COMMUNITY COACHES...Isaac has not only been a top idea contributor on the OpenIDEO platform, he has also helped countless teams on the ground and online in Higher Ed Challenge, Youth

COMMUNIT Y COACHESGuiding an inclusive, design infused Challenge experience

Welcome to the BridgeBuilder Challenge Sponsored by and created in partnership with the GHR Foundation. The BridgeBuilder Challenge is seeking to address the problems that face

our planet, which stretch beyond borders and across cultures. They demand our collective attention

and best thinking to overcome them.

One way we seek to support you in this Challenge is through a globally distributed community

management team, to support you in your local context. With individuals from San Francisco, to

Nairobi, to Beirut represented in this community support system, we hope for the experience to feel

more inclusive and accessible to all of our participants around the world.

What is a Community Coach? Our community coaches are individuals carefully selected for their design expertise, extensive

experience in OpenIDEO Challenges, and global perspective on innovation. It is their role to guide

you, hear you, and contextualize the Challenge process for your local environment when helpful.

They will seek to understand your idea and help clarify and refine your application for this Challenge

specifically by asking questions in the comment section of your idea, connecting you to other

innovators for collaboration and inspiration, and providing tools to you to support your unique

journey.

Meet the Team

Dima Boulad is a Lebanese designer currently living in Beirut where she is practicing motion graphics

and social design. Also known as a YES girl, she believes everything is possible if the right minds come

together. Dima co-founded Beirut Green Project, a grassroots movement that was born from the need

to raise awareness on the importance of having public green spaces in Beirut. She is a TEDx speaker, a

board member of the MENA Design Research Center, a regular mentor for OpenIDEO, and a Salzburg

Global Seminar fellow. Dima studied graphic design at the American University of Beirut and earned

her master’s degree in multimedia from IESA Arts and Culture School in Paris. Dima’s been involved

across multiple OpenIDEO Challenges as a Community Coach and Mentor.

Isaac Jumba is a social entrepreneur and startup founder excited about designing solutions for pressing local challenges using design and tech. He has worked in the startup scene in Kenya for 3+ years, and is currently a co-creator of Mideva Labs, a research and innovation consulting agency. Isaac has not only been a top idea contributor on the OpenIDEO platform, he has also helped countless teams on the ground and online in Higher Ed Challenge, Youth SRH Challenge, and the Disability Inclusion Challenge. He also volunteers with the OpenIDEO Nairobi Chapter as an orga-nizer and facilitator.