The Centre for Sustainable Development, K J Somaiya Institute of Management (KJSIM)organises Summer School 2025 - Play2ProgressIndia with a focus on Sustainable Urban Futures. The program leverages serious strategy games as powerful tools to foster learning and build essential 21st-century skills such as complex problem solving, innovation, and leadership. Hosted at the vibrant Mumbai campus of Somaiya Vidyavihar University, this first-of-its-kind initiative invites aspiring changemakers and young leaders from across the globe to be part of a multidisciplinary cohort aligned with India’s Viksit Bharat Mission. The participants will engage in a dynamic mix of interactive gameplay, collaborative sessions with global experts, and immersive lectures—designed to to blend both lecture-based and hands-on activities to comprehend several complex socio-technical challenges pertinent to Indian megacities (e.g. energy transition, sustainable housing, urban liveability, electric mobility, circularity) and to design creative participatory tools through immersive tabletop games from the scratch.