PAWSitive Impact, A Case Competition on Animal Welfare

PAWSitive Impact is a thought-provoking and impactful event that is designed to present very real and pressing animal welfare-related scenarios to the participants. Participants will form teams of 2-3 and craft innovative and sustainable solutions that will benefit not only the animals but also all stakeholders involved. These solutions will then be presented in the form of a presentation to a panel of esteemed judges.

Round 1: Case Submission:

• Participants will receive a real-life, anonymized case study focused on a specific issue related to animal welfare on campus. Teams will analyze the case, identify the primary challenges, and develop innovative and comprehensive strategies to address the identified issues.
• Submissions should be in the form of a PPT with a maximum of 6 slides, not including the introduction, appendix, and thank you slides.

Round 2: Final Presentation:

• The top 5 teams from Round 1 will have the opportunity to present their solutions in front of an esteemed panel of judges followed by a Q&A session.
• The evaluation criteria will be:
  • Relevance to Vista's theme of “Reimagine. Reinvent. Redefine.”
  • The positive impact of the solution on all stakeholders
  • Depth of analysis and understanding of the problem
  • Originality, creativity, and innovation of the solutions
  • Feasibility and practicality of the implementation plan
  • Quality (Delivery, content, structure, clarity, and use of visual aids) of the presentation and ability to answer questions effectively

Rules:

• Teams must comprise of a maximum of three members, all of whom must be enrolled in a graduate or a post-graduate program at the time of the submission
• Cross-college teams are allowed
• An institute can have any number of teams participating. However, if a team member is found participating as a part of more than one team, all such teams shall be disqualified
• Only the first submissions made by teams before the deadlines will be used

Terms & Conditions:

The participants must carefully read through and agree to the following:

• All decisions in matters of eligibility, authenticity, and final judgments will be with the organizing committee of Vista, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
• The format and structure of events on campus could be subject to change before the actual beginning of the event
• The decisions of the organizers will be final and binding on all participants