, valuable and meaningful solutions that will move the needle on climate change.

How it works

Global Mindpool is a worldwide platform featuring the voice of the people. Your voice along with the rest of the Global Mindpool is shared with decision-makers, governments and policy developers all over the world to assist them in taking action to end the negative consequences of climate change and own a better, healthier, safer and happier future for all.

Why use collective intelligence to fight climate change?

The aim of Global Mindpool is to drive collectively intelligent climate action by pooling the minds of people all over the globe. Because together, we’re smarter than any individual alone. The collective intelligence is the intelligence that emerges when large and diverse groups of people collaborate and with the help of technology we can mobilize wide ranges of information, which is very powerful when tackling complex challenges such as climate change.

The Global Mindpool platform is here to engage the people who are actively experiencing the impacts of climate change and policies. The mission is to translate their intuitive understanding, knowledge and ideas into real change and solutions at a local and global scale.

About UNDP

Our mission

UNDP works in 170 countries and territories to eradicate poverty while protecting the planet. We help countries develop strong policies, skills, partnerships and institutions so they can sustain their progress.

What we do

UNDP is the United Nations’ lead agency on international development. We support countries and communities as they work to eradicate poverty, implement the Paris Agreement on climate change and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. We advocate for transformative change, and we connect countries to the resources they need to help people build a better life.

We connect UNDP with the global population. The mission is to empower people everywhere on the planet to make their voice heard and be part of building a more sustainable and equitable future.

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How does the Challenge process work?

Follow these steps to participate in Innocentive challenges and potentially win awards.

1

Register as a Solver

To register for a Solver account and join Innocentive:

  • Go to the Innocentive Challenge Center registration page.
  • Enter an email address, which will be used to login to your account.
  • Complete the remaining required fields including: (1) Name, (2) Display Name and (3) Location.
  • Create a password. You will be guided to ensure you create a strong password to protect your account.
  • Click the Register button.
  • After you complete the registration form, you will receive an email notification confirming your registration and containing instructions to activate your account.
  • Click the link in the email. You will be asked to accept the Innocentive Terms of Use to complete the account activation process.
2

Review the Challenge Agreement

The Challenge Agreement (formerly Challenge Specific Agreement or CSA) is a legal document that outlines a Solver's rights and responsibilities if they elect to submit a solution in response to an Innocentive Challenge. The Challenge Agreement specifies if and how IP will be transferred between Solver and Seeker; it may also specify any special rules, such as exclusionary rules for categories of Solvers, that apply to the Challenge.

You must accept the Challenge Agreement to be able to submit a solution to the Challenge. Be sure to read and understand the Challenge Agreement for each Challenge because you will be subject to the applicable Challenge conditions.

Challenge Agreements provide Solvers with clear details around participation, legal IP transfer (if applicable), and details around Prize and Scouting Challenges.

3

Submit a Solution

To submit a Solution to an Innocentive Challenge as a member of the Solver community:

  1. Go to the Innocentive Challenge Center.
  2. Select a Challenge.
  3. Click Register Interest & Accept Agreement.
  4. Agree to the Challenge Agreement.
  5. Click Add Solution.
  6. Enter any required information.
  7. Attach your solution files.
  8. Click Publish.

You will receive an email confirmation of receipt of your solution to your registered email address.

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Win

Receive cash awards or collaboration agreements if your solution or proposal is accepted by Seeker organizations.

Your solution will be evaluated following the due date for submissions. You will then be notified via email as to whether your solution has been successful. In some challenges, you will also receive feedback on your submission.

Award Potential

We've awarded more than $60 million to thousands of Solvers from around the world.

The average award amount is approximately $20,000, but some challenges come with awards of over $100,000 or collaboration agreements.