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5 Skills Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Is Building in Young Innovators Across Bharat

Newsmantra — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 07:57:05 +0000

Opportunities to innovate, traditionally, have been concentrated in India’s urban centres and metro cities, leaving young innovators spread across the larger area of the geography with limited access to structured problem-solving and mentorship.

Samsung Solve for Tomorrow’s Design Thinking Workshops, conducted across 100 cities in 2026, are helping bridge that gap by introducing students to a structured innovation process. As participants move through each stage of Design Thinking, they develop skills that extend well beyond the competition.

1. Human-Centric Problem Solving
Every meaningful innovation begins with understanding people before building technology. At Government Degree College, Baramulla, Zamin Anayat Lone discovered this while working through the empathize and define stages of Samsung’s Design Thinking framework. Instead of jumping to an AI solution, he examined emergency response gaps and community needs before shaping an AI-powered SOS application around a clearly defined problem.

2. Applying STEM to Real-World Challenges
Traffic congestion is becoming a growing concern in rapidly urbanising towns such as Bhiwadi. During the ideate and prototype stages, Veeru Kumar Verma from MSME Technology College explored how AI and real-time information systems could improve parking management. The exercise demonstrated how STEM concepts become more meaningful when applied to everyday challenges.

3. Entrepreneurial Thinking
Good ideas rarely succeed without guidance, mentorship and opportunities to test them. Through Samsung Solve for Tomorrow, students move beyond ideation into an innovation ecosystem that includes mentorship, incubation at FITT, IIT Delhi and incubation grants worth INR 2 crore for the top four teams. For Mohammad Atif from Kongu Engineering College, Erode, this shifted entrepreneurship from a classroom concept to a structured journey.

4. Collaborative Mindset
At New Era School, Ghaziabad, Disha Garg and Rashi Sharma learnt this by working through empathy mapping, stakeholder analysis and iterative problem-solving together before developing an AI-enabled application for India’s digital delivery ecosystem. The process reinforced the importance of building solutions through shared perspectives.

5. Purpose-Driven Innovation
The most valuable outcome of Design Thinking is learning to measure success by impact rather than novelty. At Shoolini University, Solan, Class XII student Mahek focused on solving a specific community challenge instead of pursuing an abstract idea.
By taking the methodology to inspire structured innovation in young innovators residing beyond the metro cities, Samsung Solve for Tomorrow is expanding access to entrepreneurial skills that prepare young innovators to address real-world challenges.

India Launches Navachar Mantra to Power Grassroots Innovation

Newsmantra — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:26:00 +0000

NEW DELHI. The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) has officially launched Navachar Mantra, a landmark national initiative designed to identify, nurture, and scale grassroots innovations and early-stage entrepreneurship across India. Unveiled by Union Minister of State Jayant Chaudhary at IIT Delhi, the programme places a unique focus on empowering untamed talent from Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, aspirational districts, and rural communities. Implemented by NIESBUD with IIT Delhi’s Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT) as the technical knowledge partner, the initiative aims to bridge the gap between rural ingenuity and national scale by building deep collaborations among government bodies, academia, and industry leaders.

During the launch, which featured an insightful fireside chat with top Indian founders, Minister Chaudhary emphasized that the next global transformation should carry India’s intellectual imprint, urging the youth to look beyond manufacturing and instead pioneer technologies that shape the global future. The program targets critical priority sectors including Agritech, HealthTech, EdTech, Climate and Sustainability, and MSME Enablement, effectively connecting local problem-solvers directly with policymakers, corporate leaders, and investors. Digital applications for the initiative have officially opened and will remain active until July 5, 2026, kicking off a multi-stage expert evaluation process to select high-potential ventures.

Selected innovators will enter a comprehensive, year-long engagement programme packed with dedicated mentorship roundtables, thematic webinars, investor networking sessions, and national storytelling platforms. Beyond strategic guidance on fundraising, intellectual property management, and regulatory compliance, the initiative will facilitate physical pilot projects and market linkages to turn raw ideas into profitable enterprises. Navachar Mantra will ultimately culminate in a massive national showcase event, utilizing ministerial podcasts and digital campaigns to grant grassroots creators high-visibility recognition, thereby strengthening the talent pipeline for a self-reliant, innovation-driven Viksit Bharat.