Interested in entrepreneurship and rapid innovation? Want to use technology to solve global challenges? Are you looking for the opportunity to work closely with members of the U.S. State Department and other government agencies? Well . . .
*Apply for* *MS&E 298 / IPS 232* *Hacking 4 Diplomacy: * *T**ackling Foreign Policy Challenges * *with the Lean Launchpad* *MS&E 298 / IPS 232 - Hacking for Diplomacy <http://web.stanford.edu/class/msande298/index.html?utm_source=email>* is a new class at Stanford University being offered Fall 2016. With its focus on iterative design and experiential learning, students apply startup business practices to rapidly develop deployable solutions to the world's most pressing diplomatic challenges. The all star teaching team sits at the intersection of diplomacy and entrepreneurship, and includes serial entrepreneur *Steve Blank <http://web.stanford.edu/class/msande298/teaching-team.html?utm_source=emaill#Steve_Blank>* , *Jeremy Weinstein <http://web.stanford.edu/class/msande298/teaching-team.html?utm_source=emaill#Jeremy_Weinstein>* (Political Science Professor), *Joe Felter <http://web.stanford.edu/class/msande298/teaching-team.html?utm_source=emaill#Joe_Felter>* (CISAC Senior Research Scholar), *Steve Weinstein <http://web.stanford.edu/class/msande298/teaching-team.html?utm_source=emaill#Steve_Weinstein> *(CEO MovieLabs) and *Zvika Krieger <http://web.stanford.edu/class/msande298/teaching-team.html?utm_source=emaill#Zvika_Krieger> *(State Department). *NOTE: This isn't a programming class. It's not a cyber security class. It is an innovation class. *Students work on pressing problems proposed by State Department offices. These are real problems with both humanitarian and national interests at stake. Select State Department Officials from each office will guide and support students as they use the Lean Launchpad to rapidly develop and test solutions. Problems submitted by the State Department include: - Hacking Violent Extremism Online <http://web.stanford.edu/class/msande298/problem-statements.html#Hacking_Extremism> (Bureau of Counterterrorism) - Steer Clear: Avoiding Space Collisions by Tracking Objects in Orbit <http://web.stanford.edu/class/msande298/problem-statements.html#Steer_Clear> (Office of Space and Advanced Technology) - Tracking Killers: Anticipating Mosquito Vector Threats <http://web.stanford.edu/class/msande298/problem-statements.html#Tracking_Killers> (Office of International Health and Biodefense) - Crowdsourcing Radiation Detection with New or Improved Smartphone Materials <http://web.stanford.edu/class/msande298/problem-statements.html#Radiation_Detect>(Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance) - Leveraging Blockchain for Anti-Corruption <http://web.stanford.edu/class/msande298/problem-statements.html#Blockchain> (Office of U.S. Foreign Assistance Resources) - Platform for a Coordinated Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis <http://web.stanford.edu/class/msande298/problem-statements.html#Coordinated_Response> (Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration) Students must form teams and apply for the course during the first week of the quarter. To learn more about the course structure and the application process, as well explore all of the challenges proposed by State Department offices, visit our website: hacking4diplomacy.stanford.edu <http://web.stanford.edu/class/msande298/index.html?utm_source=email> and read Steve Blank’s blogpost <https://steveblank.com/2016/08/04/hacking-for-diplomacy-solving-foreign-policy-challenges-with-the-lean-launchpad/> about the class. To receive updates about upcoming info sessions, join our Facebook group <https://www.facebook.com/groups/1172541849473375/> or sign up on our email list <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRkcHKNjOd_TeS5AxUYt7An0XGD_Ij9rN1L7JV6fiCVD90cA/viewform>. Have additional questions? Join us for our first informational webinar on the class to be held on *Wednesday, August 16th 2016 at 5:30PM PST*. Sign up to on our email list <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRkcHKNjOd_TeS5AxUYt7An0XGD_Ij9rN1L7JV6fiCVD90cA/viewform> to learn more!
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