MIT India Initiative
The 5 day workshop was a design, social innovation and technology workshop brought by Harvard and MIT. 300 students from all over India were selected for 10 topics(tracks) through a competitive application procedure. Mentors from these universities guided 30 students per track to design and provide solution for social problems.
Fintech for social good, Social Empowerment through music, ReimaginingEducation, Environmental Resilience etc. were some of the disciplines.
The track 'Investigation and Journalism' focused on developing tangible narratives that highlight a social issue in contextual India. The project 'Metrics of Validation' aimed to throw light on the pressing issue of media and internet. And the issue of quantification of intangible aspects of human life. The end product was a slot machine like game to compete for likes..however with no prize, thus rendering the whole act of validation fruitless for the user however profit making for corporations.