The first sunny days of the year arrived and that can only mean one thing: Summer Academy is coming soon! Are you graduating this year & want to kickstart your career? Look no further!
Each year, In The Pocket selects 10 enthusiastic graduates for a unique 4-day challenge. Our Summer Academy is the perfect vehicle to challenge your ability to come up with creative solutions to pressing issues through design thinking. Get ready to learn new skills, work with real experts, meet new people and boost your career.
Previous years, we collaborated with Refu Interim to help political refugees obtain their first Belgian job, with VRT to come up with the best way to get young people excited about the elections, with Bednet to find an innovative solution to optimise the overall user experience, and with Link in de Kabel VZW to leverage the potential of digital products for children & youngsters on the autism spectrum.
This edition, we'll join forces with Solentra to help newcomers (refugees) find their way to crucial information and much-needed assistance.
Are you brave enough to take on a 4-day challenge?
Throughout the week we'll tackle the challenge in a so-called Design Sprint which finds its roots in Design Thinking.
Understand your target audience.
Formulate a strategy.
Come up with as many solutions as possible.
Select the best idea.
Create a tangible prototype.
Monitor your users reaction to the prototype during a test-phase.
We're looking for a bunch of young, creative and highly-motivated talents. Fields of study vary from Development & Engineering, Digital Design, Communication Sciences and Multimedia.
But most importantly you're passionate about anything digital, you graduate this year & you want to learn from the best.
Join us next summer! Feel like joining us for a challenging and fun experience?