Global Innovation Challenge

TESTIMONIALS

Teams

"The impact of the Innovation Challenge® cannot be overstated. Normal coursework cannot replicate the skills a contestant will acquire during this challenge – we know now how to innovate solutions to complex problems."
Elliot Reed | Weatherhead School of Management, CaseWestern Reserve University

"The challenge of creating unique and winning ideas two years in a row for six different companies has been one of the most transformational experiences of our lives."
Alejandro Corpeno | Winner, Vanderbilt University

"The Innovation Challenge was not only a fantastic learning experience but also a great social event. My team and I got to know each other better and it was fantastic networking with other teams, the sponsors, and everyone affiliated with it."
Jordan Kellogg | UCLA, Anderson

Judges

"There is no doubt the Innovation Challenge was an exciting and fruitful judging experience."
Sandra Dingli
The Edward De Bono Institute | University of Malta

"People with killer ideas—and the drive to make them happen sit inside and outside your company. The Innovation Challenge helps you find them and give them the opportunity to rise. It is one of the most exciting things in making innovation happen that I have seen in a long time!"
Frans Johansson | Author of "The Medici Effect"

"The Innovation Challenge is the most interesting blend of innovative thinking, collaboration and presentation skills that I have ever seen."
Charles "Chic" Thompson | Author, "What A Great Idea"

Sponsors

"The ideas are priceless! Almost every one of the ideas had a kernel that will be expressed to our guests."
Jeff Diskin | Hilton Hotels, Senior Vice President of Brand Management and Marketing

"I was really impressed with the team's ability to find out a lot of information and build a business platform in a period of time that would have taken us years to develop."
Brenda Arnold | Valvoline, VP of Innovation

"Being around all of this talent and brainpower has been more incredible than I had expected."
Leon Lang | Sprint, VP, Finance Management & Development Program