2019 LWOW X Winning Teams + Projects of Worth
(Sponsored by The Ferraro Law Firm)
WINNER OVERALL:
Komorebi
Topic Challenge: Fake News and the Search for Truth: In the age of information accessibility, how can we prevent the spread of false facts so that justice is served?
Lighting the way. KOMOREBI is a virtual reality training tool that helps police officers recognize and control the effect of their implicit gender biases and increase empathy with domestic violence victims so they can provide better assistance in the future.
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WINNER BEST PRESENTATION:
PAZZLE
Topic Challenge: Helping Those Who Don’t Know They Need It: How can ProBonoNet reach audiences who are in need of our services and don’t recognize their needs fall under the umbrella of what ProBonoNet does?
Putting the pieces together. Pazzle is a virtual organization that helps low-income parents of autistic children understand and access the already-existing free legal services offered by ProBonoNet to help them advocate for their children's educational rights. It raises awareness among low-income autism parents that probononet can help them by hosting an all-virtual art challenge for autistic children along with hashtag and social media advertising.
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WINNER BEST BUSINESS CASE:
INFINITE USE
Topic Challenge: Going Green: How can distributed ledger technology be used to protect the environment?
#DontBeTrashy. Infinite Use decreases plastic pollution by incenting students on campus to use re-useable containers with a rewarding a gamified community-building experience.
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WINNER BEST IDEA:
LEVET
Topic Challenge: Helping Heroes: How can technology increase veterans’ legal literacy?
Your transition, our mission. LeVet is a non-for-profit virtual world where soon-to-be and female veterans can 1) find reliable legal information in plain language about the discharge process, 2) connect with other women in similar situations and 3) share their experience anonymously to support soon-to-be female veterans navigate the discharge process.
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WINNER BEST COMMERCIAL:
LEAP
Topic Challenge: Save our Students, Protect our Schools: How can we best prevent gun violence in secondary schools?
Take the first step! LEAP is a warning collection tool for highschool students to anoymously report suspicious or harmful behavior by other students to their teachers to help schools prevent gun violence. Using chatbot technology, LEAP is school-based students can anonymously report suspicious behavior by other students on LEAP. This info is provided to teachers at the school so the teachers can collect, assess, address warning signs.
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WINNERS: PRIOR YEARS
2018
WINNER OVERALL:
Redemption League
Map your way to independence. Redemption League uses mapping to provide former prisoners with tools needed for reintegration, redemption, and future success.
Sara Couture (University of Montreal), Ruby Klett (University College London), Raechel Lobo (IE University), Leah Stevenson (Miami Law)
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WINNER FOR SUBSTANCE:
BounceBack
Bounce over employment bars. BounceBack is an interest-based, localized job opportunity filter for formerly incarcerated individuals.
Nigar Ali (University College London), Monique Andreatta (Melbourne Law School), Danielle Chirdon (Michigan State)
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WINNER FOR CREATIVITY:
Chorus
Connected Communities. Chorus is a social networking app that connects victims of natural disasters by increasing collaboration and communication on a local level during the recovery process.
Pablo Pazos (University of Miami), Anisha Thomas (Melbourne Law School)
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WINNER FOR VIABILITY:
AlliMoni
Be your own advocate with AlliMoni in your corner. AlliMoni simplifies and streamlines the process of enforcing alimony payments in Florida.
Eugenie Bosse (University College London), Veronique Brokke (Maastricht University), Emily Cabrera (Miami Law), Jenna Russo (York University)
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Cybird
The wings your child needs for cyberbullying awareness. Fun, interactive and engaging game to be downloaded by parents on the parent´s phone for kids between the ages of 8 and 10 years old (kids still play on parent´s phone), in order to create cyberbullying awareness on kids before kids get their first phone (average: 10.3 years old).
Carol Wang, Daniel Amézquita + Emmanuel Olawore
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