About the Programme
DTC is more than a competition. It is a high-intensity, human-centred innovation engine designed to produce scalable, investable solutions for humanity's most universal development challenges.
Our Mission
The Design Thinking Challenge is the heart of African innovation, the ultimate convergence point where the world’s boldest innovators, creators, wildcards, designers, entrepreneurs, and policymakers come together to prototype, fund, and launch global solutions to major challenges in energy, healthcare, and agriculture.
Core Philosophy
Real solutions to real problems faced by real people – everywhere.
While rooted in Nigeria – Africa's largest economy and most populous nation – the problems we tackle and the solutions we build are profoundly global in relevance. From rural India to off-grid Indonesia, from maternal health crises in Latin America to smallholder farmers in Southeast Asia, the prototypes born in Nigeria will carry lessons, open-source code, and business models that travel.
Our Objectives
Build Teams
Build high-performing founding teams capable of taking ideas from concept to market.
Develop Solutions
Develop investable, technology-enabled solutions that directly address systemic challenges.
Equip Participants
Equip participants with world-class design thinking and prototyping skills.
Strengthen Collaboration
Strengthen collaboration across government, industry, startups, and development partners.