Resources

The list of resources below will assist teams in preparing accurate documents for the competition.

 

 

Entrants retain ownership of all ideas and materials/images submitted to the challenge. Only the Innovation Challenge steering committee and the judging panelists will have access to complete entry materials. We encourage that you discuss your idea with as many people affiliated with our program as you can, however, to protect your intellectual property we advise that you do not disclose specific functions (i.e. operations, codes, etc.) that produce your business ‘secret sauce’.  Entering teams must recognize that any information submitted as part of the Challenge is at risk of inadvertent public disclosure. The organizers, judges, and other affiliates of the Challenge will NOT enter into nondisclosure agreements with entering teams.  The Innovation Challenge organizers retain the right to reproduce and distribute materials submitted for public view (e.g. images, overview text, and video).

 

The Business Value of Design is a McKinsey report that proposes a design index for quantifying the value of design practices and their impact on bottom lines.

The Business Roundtable story is the recent announcement that corporations are replacing shareholder primacy with stakeholder primacy.

The HBR article is the original 2006 article on Design Thinking written by IDO CEO Tim Brown.

The IDEO Field Guide to Human Centered Design goes into more depth in defining the methods and mindsets of design thinking and establishes the rubrics of Feasibility, Desirability and Viability.