Innovation Ambassadors for Private Schools

A program to empower change leaders in schools to drive innovation initiatives and coordinate with the TALINCU global ecosystem of talents & innovations.

What is an Innovation Ambassador? (Global Definition)

An Innovation Ambassador (Innovation Champion) is a change leader inside an organization who fosters innovation culture, mobilizes people, and turns ideas into executable initiatives through communication, facilitation, and partnerships.

Why Ambassadors matter in institutional innovation

  • Accelerate adoption of innovation culture across the school.
  • Turn ideas into measurable school initiatives and projects.
  • Connect the school to platforms, partnerships, and opportunities.
  • Increase readiness of students and teachers for challenges & hackathons.
Innovation scene

Core responsibilities in a school

  • Facilitate ideation sessions and convert ideas into initiatives.
  • Build a school innovation community: teams, clubs, student ambassadors.
  • Collect internal challenges/opportunities and route them through one channel.
  • Share best practices, tools, and an innovation toolkit.
  • Coordinate with TALINCU for events, mentoring, workshops, and programs.
  • Track simple metrics: ideas, initiatives, participation, learning impact.
  • Encourage experimentation and rapid learning.
  • Provide brief updates to leadership and TALINCU when needed.
Toolkit

Registration requirements (globally aligned)

  • Candidate must be a staff member/teacher/administrator in the school.
  • Able and willing to lead initiatives and workshops within the school.
  • Supported by school leadership with a supervisor endorsement.
  • Max 2 ambassadors per institution.
  • Commitment to transparency and documentation for follow-up.

What happens next?

  1. Application review by TALINCU.
  2. Approval and issuance of the Ambassador Card number.
  3. Access to tools/resources and coordination of programs/workshops.