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Competition Spotlight: Genius NY

GENIUS NY is an in-residence business competition accelerator at The Tech Garden in Central New York that goes beyond substantial direct investment. In addition to three grand prizes of up to $1 million, $600,000 and $400,000, the program also offers company stipends, housing, resources, programming, and connections, making it among the largest competitions of its kind across the globe.

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Community College Innovation Challenge names 2016 winners

The Forsyth Technical Community College team proposed a method to modernize greenhouses. Photo credit: NSF
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National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Launches PILOT Innovation Challenge

Through it's newly launched competition, the National Association of Broadcasters aims to identify fresh ideas, strategies and solutions that will help shape the future of broadcasting.  Participants must creatively answer the challenge question, "How might local television and radio broadcasters engage their communities with next generation content on any device, whether big, small or moving?"

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You're Invited to the Community College Innovation Challenge Finalists' Reception

For the second year, the National Science Foundation and the American Association of Community Colleges have challenged students enrolled in community colleges to propose innovative science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)-based solutions to perplexing, real-world problems. An incentive: Teams submitting top ideas receive professional coaching and cash prizes.

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Play Everywhere Challenge Awarding $1 million to cities for kid-friendly innovations

KaBOOM! announced today a national competition that will award $1 million in prizes for the best replicable, scalable innovations in city redevelopment and design that help make play easy, available and fun for kids and families. The Challenge, developed in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Target, Playworld, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the...

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Sankalp Global Innovation Challenge Launches

The first ever Sankalp Global Innovation Challenge (Sankalp GIC) is a call for innovative technology-based product solutions that can reach the Next 3 Billion (N3B) and contribute to inclusive development. The platform will recognize some of the best innovations from around the world for their relevance to the emerging markets.

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Four more government competitions that are changing lives and educating the public

Last week, we posted an article that highlighted three government challenges - one city, one state and one federal.  This week, we're focusing on four more.

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How To Refute 3 Common Complaints About Innovation Challenges

Clearing up what an innovation challenge can or should be

Image: Kreg Steppe
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