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17 Rooms flagship

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Catalyzing global insight and action for the SDGs, one Room at a time 

Are you working on a big idea—or the kernel of one—that could improve lives in many parts of the planet by 2030? The 17 Rooms flagship provides a platform to strengthen big ideas with a diverse group of experts and to publish the ideas to reach a broad, global audience. 

What is a big idea? We mean a practical action, mechanism, or tool that could materially improve some dimension of the SDGs by 2030—ideally benefiting 200 million people or a commensurate share of the planet. Ideas can be early in development or ready to scale. The idea should blend evidence-based viability with risk-accepting novelty to create a good chance of overcoming the status quo and achieving breakthroughs in progress. It could also be an existing idea with an exciting new window of opportunity.

Each Room (or working group) will serve as a neutral forum for workshopping a big idea with a small team of leading voices on the topic (say 6-10 people). Rooms will have two co-leads and typically meet virtually one to three times over a few weeks to discuss and enhance the idea.  

The process is highly collaborative, with opportunities for cross-Room feedback and exchange, all aimed at amplifying the impact of each Room’s efforts.  

How to get involved 

Fill out the form below to share an idea for consideration in a future 17 Rooms flagship.

2024 big ideas

Flagship-related publications