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Start here to watch a video about this challenge and to read about your challenge. <\/p>\n\t \t \n
How do I start? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Prepare<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t Find information to help you start to brainstorm solutions to your challenge.<\/p>\n\t \t \n What do I need to know? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Engage<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t Follow these guidelines to engage in the Design & Pitch process.<\/p>\n\t \t \n What do I do? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Persuade<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t Create your business, perfect your pitch, and complete your Technical Brief.<\/p>\n\t \t \n What do I need? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":14,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"pageIntro\":\"During natural disasters, delivering essential supplies like water, food, and medicine becomes a race against time. This challenge becomes even harder when the supplies have to be kept cold the whole time so that they don\u2019t spoil. In this Design & Pitch Challenge, you will find a workable solution for this important problem.\"}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-54","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4583,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions\/4583"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Find information to help you start to brainstorm solutions to your challenge.<\/p>\n\t \t \n
What do I need to know? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Engage<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t Follow these guidelines to engage in the Design & Pitch process.<\/p>\n\t \t \n What do I do? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Persuade<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t Create your business, perfect your pitch, and complete your Technical Brief.<\/p>\n\t \t \n What do I need? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":14,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"pageIntro\":\"During natural disasters, delivering essential supplies like water, food, and medicine becomes a race against time. This challenge becomes even harder when the supplies have to be kept cold the whole time so that they don\u2019t spoil. In this Design & Pitch Challenge, you will find a workable solution for this important problem.\"}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-54","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4583,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions\/4583"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Follow these guidelines to engage in the Design & Pitch process.<\/p>\n\t \t \n
What do I do? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n\n\n\n \n\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n Persuade<\/h3>\n \n\n \n\t \t Create your business, perfect your pitch, and complete your Technical Brief.<\/p>\n\t \t \n What do I need? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":14,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"pageIntro\":\"During natural disasters, delivering essential supplies like water, food, and medicine becomes a race against time. This challenge becomes even harder when the supplies have to be kept cold the whole time so that they don\u2019t spoil. In this Design & Pitch Challenge, you will find a workable solution for this important problem.\"}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-54","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4583,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions\/4583"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Create your business, perfect your pitch, and complete your Technical Brief.<\/p>\n\t \t \n
What do I need? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":14,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"pageIntro\":\"During natural disasters, delivering essential supplies like water, food, and medicine becomes a race against time. This challenge becomes even harder when the supplies have to be kept cold the whole time so that they don\u2019t spoil. In this Design & Pitch Challenge, you will find a workable solution for this important problem.\"}","ncst_content_audit_freq":"","ncst_content_audit_date":"","ncst_content_audit_display":false,"ncst_backToTopFlag":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-54","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4583,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions\/4583"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.ced.ncsu.edu\/design-and-pitch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}