Chicago Connection Lab: Solving for Community

“What if community and connection are the next grand challenge?

​Chicago Connection Lab: Solving for Community

​As part of TechChicago Week’s theme of solving grand challenges, join us for a collaborative innovation sprint focused on one of the most pressing challenges of our time: loneliness, belonging, and human connection.

​Working in small teams, participants will explore real-world connection challenges and use AI tools, design thinking, research, and rapid prototyping to develop solutions. Whether you’re a founder, designer, technologist, community builder, or simply curious, you’ll leave with new ideas, new connections, and perhaps even the beginnings of something worth building.

​No coding experience required. Bring your curiosity, creativity, and willingness to collaborate.

​We’ll wrap up with team demos and a discussion about what it takes to build stronger communities in an increasingly digital world.”