About the Event

Join us for an exclusive opportunity to experience the work of Solve firsthand and connect with the amazing community of social impact leaders behind it. Guests will also be amongst the first to view the highly anticipated documentary film series, “The Big Idea.”

Come learn more about Solve and how you can join the movement!

Event Program

Join us on Friday, May 5 at the MIT Museum for an exclusive screening of the highly anticipated MIT Solve documentary series, “The Big Idea." 

6:30 Cocktails and reception

7:30 Program and screening of The Big Idea 

A networking reception will follow, where guests will connect with innovators, companies, and foundations committed to making a positive impact in their communities. The event will take place at the newly reopened MIT Museum, where technology meets art. 

Featuring Three Inspiring Innovators

“The Big Idea” features three Solver teams and their stories as they explore groundbreaking solutions to some of the world's most pressing challenges. These brilliant and bold innovators are united by their desire to use technology, science, and engineering to create radical, systemic change. From a solution to keep vaccine temperatures stable in remote places, to antiracist technology aimed at reducing the Black maternal mortality rates, to hands-on robot-building kits for Indigenous youth, these ideas are meant to shake up the status quo and ultimately, change the world. 

View a sneak peek at the film below. 

Innovation starts with the spark of a big idea. If the idea gets traction, it can mean months and years of development, pitch meetings, tech revisions, and funding challenges. The pace is brutal but for a small group of people it’s all worth it. These are the select few who are driven by forces so large that they will tolerate any hardship to see their idea succeed.These are the people who change the world.

The film series, “The Big Idea” will follow the lives of three innovators who are brilliant, bold, and united by the desire to use technology, science and engineering to create radical, systemic change. While their innovations are uniquely their own, our subjects are united by a single life-changing opportunity. Each of them has been selected for one of the tech world’s most prestigious opportunities – a highly-coveted MIT Solve innovator (‘Solver team’). This win will raise the profile of their projects and put them in front of intellectual elite, global leaders, and major tech brands. But, do they have what it takes to elevate their work to the next level? 

Episode 1: Last Mile

When cryogenics expert Kitty Liao discovers that half of the world’s vaccines get spoiled during the last-mile of their delivery, she decides to dedicate her life to creating a solution. Liao embarks on her own arduous journey as she attempts to get her life-saving invention into the hands of the people who need it most.

Episode 2: Birth Without Bias

Motivated by her own harrowing birth experience, journalist Kimberly Seals Allers is disrupting the hospital system to transform Black maternal health outcomes in the U.S. Her app turns reviews from Black and Brown birthers into a powerful tool for hospitals to change their practices -- but are they ready to listen?

Episode 3: Every Kid Gets a Robot

After Ojibwe native Danielle Boyer joined the robotics team in high school, she realized how out of reach robotics are for low-income families. Since then, she’s made it her mission to create free robot kits to connect other Indigenous youth to the tech skills that will shape their future.

“The Big Idea” is a Redglass Pictures Production and made possible by the generous support of HP. 

Join us for a private evening of celebration, inspiration and connection. The program starts with an exclusive screening of The Big Idea documentary, highlighting three of our Solver teams and their inspirational journeys, followed by opportunities to explore the newly reopened MIT museum and connect with other changemakers. Come learn more about Solve and how you can join us in our mission to drive innovation to solve world challenges.

Learn more about impactful connections: If you or your organization are interested in learning about increasing your financial commitment to Solve, joining our institutional membership community, or being a champion for social entrepreneurship, please email partnerships@solve.mit.edu.  We look forward to hearing from you.