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Fall 2024 Bright Spark® Invention Challenge


Fall 2024 Bright Spark® Invention Challenge

Participation is free • Program is virtual from start-to-finish

Registration Deadline: September 24, 2024

Calling all inventors—we are excited to announce the Fall 2024 Bright Spark® Invention Challenge!

Through an invention, we are asking students to address temporary housing in the event of a crisis. Your solution can be: (1) a product, service, or technology assists people who need temporary housing or (2) a holistic model of service addressing the need for temporary housing.

When would this sort of invention be needed? Whether the crisis is personal, financial, environmental—or any of a host of different factors—situations are always occurring across the world where people find themselves in need of temporary housing. This can cause short and long-term physical, emotional, and psychological hurt. How can your invention help people recover from these situations?

For this challenge we are asking the question, “How Might We help people experiencing a crisis with temporary housing?”

How to Participate

  • Register and claim your RSVP Ticket! You have the choice of participating within a group, or as an individual.

  • Create a new service or product designed to solve an existing problem.

  • Record a 90-second video pitch introducing what you have designed.

  • Submit your video! Videos will be posted on the Bridge Innovate® YouTube Channel and the Bridge Innovate® Website for public voting. The top ten videos by age group with the most “likes” will become finalists before moving into the judging phase, where our Bright Spark® Judges will then determine each category’s award winners.

  • Attend the Fall 2024 Bright Spark® Virtual Awards Ceremony on November 20, 2023! Each category’s award winners will be recognized—and the event will be completely open to the Bright Spark® community!

You must register and claim an RSVP Ticket to participate in the Fall 2024 Bright Spark® Invention Challenge. If you utilize the Submission Form without possessing an RSVP Ticket, your submission will not be considered.

Learn more at: https://www.bridgeinnovate.com/invention-challenge

Bright Spark® is an experiential adventure designed to ignite and build creative confidence for students and educators based on the premise that design thinking is fundamental to creating human-centered change.  Fueled by inspiration and relentless in creating bold solutions to complex challenges, designers play a vital role in enriching life’s journey.

Learn more about Bright Spark programs and explore our online resources at https://www.bridgeinnovate.com/brightspark.

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