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On December 8, we hosted the primary Empower & Join Summit at Cisco\u2019s campus in Raleigh, NC, bringing collectively companions, innovators, and communities to discover how expertise can drive significant social influence.<\/p>\n

On the heart of that power was the Group Innovation Problem<\/a>. In partnership with Internet Affect<\/a> we invited college students from world wide to pitch their boldest concepts: how would they use Cisco expertise to deal with crucial challenges in their very own communities? We obtained 84 proposals from 12 international locations, with the highest 5 groups advancing to current in individual on the Summit. There, a panel of specialists evaluated their concepts based mostly on their understanding of group wants, modern use of expertise, and potential for real-world outcomes.<\/p>\n

What struck me most wasn\u2019t simply the technical sophistication of their proposals \u2014 it was how deeply these college students understood the communities they have been designing for, and the way they positioned expertise as a path to alternative.<\/p>\n

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