Competition Spotlight: Glorious Failure: In Search of Success Innovation Challenge

Congratulations to COIN aka The Colorado Innovation Network on the launch of their new competition titled: “Glorious Failure: In Search of Success Innovation Challenge”.  This is a Skild supported event.
This competition is open to companies headquartered and operating in Colorado with annual revenues less than $1,000,000.  It seeks to foster…

Competition Spotlight: LAUNCH Systems Challenge 2013

Founding partners NASA, NIKE, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the US Department of State formed LAUNCH in an effort to bring collective genius, unprecedented networks, and new resources to overcome some of humanity’s toughest sustainability challenges.
With this LAUNCH System Challenge 2013, LAUNCH seeks innovations that will transform…

Competition Spotlight: Cradle to Cradle Product Innovation Challenge

Partnering with the Make It Right Foundation, The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute will be awarding $250,000 to creative manufacturers who dream up a product for the affordable housing market that is safe for the environment, safe for human health, and designed for re-use.
Product submissions are due by…

Competition Spotlight: Innovation in Graduate Education Challenge


Our world is changing faster than ever before–technology is developing at an unprecedented rate and the world faces extraordinary challenges with solutions based in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). What is needed to prepare STEM graduate students to meet these modern day challenges? Fundamental changes are also occurring in…

Competition Spotlight: Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge

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The Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge is a Skild supported competition that will be awarded to the two projects that best demonstrate how they can provide sustainable access to safe water where it is presently at risk and/or access to improved sanitation.  Projects must have clear practical applicability, address identified need,…

Seagram’s Gin Sponsors the Innovation Challenge

The Innovation Challenge®, a property of Skild Inc., is the World’s largest and most established online innovation competition. For the past 10 years, the brightest and most creative people from all over the world have been matched with leading companies in an experience designed to address our most pressing business and…

Winners Announced for the Nissan Innovation Garage Competition

The question, “Wouldn’t It Be Cool If ____?”, was answered by over 15,000 people during the Nissan Innovation Garage Competition (a contest supported by Skild).  After a careful evaluation, three winners have been chosen.  The top ideas:
a device that prevents bed sores for patients in developing countries,
a device…