EVOKE · PROSPERITY CAMPAIGN · DENVER · FALL 2026
Evoke calls 25 agents to solve a real water problem in Colorado.
Your team completes missions, builds a solution and presents it in December.
For the Young Americans Youth Advisory Board. The mission starts on October 24. No experience with water or technology needed.
- 25AGENTS
- 4PHASES
- 5SESSIONS IN PERSON AND ONLINE
- 2 hA WEEK ON MISSIONS
WITH YOUNG AMERICANS CENTER
Evoke runs this campaign with the Young Americans Youth Advisory Board.
THE MISSION
You choose which water problem to solve.
In the Prosperity Campaign, your team works on water in Colorado: whether people have enough of it and whether it is safe to use. Your team picks one part of that problem and works on it until December.
Your group is the first to run this campaign with Evoke.
You do not need to know anything about water or technology to start.
HOW IT WORKS
Evoke and Young Americans run the campaign in Denver and online.
- Who
- 25 agentsMembers of the Young Americans Youth Advisory Board.
- How
- In teamsMissions in four phases, about 2 hours a week.
- When
- October 24 to DecemberFive sessions, then the final presentation.
- Where
- Denver and onlineYoung Americans Center, 3550 E 1st Ave, with breakfast.
THE FOUR PHASES
You go from learning to action in four phases.
01
Explore
Your team investigates water in Colorado and picks the problem.
02
Imagine
Your team pictures the problem solved and comes up with ideas.
03
Act
Your team builds the first version of the solution.
04
Communicate
Your team presents the project at the final session.
THE CALENDAR
The group meets five times in October and November.
In-person sessions take place at Young Americans Center, 3550 E 1st Ave, Denver, with breakfast. The other sessions are online.
- October 24In personKickoff
- October 26Online
- November 6Online
- November 14In personMidway session
- November 20Online
The final presentation takes place in December. Evoke and Young Americans will announce the date and place.
WHAT YOU BUILD
In December, you present your solution.
- YOU BUILD
- A solution to the water problem your team chose.
- YOU PRESENT
- The project at the final session.
- YOU DEVELOP
- The four Evoke powers: Creative Visionary, Deep Collaborator, System Thinker and Empathetic Activist.
Every team needs different powers.
Writers, artists, people who like numbers, people who like technology and people who like talking to others all have a place on the team.
WHO'S BEEN THERE
In September, young people in four countries created with Evoke.
CU Boulder students turned a climate mystery into a graphic novel and a Minecraft world. Teams in Harare, Bogotá and São Paulo ran their own challenges that same weekend.
“Creating something unique with talented peers.”
Participant
Creative Challenge · Boulder · Sep 2026
“A community centered around figuring out solutions to environmental issues via creative tools and AI powered tools.”
Participant
Creative Challenge · Boulder · Sep 2026
ABOUT EVOKE · WHO'S BEHIND IT
Evoke started at the World Bank.
The World Bank created Evoke in 2010 as a learning experience built on stories, games and team missions. Today Evoke is an independent nonprofit and has run campaigns in more than ten countries.
Evoke’s method, the Social Innovators’ Framework, organizes what you practice into four powers. Every mission works on all four.
- 2010Born at the World Bank
- 15+Years of impact
- 10+Countries
The four powers
Creative Visionary
See what others don't
You imagine solutions that nobody has tried yet.
- Vision
- Creativity
- Imagination
Deep Collaborator
Stronger together
You build with people who think differently from you.
- Teamwork
- Networking
- Communication
System Thinker
See the big picture
You look for what causes the problem and fix it at the root.
- Analysis
- Problem solving
- Critical reflection
Empathetic Activist
Lead with heart
You understand what people need and act on it.
- Empathy
- Courage
- Leadership
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QUESTIONS
About the campaign.
Who takes part?
The 25 members of the Young Americans Youth Advisory Board selected for this campaign.
Are the sessions in person or online?
Both. The kickoff on October 24 and the midway session on November 14 take place at Young Americans Center, 3550 E 1st Ave, Denver, with breakfast. The sessions on October 26, November 6 and November 20 are online.
How much time does it take?
Besides the sessions, about 2 hours a week on missions. The time can change from one mission to another.
When is the final presentation?
In December. Evoke and Young Americans will announce the date and place.
Do I need to know about water or technology?
No. In the first phase, your team learns about the problem before choosing what to work on.