GBP Challenge
This page contains Team Challenges that help you build the various sections of your Global Business Plan (GBP), and earn Points & Prizes at the same time!
Task Force: International Team
Start Date: Start anytime of the year after your International Team is formed
End Date: Submit a solution by April 30
Individual Points: 10 points per submission, if a document AND survey are completed for each item
Winners: Scored on final product using the GBP Rubric, winners announced June 1. Top awards as high as $3000 per team member in a combination of summer study, travel and college scholarships.
You are in control of scheduling what you want to accomplish and when.
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The basic idea is for your team to tackle a part of your plan, then submit that section to your eFolio and seek feedback on it from each other and your mentors, parents, and scientists - even the staff of the Global Challenge can give you helpful feedback! Use the feedback plus your own self-assessment of your work (using the GBP Rubric) to make steady improvements in your work until submitting the final document for Scholarship Awards. |
Your team must submit its final Global Business Plan on April 30 for judging.
Global Business Plan
Getting Started
Begin by working through these team-building exercises.
Exercise 1: Nice to Meet You
Exercise 2: Getting to Know You
Exercise 3: How to Decide How to Decide
Exercise 4: Resolving Conflicts
Next, we highly recommend Finding Models from Past Years as a good place to see what judges thought about previous solutions. Then, work your way through all of the following.
Industry Analysis
Challenge 1: Cradle to Cradle Design in Your Industry
Challenge 2: Your Industry's Footprint
Market Analysis
Challenge 1: Describe Your Market
Challenge 2: Describe Your Customers
Product Description
Challenge 1: Create a Basic Description (edit from the TIP!)
Challenge 2: Technology & Integration (edit from the TIP!)
Challenge 3: Create a Model (edit from the TIP!)
Manufacturing: Supply Chains & Reusability
Challenge 1: The Three Country Supply Chain
Challenge 2: Your Cradle to Cradle Design
Financial & Political Feasibility
Key Personnel (edit from the TIP!)
Final Steps & Finishing Touches
Challenge 1: Bibliography (edit from the TIP!)
Challenge 2: Appendix (edit from the TIP!)
Challenge 3: Title Page and Executive Summary (edit from the TIP!)
Questions? Have a look at the Team Challenges Q & A page and if you have a new one, email us!