The Urban Hack

🎉Celebrating a sensational event🎉 Last night, I had the incredible opportunity to graduate from The Urban Hack program, and it was truly an unforgettable experience! I delivered a big speech, participated in interviews, and presented a pitch alongside my amazing team. It was so rewarding to showcase what we’ve worked hard on and to celebrate the journey with such a talented group of people. One of the highlights was networking with influential leaders, including governors from Ealing Council (London Borough of Ealing) and the CEO of the borough, Tony Clements. Their advice and encouragement were inspiring, and I’m excited to take these lessons forward. A huge thank you to everyone who supported me throughout this program—Simon Gough Gough Becky Lund-Harket. This is just the beginning of what I hope will be a journey filled with growth and impact! #UrbanHack #Graduation #Networking #Leadership #EalingCouncil

An inspiring evening last night hearing from the Greenford High School students who took park in The Urban Hack. We offered some training in service design. They brought energy, new thinking and their experiences growing up in Ealing to develop some fantastic propositions for how to make the borough a better place. Some of the ideas might need the council. Many will have a life of their own. It was a privilege to hear from so many assured, intelligent and committed young people. Great job too from the Ealing team in creating this platform for 30 new change makers. Rob Comber Amanda Askham Virginie Clarke Ricks Llewellyn-Davies Chris Young

Thank you Haris Sayanthan - it's been an absolute joy to work with all of you over the last few months.

More shots from Graduation last night, because we just can't help ourselves!

📣 Graduation Event 📣 Last night we gathered together at Ealing Council (London Borough of Ealing) to recognise and celebrate the achievements of The Urban Hack participants who have completed the 2024 programme. We particularly wanted to highlight their innovative projects and hear directly from them about how they experienced the last few months. Safe to say we were incredibly impressed by the project pitches themselves, but also by the way that the students held the room. Special shout out to those who also shared the personal reflections on the programme. One quote stood out to us: "Regardless of what I do in the future, I know that all the skills I learned from The Urban Hack will be applicable in my life. For example, teamwork and collaboration skills will help me in any group project, and creative problem-solving techniques will be useful in tackling challenges in any field I may be involved in." At The Urban Hack we wholeheartedly believe not only in future potential of young people, but in what they already have in bucket loads: empathy, humour, social awareness and incredible team spirit (among so many other great attributes)! Thank you to Rob Comber for hosting the event and to Tony Clements and Virginie Clarke for joining us to celebrate the students' achievements. Big thanks to Chris Young and Ricks Llewellyn-Davies for your continued support with the programme and not forgetting our expert coaches Simon Gough and Mo-Ling Chui - thank you! Lastly a huge thanks to you Greenford High School for partnering with on this 2024 programme, and to Hebe Jean Westcott for your Grade A coordination.

Thanks for sharing this Yash Kharal! It's been a wonderful few months and we've been endlessly impressed by all of you; your teamwork, empathy, confidence and kindness. Thanks for being part of the first Urban Hack! #ConnectingCommunities through #ServiceDesign in Ealing Council (London Borough of Ealing) #LondonForEveryone

Today the Urban Hack participants with be honing their storytelling skills in preparation for the Graduation event next week at Ealing Council (London Borough of Ealing)

“This course represents a significant step in my professional development, and I’m looking forward to applying what I learn to create impactful solutions in the future.’ 💓 https://lnkd.in/eAVnQ3EM For Ealing Council (London Borough of Ealing) working with Greenford High School

A selection of prototypes from this week's session. Can you guess what they are? Clue: the challenge was "How Might We...make our neighbourhoods and borough more liveable, safe and fun?" By Greenford High School students for Ealing Council (London Borough of Ealing)

Today, we have our #SpotlightOn Ben Dowling ! We took part in an engaging fireside panel with Ben, Deputy CEO of Unloc and former Portsmouth City Council Councillor, as part of the The RSA (The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce) Empowering Young Changemakers event at Mettricks Guildhall. Ben shared his inspiring journey from co-founding Unloc at the age of 19 to becoming a key figure in local politics. He discussed the importance of young people getting involved in politics, even if their passions lie elsewhere, and what it really means to be a changemaker in today’s world. Key takeaways from the panel included: Why young people should consider politics, even if they have other career interests. How changemaking in politics is all about creating positive, impactful change. Practical steps for young people to get started in politics This event is just one example of the collaboration between the Business and IP Centre Southampton, Southampton and The RSA (The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce) to inspire and support the next generation of leaders in Southampton and beyond. #YouthLeadership #Changemakers #Politics #BIPCSouthampton #RSA #SocialImpact #Unloc #SouthamptonEvents