#SDGAction39443 – #SDGAction43891

Objectives for 2024

10,680
university students

Registration with the United Nations

Contribute to improvement.

Young people who are in upper secondary education or technical and vocational schools often face challenges when it comes to finding a place in the workforce and contributing to the economic development of their community. They may wish to work as employees, independent professionals, or entrepreneurs, but figuring out how to do so can be difficult. Recent studies show that globally, 30% of graduates do not find employment in their studied discipline. Additionally, the International Labor Organization (ILO) reports that 30% of companies are unable to fill advertised positions due to a lack of qualified personnel with the required competencies.

Many young people in Latin America who lack employment opportunities often turn to entrepreneurship as a solution. However, they often lack support and guidance in evaluating their ideas and making strategic decisions. Many cannot afford professional development workshops that provide assistance with strategy formulation, solution design, and other essential services. As a result, they may make incorrect decisions about their business model, product positioning, or market selection, or fail to understand customer needs. Shockingly, 50% of these new businesses do not survive past their first three years.

LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® is an effective tool for personal, professional, and business strategy, but its high cost makes it inaccessible to Latin American students.

Proposal

Non-profit volunteer workshops for higher education students are coordinated with certified facilitators using the LEGO SERIOUS PLAY Method to amplify social impact through accelerated action.

Actors

Universities – are leading the way by organizing and running online LSP workshops for their peers.

University students – can participate in an LSP workshop for free, where they can develop their vision and contribute to the project.

Certified Facilitators are conducting five online workshops pro bono with groups of higher education students. They are documenting the results to contribute to the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Universidad Tecnológica del Poniente is responsible for documenting the experiences of the participants and facilitators involved in the project and confidently presenting the results to the United Nations. #SDGAction39443.

Project Leaders, the Ad Hoc Advisory team: Gloria de León, Isaac Gómez, Alejandro Kantún, Carlos Baas, Hiram Oliveros."

1. Assisting students in their final semesters of higher education institutions to facilitate the transition from school life to the world of work and entrepreneurship.

2. Introduce and promote LEGO SERIOUS PLAY (LSP) Method at universities for personal and business development through problem-solving, goal-setting, and project planning.

3. Assisting facilitators with a platform to practice the method online, contributing to the social and economic development of the community to which they belong.

4. Assist the university community by offering free workshops designed to empower and equip students with the necessary skills and knowledge to enter the job market or confidently start their own business.

5. As part of the SDGAction39443 initiative, providing information to support the research line of Universidad Tecnológica del Poniente.

Participating Universities

UNITED STATES

Career Institute Dallas ISD

MEXICO

UNAM
ITSA
Universidad Anáhuac Mayab
Universidad Anáhuac de Querétaro
Universidad Anáhuac México Norte
Centro Universitario de la Costa – UDG
CETYS Universidad Tijuana
Universidad del Atlántico
Universidad EPCA
Escuela de Negocios de la Cuauhtémoc
Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey
ITESO, Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara
Universidad La Salle
EBC- Escuela Bancaria y Comercial
Scouts de México
TECMILENIO
Universidad Justo Sierra
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Tecnológico de Puebla
Tecnológico de Celaya
Tecnológico Universitario de Aguascalientes
Tecnológico Nacional de México
UDEM, Universidad de Monterrey
UNIVA, Universidad del Valle de Atemajac
Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila
Universidad Autónoma de México
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
Universidad de Calvillo
Universidad de Guadalajara
Universidad de Guanajuato
Universidad de la Comunicación
Universidad del Caribe
Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala
Universidad Xochicalco
Universidad Madero de Puebla
Universidad Marista
Universidad Maya
Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora
UPIICSA – Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería y Ciencias Sociales y Administrativas
Universidad Tecnológica del Poniente
Universidad Tecnológica del Retoño
Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Instituto Tecnológico de Puebla
Universidad CINDEHU
Instituto de Estudios Superiores en Biotecnología Médica
INESPO – Instituto De Estudios De Posgrado En Ciencias Y Humanidades

ARGENTINA

Universidad de San Isidro

BOLIVIA

Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno
Universidad Catolica Boliviana San Pablo
Universidad Mayor de San Andrés
Universidad Privada Domingo Savio
Universidad Privada Franz Tamayo
Universidad Unión Bolivariana
Universidad Privada San Francisco de Asís

COSTA RICA

Universidad CENFOTEC
LEAD University

COLOMBIA

Universidad Minuto de Dios
Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia

SPAIN

Universidad Europea de Madrid

GUATEMALA

Galileo Sede Central
Universidad Da Vinci de Guatemala

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

UASD, Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
Centro de Capacitación Creaciones Acrílicas
Centro Educativo Metropolitano
Estancias Infantiles SOS
Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
INFOTEP, Instituto Nacional de Formación Técnica Profesional
Universidad APEC
Barna Management School
Centro de Capacitación Creaciones Acrílicas
Centro Educativo Metropolitano
Colegio Adventista Metropolitano
ITESA Instituto Técnico Salesiano
INTEC, Instituto Tecnologico de Santo Domingo
UAPA, Universidad Abierta Para Adultos
UNPHU, Universidad Pedro Henríquez Ureña

If you are a leader or collaborator in a higher education institution and would like our volunteers to carry out this initiative for your students, please email us at[email protected]

Our recognition to the most active volunteers!

Certified Facilitators in the LEGO SERIOUS PLAY Method

Ahmed José Awad Lubrano
Alejandro E. García Coello
Alejandro Juárez Calzada
Alejandro Kantún
Alicia Brauer
Argenis Paredes
Ana Laura Estrada Santana
Ann Margareth Morales Sánchez
Antonio Santa Cruz
Brenda Eugenia Castro Martínez
Cecilia García
Cecilia Ramírez
Claudia Andrea Cruz Flores
Claudia Barbarella Contreras
Claudia Ramírez
Cristina Arevalo
Dileniz Contreras Rodríguez
Elmer J. Muñoz Hernandez
Erika Hernández
Fabio Richard Diaz Palacios
Fernando Villagrana Juárez
Filiberto Cano
Francisco Gerardo Garrido Soto
Francisco Javier Ítalo Pérez Castro
Gabriela Nava
Giselle Garrido
Gloria de León
Henerys Custodio
Heriberto Álvarez Guzmán

Hiram Oliveros
Hugo Juárez Palacios
Isaac Gómez Mercado
Ivana S. González García
Javier Cornejo Díaz González
Jazmín Tuco Magueño
Jeniffer Damaris Salazar Delgado
Jerameel Rosario
José Manuel Salazar Espinoza
José Gustavo Hau Salgado
José Iván Vázquez Ceballos
Juan Carlos Duran Consuegra
Karen Islas Esper
Karla Araceli Ríos V.
Leticia María José Gálvez
Loida Cecilia Reyes Pérez
Lorena Gutiérrez Navarro
Luis Daniel Bruno Vargas
Luis Delgadillo Arias
Luis Jaime Chávez
Luz Marcela Martinez Gutiérrez
Magdalena A. Rescala Pérez
Marcela Martínez
Marco Antonio Santillán Farrera
María Amparo Godinez Vidaurreta
María Cecilia Ramirez
María Gabriela Nava del Cañizo
María Teresa Negrete Rivera
María Vidaurreta

Mario Miguel Agüero Obando
Marissa Molina Ruiz
Marysol Flores Martínez
Mayra Ernestina Mora Trujillo
Miguel Hernández Galindo
Moira Devoy
Mónica Gosalvez Saravia
Ofelia Flores Recio
Orlando Silva Fonseca
Paola Johnson de Díaz
Rita Maria Noguera Ricardi
Roberto Alvaro Rossell Pedraza
Rogelio Meneses
Rosa María Fernández de León
Sandra Leticia Murillo Sandoval
Sagrario López
Sandra Sandoval
Salomón Herrera Acajabon
Sergio Hernández Ledward
Silvia Velásquez Avila
Sofia Rosales Arías
Sonia Colombo
Teresita de Jesús López Villalobos
Yohanna Liz Fournier
Yunior De la Rosa
Zilghians Gloriana Ramírez