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Be part of a team that

• Helps close the equity gap for regional and rural schools

• Supports teachers and develops cross-curricular resource aids

• Led the introduction of design thinking methodologies into classroom settings

• Helps turn winning, game changing ideas into a reality

• Supports students to achieve real social impact in their schools and broader communities.

  
  

Partner benefits

• Receive a personalised media kit with photos, suggested copy and digital assets to promote and publicise your involvement across your brand’s channels

• A unique opportunity to connect with our executives and award-winning service-delivery teams

• Join a peer group of media, innovation and mentorship experts

• Access opportunities to engage with deeply-involved, motivated NSW public school students
  
  

Ask the Experts

Ask the Experts is a dedicated area at the grand final where students are encouraged to break out of their teams and learn alongside other students by engaging with industry partners to receive advice on their idea and learn skills. This is a less-structured approach to exchanging ideas and receiving advice that speaks to the openness of design thinking and finding inspiration in all interactions. By encouraging students to speak about their ideas, it also helps strengthen pitching and prototyping skills.

During the idea exchange experts can:

• Introduce the new technology or skill

• Educate students on how to use the technology or skill

• Try out what they have learnt and receive feedback

• Apply the technology or skill to the GCC

Incubation experiences

Mott MacDonald incubation experience

Winners of the GCC’s Mott MacDonald Incubation Prize in 2022 took part in an intensive, 1-day incubation program where they learned more about the design cycle and were encouraged to think big in an inspiring ideation session with mentors Mike Matthews-Stuart and Brian Dargan.

The Laughing Legends team from Leura Public School took part in the workshop designed by Mott MacDonald and hosted at the NSW Department of Education’s head offices in Parramatta.

“It is always an inspiration to work with such committed and engaged people,” Mike Matthews-Stuart, Technical Director at Mott MacDonald, said.

“We truly hope the Leura Public School team is able to build a lasting legacy and continue to make a positive impact on their community, which they are clearly already doing. Fantastic to be a small part of this great initiative.”

Leura Public School teacher Hannah Bucholtz said the workshop helped energise the students and focus the vision for their initiative.

“The post-challenge incubation opportunity has been such a unique and outstanding mentorship experience for our students. The Mott MacDonald team hosted a really impressive workshop and journey through the design cycle,” Ms Bucholtz said.

“Thank you to everyone who assisted in bringing this high calibre opportunity to fruition, and to the Mott MacDonald team for helping our Laughing Legends unlock the possibilities and dream big.”

Thank you to Mott Macdonald, a long-time GCC Industry Partner, for their ongoing support and empowerment of Game Changers!

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