Week Two
Build Value — Learn to design thoughtful value propositions and deploy technology while avoiding associated pitfalls.
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The summit adds to and aggregates the best of Build 2021 into a one-day event that spans multiple time-zones. Join live keynotes and panels or binge replays alongside other community members. Sign-up below to get unfettered access to the community, conference, and summit.
Access to the Summit is on a pay-what-you-want basis. We don't want to restrict access to this important event so register today!
Build 2021 blends a conference and community experience into one. Each week there will be different events in a range of timezones. You can join only those events that matter to you, your role or work, and then connect with like-minded community members throughout the conference — and long after it’s ended.
Each week has a unique theme and set of events designed to explore the pitfalls, problems, and solutions we’ve seen asked or overcome by the Acumen Academy Community of social innovators.
The Summit
Lessons from Building a Circular Economy
Making the Pandemic Pivot: Learning Resilience in Spite of COVID-19
In Conversation with Jacqueline Novogratz
Branding: Past, Present, and Future from Acumen’s Resident Expert
Getting to scale: 3 steps to achieving your ambitions
Envisioning the Future of the Acumen Academy Community
Build Value — Learn to design thoughtful value propositions and deploy technology while avoiding associated pitfalls.
May 24th - May 30th
Build Impact — develop the data capabilities, impact models, and relationships needed to drive change.
MAY 31ST - JUNE 6TH
Build Sustainability — navigate the complexities of securing funding and achieving financial stability.
JUNE 7TH - JUNE 13TH
Build Scale — redefine success and persevere through pivots to grow revenue and impact.
JUNE 14TH - JUNE 16TH
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Persistence Through Pivots
We'll look at how social and community leaders innovated with technology and tools and iterated through failure while surfacing their stories of courage and risks.
Staying on Purpose in Prioritizing People & Planet
From redefining growth to the circular economy, we look at how the community avoided conformity traps and prioritized the poor, vulnerable, and planet in their business models and in times of crisis.
Avoiding Pitfalls By Building Bridges that Cross Lines of Difference
We’ll look at navigating values in tension and complexity, unlikely partnerships that just worked, how identity influences us as leaders, and what 'accompaniment' looks like.
And you can expect a menu of event formats to suit every learning style.
The price is up to you, even if that price is $0.00.
Our community comes from a range of countries and socioeconomic backgrounds; differences in pricing standards and privilege shouldn't prevent access. Therefore, Build 2021 is 'pay what you can'.
The suggested price is $75.00.
Slack is a communication platform for teams.
Acumen Academy chose Slack as the technology to host our global community.
Because Build 2021 is a 'community-conference', joining the conference requires one to join the community.
You do not have to download any software to use Slack. They provide mobile app, desktop app, and browser based options.
No problem.
The majority of events will either be recorded and made available to watch on-demand or will include ways of participating asynchronously.
We designed Build 2021 to accommodate the many schedules of Acumen Academy’s global community, which has over 200 countries and every timezone in representation.
For this reason, we created a conference experience that allows each individual to craft a conference experience that meets their unique schedule and interests.
Yes.
You’re welcome to join at any time.
We intentionally spread Build 2021 across 5-weeks so as to allow participation and connections beyond a single day or weekend.
Join when you like. Attend when you can.
Build 2021 is for current, and aspiring, social innovators who are working to build a more just and inclusive world.
We call them “builders”.
Acumen Academy is the world’s school for social change.
Our mission is to unleash a new generation of builders with the character and competence to create a more just, inclusive and sustainable world.
Blending the best of online and offline learning, we offer anyone, anywhere access to the practical tools, practices, resources, and supportive community they need to achieve positive social change.
With 700+ Fellows and 700,000+ course takers in 190 countries, the Acumen Academy community represents a new generation of social innovators and leaders — builders — committed to doing what’s right in a world that loves easy.
Build 2021 blends a conference and community into one tidy experience. Event announcements, links to live events, and personal connections will all take place inside our Slack community.
To join Build 2021, you'll need to be a member of Acumen Academy, get a conference ticket, and then receive an invite into our Slack community.
First, we’ll check your email address to see if you already have an Acumen Academy account. If you do not, then we’ll create one for you and get your conference ticket in the next step.
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Now we'll help you get you a ticket.
Build 2021 uses a “Pay What You Can” pricing model. We don't want price or privilege to prevent anyone from accessing the conference or the community.
You choose the price, even if it's $0.00.
You don't yet have an Acumen Academy account. In this step, we'll help you create an account and get a conference ticket.
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1. Your first and last name
2. The email address and password you want to use at acumenacademy.org
3. The price you can pay for your ticket
Build 2021 uses a “Pay What You Can” pricing model. We don't want price or privilege to prevent anyone from accessing the conference or community.
You choose the price, even if it's $0.00.