IXL Center - Center for Innovation, Excellence and Leadership

As we wrap up 2024, we want to take a moment to celebrate the incredible journey we’ve shared. To our amazing team, clients, and partners: THANK YOU for making this year one to remember! Your passion, collaboration, and trust inspire us every day. Here’s to another year of innovation, growth, and success together in 2025! 🎉✨ #2024Highlights #Teamwork #Innovation #IXLCenter

Wishing you a joyful holiday season from all of us at IXL Center🎄✨ We wish you a Merry Christmas filled with joy, peace, and cherished moments. Thank you for being a valued part of our journey🌟

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Great to have IXL Center - Center for Innovation, Excellence and Leadership's Innovation Olympics program be a foundational platform in fighting brain disease championed by Social Impact Partners and Sarah Hoit.

🌍 Celebrating the Collective Power of Innovation in Brain Health The 3rd Edition of the SIP IXL Brain Health Innovation Olympics has once again demonstrated the transformative power of bold vision, diverse expertise, and collaborative spirit. Together, we’ve redefined approaches to brain health innovation, unlocking solutions with real-world impact. 🔹 To our global consulting teams: Your innovative solutions have not only met the challenge but reimagined what’s possible in brain health. 🔹 To the judges, sponsors, and mentors: Your strategic insights, commitment, and support not only guided the journey but also elevated the quality and impact of the outcomes, solidifying this initiative as a benchmark for collaborative innovation. 🔹 To Sarah Hoit - Social Impact Partners | Global Brain Health Initiative: Your commitment to brain health innovation inspires a global movement, and we are honored to support you on this noble mission. This initiative proves that innovation thrives when perspectives unite to solve humanity’s most pressing challenges. Let’s continue this journey of impact. Here's to pushing boundaries even further in 2025! Sarah Hoit Hitendra Patel Adi Alon Viola Xhafa Allison Bonner, CDP Aditya Sharma, MBA Mark Roth Thunderbird School of Global Management University of Calgary INSEAD Welingkar Institute of Management Asian Institute of Management Columbia University #InnovationLeadership #IXLInnovationOlympics #BrainHealth ##SIPInnovationOlympics https://lnkd.in/dXb5UgUx

The impact and outcomes from this year's SIP Brain Health Innovation Olympics will have global and lasting ripple effects because of the dedication from every team, judge, and partner. 🙏 Said best by Shauna Thome of the 1st Place Haskayne School of Business at University of Calgary team, "We didn't really understand brain health when we started this, and I'm not sure any of the students did. But now that we know, we will never not care about it." Congrats to all student participants: Peter Cooper, P. Geol., Mimi Godin, Ryan Yuan, CFP®, PFP®, EMBA Candidate, Kristina Pavlovic, Julie Welchman, Olive Zimbudzana, Jason Wang, Tino Mavunga CSM®, Vikram Vinod, Jesus Gonzalez, Madel Mirano, Prashansa Gupta, Subhrajyoti Das, Prince Shrivastava, Ivory Jane Sampulna-Salazar, MPA, MIB, Sahil Agrawal, Tawonga Matavire, Sonali Shrimali, Sripriya Undemane, Gracielo Gaño, ECE, PMP, ITIL, Wenqiang YAN, Melody T., Arjessel Barcelona, Jedessa Leyter, Valerie Estares, Anik Gupta, Sander Devroye, Sriharsha Undemane, Ludovico Fanizza, Social Impact Partners | Global Brain Health Initiative, IXL Center - Center for Innovation, Excellence and Leadership!Samantha Hoit Bevins, Wesley Bevins, Sasha Mukhija, Morgan Moncada #SIPBrainHealth #Longevity #BrainCapital #FoodCenteredHealth #EveryDayMatters #CognitiveWellness

At IXL Center, we’re proud to have partnered with Social Impact Partners | Global Brain Health Initiative to deliver the transformative Brain Health Innovation Olympics for the third time. This global initiative brought together industry leaders and top student teams to address critical challenges in brain health and healthy aging. Through our proven methodology, dedicated mentorship and a disciplined approach on innovation, we guided participants in developing actionable solutions that bridge academia and corporate with real-world impact. With SIP leading the charge and connecting key stakeholders, the program showcases the power of collaboration in driving meaningful change. The solutions presented this season were nothing short of extraordinary, covering areas like AI, robotics, arts, intergenerational engagement, and beyond. Check out the article below to learn more. #BrainHealth #InnovationOlympics #Collaboration #IXLCenter Hitendra Patel Adi Alon Sarah Hoit Viola Xhafa Allison Bonner, CDP Aditya Sharma, MBA Mark Roth

Join us at our upcoming GIMI Think Tank Webinar where we’ll discuss “Innovation in the Energy Industry”. We invite you to register for this interesting session featuring our guest speaker, Peter Cooper, P. Geol., President at Elite Solutions Group The session will take place on Wednesday, November 27 th, at 9:00 am (EST). Click on the following link to register and attend the session: https://lnkd.in/e5NFMx_x

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. Another moment of profound impact alongside with our partners, IXL Center - Center for Innovation, Excellence and Leadership for our THIRD season of the SIP Brain Health Innovation Olympics! Thank you Hitendra Patel, Adi Alon, Viola Xhafa, Victor Bender Zevallos, and all of the amazing team members who help facilitate this powerful program. And thank you to the students and executive leaders who worked together to forge new pathways to innovation in #brainhealth. Together, we can change our outcomes! https://lnkd.in/g7HSGXkW

I am thrilled that my team and I secured 2nd place in the SIP Brain Health Innovation Olympics, Fall 2024, hosted by the IXL Center - Center for Innovation, Excellence and Leadership! 🎉 This incredible journey has been life-changing, pushing me to grow personally and professionally while tackling one of the most pressing challenges of our time: brain health. Our concept, Intergenerational Harmony, focuses on bridging the gap between generations through music and fine arts to enhance neuroplasticity and foster meaningful social connections for seniors. Working on this challenge not only deepened my understanding of innovation but also reinforced my passion for creating solutions that truly make a difference. This achievement would not have been possible without my incredible teammates: Tino Mavunga CSM®, Vikram Vinod, Jesus Gonzalez, @Jason Wang, and Tawonga Matavire. Your creativity, dedication, and teamwork inspired me every step of the way. I am immensely grateful to Sarah Hoit, Co-Founder and Chairman of SIP, for her vision and leadership, and to Social Impact Partners (SIP) for hosting this transformative challenge. The opportunity to contribute to SIP’s mission has been a humbling and inspiring experience. A special thank you to the IXL Center - Center for Innovation, Excellence and Leadership team, including Hitendra Patel, Johan De Silva, and Viola Xhafa, for organizing this impactful challenge and providing us with the tools, mentorship, and platform to shine. Your dedication to fostering innovation is truly remarkable. I am also grateful to the panel of judges, with whom we had expert interviews: Bruce Lipnick, Amy Kruse, Dr. Rebecca Jackson, Dr. Leigh Richardson, and Dr. Mitch Elkind, whose insights and feedback strengthened our work. A heartfelt thank you to my professors, Euvin Naidoo and Richard Ettenson PhD, whose mentorship has shaped my ability to tackle challenges with confidence and purpose. Your guidance has been invaluable, and I am truly grateful. This challenge has taught me the power of collaboration, the importance of innovative thinking, and the profound impact we can have when we come together to solve global challenges. To anyone passionate about innovation, brain health, or intergenerational impact, let’s connect and explore how we can create meaningful change, together. 🌍✨  I am proud to announce that, as a result of participating in this program, I am now a GIMI Level 1 certified Innovation Manager, a credential that marks the beginning of an exciting journey in the world of innovation. #InnovationOlympics #BrainHealth #IntergenerationalHarmony #SocialImpact #Teamwork #Gratitude #GIMICertification #ThunderbirdSchoolOfGlobalManagement #ASU #GlobalManagement