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Unbuilt Labs Pressroom
The official source for news and announcements across our Global Think Tank Ecosystem, including the Sustainable Innovation Think Tank (SITT), Center for Global Agenda (CGA), and Venture Strategy Group (VSG).
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Announcing Pre-order — #1 Hot New Release in International Relations on Amazon
5 Ideas from Global Diplomacy by Marvin Cheung is now available at Barnes and Noble, Walmart, Bookshop.org, and Amazon.
Unbuilt Labs fully supports the provisional measures issued by the ICJ in South Africa v. Israel
Unbuilt Labs has been at the forefront of sustainable development, and the Center for Global Agenda (CGA) at Unbuilt Labs in particular has played an active role in shaping global discourse. As part of our continued commitment towards shared peace and prosperity for all, we would like to issue a statement of support for the provisional measures issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 24 January 2024 in South Africa v. Israel.
Final Call: Expert Statements for Publication at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
New York, New York City, November 7, 2022 — We would like to extend an invitation to submit an expert statement to Closing the Compliance Gap: System-wide Transformation Methods for the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, a publication at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). The Global Stakeholder Consultation Process hosted by the Center for Global Agenda (CGA) at Unbuilt Labs will close on the 20th of December 2022.
Global Consortium for Systems Research (GCSR) 2022–2023 10th Anniversary Strategic Plan
New York, New York City, October 28, 2022 (PRLog) -The Global Consortium for Systems Research (GCSR) was convened following the 2013 symposium at The Royal Society, Global Integrated Assessment: Making Sense of Complexity in an Interdependent World. As part of the 10th Anniversary Strategic Plan, we would like to reaffirm GCSR's commitment to being a force for positive change through cutting-edge and pragmatic research. We are pleased to present a series of initiatives under our revised mandate: We study, forecast, and guide systems change to solve grand challenges.
Announcing our Innovator in Residence Program for Researchers Solving Grand Challenges
New York, New York City, October 21, 2022 (PRLog) - The Venture Strategy Group at Unbuilt Labs has been developing a replicable model to solve grand challenges, which has recently been announced at the UN General Assembly Science Summit. We believe the next generation of responsible and innovative companies solving grand challenges will be led by strong research centers that consistently deliver breakthrough ideas and monitor ideas' impact. We are now offering a one of its kind pay-what-you-want Innovator in Residence (IIR) Program, where founders looking to set up solutions-oriented research organizations to solve grand challenges receive 1 year of support through monthly 1:1 Advising Sessions.
Banksy to Peter Kennard, “I take my hat off to you sir”
New York, New York City, July 26, 2022 (PRLog) - The Center for Global Agenda thanks Peter Kennard, Professor of Political Art at the Royal College of Art, for submitting his photomontage and expert statement on the intersections of art and sustainable development.
The Future of Global Governance Series — Workshop: Nature and natural objects as actors in everyday lives
The Center for Global Agenda (CGA) is pleased to co-organize a workshop with 自然をつくる国日本 (Japan: Nation Building Nature) to examine our relationship with nature and natural objects. How might it affect our attitudes towards environmental personhood, the idea that natural objects should be a holder of legal rights and have legally recognized worth and dignity? Join us virtually on 13 and 20 August 2022.
The Center for Global Agenda is pleased to announce a new Public Forum on the SDG 16 Hub
New York, New York City, April 26, 2022 (PRLog) - The Center for Global Agenda (CGA) at Unbuilt Labs is leading the global stakeholder consultation for the Recommended UN Action Plan to Close the Compliance Gap (CCG), a publication at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). The Public Forum for the Recommended UN Action Plan to Close the Compliance Gap is now available on the SDG 16 Hub, a portal hosted by the UNDP Oslo Governance Centre. Anyone is welcome to provide feedback and comment by creating an account on the platform.
The Center for Global Agenda thanks the CEO of The Millennium Project for his expert statement
New York, New York City, April 20, 2022 (PRLog) - We would like to thank Jerome Glenn, Co-Founder and CEO of The Millennium Project for his expert statement on Area 4: Disaster Diplomacy, Theme 16: Strategic Foresight. Glenn, who has been meeting with Ayaka Suzuki, Director of the Strategic Planning and Monitoring Unit in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG) under the recommendation of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, presents a valuable perspective to the Recommended UN Action Plan to Close the Compliance Gap. His statement on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) complements on-going deliberations on strategic threats, including advanced global warming, solar radiation, malicious nanotechnology, nuclear incidents, pandemics, and other high-risk events that pose a severe challenge to shared peace and prosperity for all.
Collaborate with the Center for Global Agenda (CGA) at Unbuilt Labs to Recommend a New UN Action Plan
New York, New York City, April 4, 2022 (EINPresswire.com) - The Center for Global Agenda (CGA) at Unbuilt Labs will host the research, workshops, and global stakeholder consultation process for the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) publication “Recommended UN Action Plan to Close the Compliance Gap (CCG)”. We are inviting individuals and organizations to co-create guidelines with us on the Recommended UN Action Plan to Close the Compliance Gap.
An Invitation to Participate and Close the Compliance Gap between UN SDG Commitments and Action
New York, New York City, March 28, 2022 (Cision PRWEB) - The Center for Global Agenda (CGA) at Unbuilt Labs is leading the global stakeholder consultation for the Recommended UN Action Plan to Close the Compliance Gap, a publication at the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). Anyone may now submit a public statement, and organizations that wish to co-host 1 or 2 workshops and co-create guidelines with CGA are encouraged to apply for consultative status.
Unbuilt Labs launches the Venture Strategy Group, the first think tank-backed venture advisory
New York, New York City, Feb 26, 2021 (Issuewire.com) - As part of the Unbuilt Labs Think Tank Ecosystem, The Venture Strategy Group brings research from our Sustainable Innovation Think Tank to help businesses contextualize their strategy within a global, historical, social, and academic setting.
Presenting the new collaboration between Unbuilt Labs and Frank Ape
New York, New York City, November 16, 2020 (Unbuilt Labs) - Unbuilt Labs is dedicated to finding solutions to sustainability issues across industries, and Frank Ape is the perfect pop culture character to help us spread the word. Frank is a creature that cares about all things and people, so their interest in sustainability and the health of our planet should come as no shock. Now, Frank is teaming up with Unbuilt Labs to talk about the importance of sustainability because the climate affects us all.
Unbuilt Labs: Rebranding sustainability
New York, New York City, October 11, 2020 (Unbuilt Labs) - Join us for the next stage of our sustainability journey! With the rebrand and the relaunch of our website, we are ready to welcome you to a more accessible and interactive experience.
Unbuilt Labs welcomes the 2020 Fall internship cohort
New York, New York City, October 7, 2020 (Unbuilt Labs) - For our Fall semester, we invited 5 highly accomplished young people to create self-designed sustainability projects under the guidance of our leadership. With a 0.4% acceptance rate, we are delighted to include a student from the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) as we launch our new partnership.
Announcing a new partnership with BMCC
New York, New York City, August 4, 2020 (Unbuilt Labs) - Unbuilt Labs is delighted to announce our new partnership with the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC). We will be offering 2 internship places exclusively to BMCC students, with a focus on first generation college students.
Unbuilt Labs launches its inaugural internship program
New York, New York City, June 22, 2020 (Unbuilt Labs) - At this extraordinary time, Unbuilt Labs decided it was important to launch its inaugural internship program. With a 0.8% acceptance rate, our 2020 Summer cohort was selected from a highly competitive pool. The successful candidates reflect the diversity and exacting standards of Unbuilt Labs.