HawkTank Case Competition
Challenge
Teams were tasked with developing a compelling sales pitch for an AI-powered waste bin that uses cameras and sensors to identify and sort different types of waste. Only 30 minutes to prepare and 2 minutes to pitch!
Challenge
Design and develop an AI-driven platform to make Scotiabank’s services more accessible and user-friendly while addressing user concerns about security and trust. Focus on how AI can improve the banking experience while ensuring compliance with all protective measures.
Integrate AI to provide personalized financial advice and automated customer support.
Educate users on how AI improves security and simplifies banking through interactive tutorials and live support.
Allow users to securely perform transactions through the AI assistant while maintaining strict security protocols.
Use AI to monitor suspicious activities and alert users in real-time to prevent fraud.
Ensure AI services comply with regulatory and privacy standards to protect sensitive user data.
Authenticate users through multi-factor authentication, including email, phone SMS, and biometrics (face/fingerprint recognition).
Challenge
Design and develop an AI-driven platform to make Scotiabank’s services more accessible and user-friendly while addressing user concerns about security and trust. Focus on how AI can improve the banking experience while ensuring compliance with all protective measures.
Integrate AI to provide personalized financial advice and automated customer support.
Educate users on how AI improves security and simplifies banking through interactive tutorials and live support.
Allow users to securely perform transactions through the AI assistant while maintaining strict security protocols.
Use AI to monitor suspicious activities and alert users in real-time to prevent fraud.
Ensure AI services comply with regulatory and privacy standards to protect sensitive user data.
Authenticate users through multi-factor authentication, including email, phone SMS, and biometrics (face/fingerprint recognition).
Challenge
Design and develop an AI-driven platform to make Scotiabank’s services more accessible and user-friendly while addressing user concerns about security and trust. Focus on how AI can improve the banking experience while ensuring compliance with all protective measures.
Integrate AI to provide personalized financial advice and automated customer support.
Educate users on how AI improves security and simplifies banking through interactive tutorials and live support.
Allow users to securely perform transactions through the AI assistant while maintaining strict security protocols.
Use AI to monitor suspicious activities and alert users in real-time to prevent fraud.
Ensure AI services comply with regulatory and privacy standards to protect sensitive user data.
Authenticate users through multi-factor authentication, including email, phone SMS, and biometrics (face/fingerprint recognition).
Solution
Developed a clear, engaging sales pitch highlighting the AI-powered waste bin’s functionality and efficiency
Focused on the product’s innovation, practical impact, and market potential
Solution
Developed a clear, engaging sales pitch highlighting the AI-powered waste bin’s functionality and efficiency
Focused on the product’s innovation, practical impact, and market potential
Outcome:
1st place out of 42 teams and 100+ participants
Strengthened critical thinking, analytical, and presentation skills
Successfully communicated a complex technical solution in a short, impactful pitch
IDEATION
Exploring key features to address the complexities of the college experience
Upon taking our user research and noting key pain points to address, we brainstormed and mapped out the preliminary information architecture
through which our product would be structured.
You Made to the Bottom !!!!
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