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and take part in a unique experience! Work and compete with students from European universities Connect with an international consulting network Win a weekend in Paris DESIGN THE ULTIMATE COMPANY

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and take part in a unique experience!Work and compete with students from European universities

Connect with an international consulting networkWin a weekend in Paris

DESIGN THE ULTIMATE COMPANY

THE CHALLENGE

Digital is game changer for businesses. It is reshaping business models. It is impacting whole corporations,changing the relations between the employees and the corporate culture. Everything is being accelerated.Innovation is the watchword and agility has become the new norm. More than being a simple enabler, digitalhas also fostered new expectations.

You are the next employees. How should corporations manage this change? What do you aspire to?

Choose one of the following topics and design the ultimate company:

You dream of great workplaces, inspiring leaders and new ways of working and collaborating in large companies? Then this challenge is for you!

THE CONTEXT

CollaborationDigitalorganization

Leadership

These are just examples to get you started. Let your imagination run free and surprise us!

Portray the company leadership and management of your dreamsWhat does it take to be a leader in the digital age? What is the ideal management style?How should decisions be taken and large organizations be governed, in the digital age?How should happiness and enthusiasm be managed? What does tomorrow’s career pathlook like? What is the future of talent management (recruitment, development,empowerment, performance, evaluation,…)?...Ex: The leader of the future.

Leadership

Depict the innovative and agile organization of the future How should large corporations be organized in the digital age? What does data change?How can agility be fostered? How can an entrepreneurial and innovative mindset bedeveloped? What should the structure look like – globally or more specifically within itsdifferent functions (marketing, IT, HR, commercial, production, etc.)?...Ex: The digital factory of the future.

Digitalorganization

Imagine the company that leverages collective intelligenceHow should people work and collaborate in the digital age? How can collective intelligencebe fostered? How do you master the art of mobilization & change management in thedigital age? What is your ideal working space? What does it mean to work in openecosystems and how can communities work together?Ex: The workplace of the future.Collaboration

THE TOPICS

HOW CAN YOU PARTICIPATE?

BUILD A TEAM OF THREEEvery student can take part in this challenge, so try mixing profiles: engineering, business, technical, design, sociology…

Multidisciplinary teams are more likely to devise more innovative projects!

Having trouble finding a teammate? Send an email to [email protected]

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HOW CAN YOU PARTICIPATE?

SELECT THE CITY YOU WANT TO COMPETE INin your home country or at the closest office

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HOW CAN YOU PARTICIPATE?

SEND US A PRESENTATION OF YOUR IDEA

The format is free: slides, audio or video file, poster, poem,...everything is allowed!

There is no restriction on the content either: Be creative but keep it short and to the

point! You should be able to pitch your idea in under 5 minutes

As this is an international challenge, everything will have to be in English

When submitting your idea, don’t forget to:

Tell us which one of the three topics you choose Attach a team description (name, school, contact details of the team members)

Send everything to [email protected] Deadline: July 1st, 11:59pm, CEST

PITCH YOUR IDEA IN FRONT OF OUR JURIES

Pitch sessions will take place on July 6th, in the evening.

You will be pitching in the office you chose to compete in.

Your pitch should take no longer than 5 minutes and should be held in English.

One winning team will be chosen per office.

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HOW CAN YOU PARTICIPATE?

GRAND HACKATHON FINALE IN PARIS!

The finalists will be invited to Paris on July 20-21st to take part in a two-day hackathon to prototype their ideas.

This will be organized in parallel with other hackathons, involving over 400 people (consultants, hackers, designers, developers,…) battling for innovation.

Icing on the cake, you will even be able to stay for the weekend and enjoy the summer in Paris!

Your travel expenses and accommodation costs for the finale will be covered by Nextcontinent.

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To sum up: the key milestones

TIMELINE

May-

JuneJuly 1st July

20-21stJuly 6th

BUILD YOUR TEAM

SEND YOUR IDEA

PITCH SESSIONS

HACKATHON FINALE

CONDITIONS

During this challenge, your project will be assessed on relevance, creativity and feasibility.

Last piece of advice: Bear in mind that ideas will have to lead to concrete prototypes that could be implemented in companies.

SELECTION CRITERIA

WHO CAN SIGN UP?

Every student is welcome to join the challenge!

PORTUGAL

Avenida Conselheiro Fernando de Sousa 11-13

1070-072 Lisbon

THE OFFICES YOU CAN COMPETE IN

Schaliënhoevedreef 20J B-2800 Mechelen

FRANCE

Tour Vista52-54 quai de Dion Bouton

92806 Puteaux Cedex

Rbla Catalunya 111 3° 1a 08008 Barcelona

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Gooimeer, 5-39 1411 DD Naarden

GERMANY

Thurn und Taxis – Platz 6 60313 Frankfurt am Main

Heilbronner Straße 86, 70191 Stuttgart

Via del Porto Fluviale, 3500154 Rome

ITALIA

We are looking forward to receiving your projects!

Should you have any questions, you can contact Audrey, our challenge coordinator.

[email protected]+49 (0)151 27 65 47 14

Nextcontinent is an international network of independent consulting

companies. Nextcontinent is a new adventure for consulting firms. Our

“citizens” are independent leaders sharing a unique entrepreneurial

vision. We cover a wide range of industries, including automotive, banking

& finance, digital, energy, pharma, the public sector & healthcare and

transport. We believe in the specifics of local markets as key drivers to

handle globalization. Our experts share different cultures, visions and

philosophies and together we deliver new ways of thinking and a fresh

approach to doing things.

NEXCONTINENT SAS – Tour Vista52-54 quai de Dion Bouton – 92806 Puteaux – France

www.nextcontinent.net

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