Idea Launchpad Bootcamp June 2026

A full-day bootcamp for students who are looking to kickstart their invention journey and apply to the Tan Kah Kee Young Inventors' Award.

Date: Saturday, 6 June 2026

Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Location: Vivistop Kampong Eunos Makerspace

Age: Students aged 9 to 16 years old

Registration Fee: $75 + GST (50% Subsidized by the Tan Kah Kee Foundation)

Preparation for Participants: To maximize the value of the group consultation, students are encouraged to bring along their existing sketches, project notes, or early-stage prototypes. This allows our mentors to provide specific, actionable advice tailored to their individual invention.

A full-day bootcamp for students who are looking to kickstart their invention journey and apply to the Tan Kah Kee Young Inventors Award. Participants come with a broad problem or area of interest, and the bootcamp helps them develop it into a validated concept with a prototype.

What you will experience through this bootcamp:

a) Empathy & Problem Understanding: Students investigate the real human problem behind their idea. They build empathy with users through several activities, then redefine their problem with sharper scope and impact.

b) Ideation Machine: Students move beyond the first obvious solution. Through guided ideation activities, they generate a wide solution space and then critically evaluate and select the most promising approach.

c) Rapid Prototyping & Iteration: Students bring their idea to life using Vivita's makerspace tools — from low-fi cardboard models to digital fabrication. Prototypes are tested with peers and refined through feedback.

This bootcamp was developed by Vivita Singapore and officially supported by Tan Kah Kee Young Inventors' Award 2026.

If you are...

• Keen to participate in the Tan Kah Khee Young Inventors' Award 2026.
• Have an invention idea in mind that you need some guidance in bringing to life.
• Excited to explore a creative makerspace and learn more about different tools that can help you realise your ideas

Register by 1 June 2026!

About Vivita Singapore

VIVITA is a global organisation committed to creating a future where children and youth are confident in their own ideas, and are self-directed in their learning. VIVITA believes children and youth have good ideas and an innate curiosity that can be nurtured and developed in the right environment.

By removing the limits of a structured curriculum and letting children and youth exercise their agency, VIVITA is crafting a space where the young are free to experiment and explore different ideas which will build a community of self-directed, creative learners who explore new skills without the fear of failure.