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Innovation Cases

From rigid formal classrooms to school-wide exhibitions, and from AI-assisted facilitation to cross-disciplinary Project-Based Learning. Discover how Global Game Masters are unlocking the endless possibilities of the SDG Hero Toolkit.

Defeat the Leuk-Monster: From Children’s Prototype to Serious Video Game case study image

Defeat the Leuk-Monster: From Children’s Prototype to Serious Video Game

China2026Digital Health & Serious Games

How can a 120-minute children’s workshop grow into a real serious video game for pediatric leukemia care? Discover how children’s game prototype was incubated into a clinically informed digital tool that helps young patients learn dietary management through play.

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Transforming Trash into Creative Game Design Materials case study image

Transforming Trash into Creative Game Design Materials

Nigeria2025Resource Innovation & Art

How do you innovate game design with extreme resource constraints? See how turning garbage, waste, and old newspapers into game materials sparked extraordinary creativity among children.

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Children Turned Their Game into a Musical Drama case study image

Children Turned Their Game into a Musical Drama

Zimbabwe2025Theater & Music Integration

How do you break through expression barriers for non-verbal learners? Discover how abstract game rules came alive through bodies, voices, and stories in an engaging musical drama.

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AI-Assisted Design & Pre-set Themes case study image

AI-Assisted Design & Pre-set Themes

Hangzhou, China2026Curriculum Design

How do you efficiently guide primary students to design a focused SDG game within a limited timeframe? Discover how integrating Earth Day themes and AI-assisted planning resulted in high-quality game prototypes.

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AI-Powered Facilitation: Solving Workshop Bottlenecks with "Diagnostic Cards" case study image

AI-Powered Facilitation: Solving Workshop Bottlenecks with "Diagnostic Cards"

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China2026Facilitation Experience & Tech

Lower the barrier for new volunteers to manage a room. Discover how synthesizing past workshop failures into 10 AI-generated diagnostic cards created a reusable co-pilot for classroom management.

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The 3-Hour Climate Game Sprint: A Board Game Design Guide for Everyone case study image

The 3-Hour Climate Game Sprint: A Board Game Design Guide for Everyone

Shanghai, China2025Workshop Innovation

Can adults with zero game design experience create playable climate-themed board game prototypes in just 3 hours? Learn how a rigid 5-step linear sprint democratized the game creation process.

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The 17 SDGs Awakening in a Game-Based Icebreaker case study image

The 17 SDGs Awakening in a Game-Based Icebreaker

Bangkok, Thailand2025Icebreaker & Learning

How do you introduce 17 global goals without overwhelming participants? Discover how an SDG Bingo card transformed a standard icebreaker into a powerful, zero-cognitive-cost learning experience.

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From Storybooks to SDGs: The "Save the Asian Elephant" PBL Workshop case study image

From Storybooks to SDGs: The "Save the Asian Elephant" PBL Workshop

Taizhou, China2026Storytelling & Art Integration

Transform students from passive listeners of wildlife stories into active rule-designers for conservation. Exploring how a picture book and a 4-class loop sparked a genuine sense of responsibility.

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SDGs Meet Local Heritage: A School-Wide Gamified Exhibition case study image

SDGs Meet Local Heritage: A School-Wide Gamified Exhibition

Funing County, Yunnan, China2025Scaling Impact

How do you scale the impact of the toolkit to engage a community of 1,200 students? See how our Game Masters blended SDG themes with local Yao culture, culminating in a showcase and game exhibition.

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