A national initiative aimed at enhancing creativity and innovation among young Saudi youth by providing youth with the opportunity to present solutions to community challenges.
Innovation Diwan is a unique program that follows a crowdsourcing model of innovative solutions to solve local challenges faced by our community in the Kingdom.
The program can be explained in four key phases including challenge selection, bootcamps, pitching, and solution adoption. Throughout this journey, young people are encouraged to apply their thinking and potentially implement it with potential adopters and partners.
This program was specifically designed to engage Saudi youth in solving the challenges in their community by using their innovation and problem solving capabilities.
Virtual Bootcamp: 25 August - 11 September 2025
Physical Bootcamp: 25 September - 28 September 2025
MVP Bootcamp: 1 October 2025 - 30 January 2026
Final Ceremony: 30 January 2026
Based on the outcomes of the “Community Challenges” study conducted annually, five main areas are identified and announced through Misk Community Social media platforms.
This stage provides a rich and unforgettable educational experience through training boot camps held virtually and in person.
This stage was added to ensure the sustainability of the ideas (that become initiatives) impact so that the winning teams could develop the initial model.
Saudis or Children of a Saudi parent from 18 and above.
Absolutely, you are able to submit a solution to more than one challenge.
It is recommended to have a team but it is not required.
3 to 4 people
Your commitment is required throughout the program. This, of course, depends upon if your solution is selected to proceed to the next phase.
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