BRIEFING New research into ways of integrating nature into urban planning, recommendations for Lebanon’s economic recovery and a look at what’s holding back true gender equality all feature in this issue’s round-up of news from BGA schools. By Tim Banerjee Dhoul , Ellen Buchan and Colette Doyle THE LATEST NEWS FROM ACROSS BGA’S NETWORK Business
SEATING SOLUTION SECURES TOP PRIZE
teams, 16 semi-finalist teams emerged to present their innovative ideas. DecompressX, the winning business concept pitched by real estate master’s student Brice Hamilton, is an advanced ergonomic seating solution designed to achieve spinal decompression while providing a comfortable, upright seating position. It is said to help alleviate a variety of spinal issues while still allowing the user to maintain a working position. “During my weekly meetings, I worked with various advisors. It was awesome to hear their different perspectives and I felt I learned a critical detail from each one, something that was invaluable to the process,” commented Hamilton. The Knauss School of Business student explained that the inspiration for his business idea stemmed from personal
experience, having sustained a serious injury and undergone spinal surgery in 2022. “One of the key things I wanted to solve was patient productivity during the post-op phase because you’re essentially laid up in bed all day. This is very detrimental from a productivity standpoint – you’re lucky if you can read a book, let alone study, work or do anything that you would normally do. My goal is to help those suffering from serious pain and enable a stronger and faster post-surgery recovery.” Second place in the competition went to QRinger, an app that allows users to see and talk to visitors at their door, while the people’s choice award went to Drones for Humanity for its innovative approach to transporting life-saving blood across rural Mexico. CD
SCHOOL Knauss School of Business University of San Diego COUNTRY US
n ergonomic seating solution called DecompressX won the grand prize of $15,000 at the
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University of San Diego’s latest Fowler Business Concept Challenge (FBCC). Organised by the Knauss School of Business’ Entrepreneurship and Innovation Catalyser, the 2024 FBCC marked a celebration of innovation and creativity at the University of San Diego. Out of 52 submissions by student
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