Enter the Challenge
Entrepreneurs, developers, community groups, innovators – enter the GeoVation Challenge for a chance to win a slice of innovation funding to help you develop your idea. There will be funding for ideas that make best use of Ordnance Survey data, including OS OpenData.
How can we help British business improve environmental performance?
Challenge runs from 6 March to 1 May 2013 (12 noon)
See who won our previous challenges on the winners page.
How does the GeoVation Challenge Programme work?
The GeoVation Challenge process works like this:
1. Review the challenge problem statements and think of an idea that may help address the current GeoVation Challenge question. Look at the problem statements to help you address this. Your idea will be specific to the social need framed by the current GeoVation Challenge, and geography will be central to its implementation. It must be innovative in that you are trying to implement something that will make a difference.
2. Post your idea. Register for the Challenge online and you can then submit your idea relating to the challenge theme posted on the website. By registering on the site you can:
- Setup your profile, describing your background, motivation, skills you offer and skills you are looking for
- Post ideas, comment on and rate others ideas
- Connect with people that share the same passions as you?
- Collaborate on with other GeoVators to identify and meet needs
- Create new and exciting solutions and ventures using geography
These questions may help you submit your idea
- What problem are you solving?
- Who are you solving it for?
- How painful is this problem for them?
- How is this problem currently solved? – The Competition (there always is some!)
- What ideas have already been submitted?
- How could you use Ordnance Survey data in your solution?
3. Those with the best ideas (finalists) will be invited to GeoVation Camp. Selection criteria will be based upon the objective of the Challenge. As a finalist you will need to bring a team to GeoVation Camp to work on building your selected idea into a prototype enterprise or venture. You will also identify how to overcome challenges in implementing your idea, explore the skills and resources needed to sustain your idea and learn to pitch your idea ‘pecha kucha’ style.
See feedback from previous GeoVation Camps. During the weekend GeoVation camp you can:
- Clarify and test the need your idea addresses on stakeholders and potential end users
- Identify how to overcome the challenges in implementing your idea
- Explore the enterprise model that will sustain your idea once implemented
- Identify the skills, resources and support needed to implement your idea
- Develop and pitch your idea and brief implementation plan
- Identify other organisations and individuals you could work with to develop the idea further
4. Finalists pitch for a chance to win innovation funding. At the end of the weekend you will pitch your idea to the independent judging panel for the chance to win a share of funding to implement your idea. There will also be a “community” award voted for by the attending audience. Following camp successful ideas will be selected to receive funding subject to completion of a satisfactory venture plan. The judges will meet to review the venture plans and winners will be confirmed.
GeoVation may also offer further support to finalists to help them implement their ideas, where possible. GeoVation aims to provide support, if required; to help you get your venture going in terms of identifying the skills, relationships and contacts you may need.
Other awards may be introduced associated with all, or specific challenges.
| Dates for GeoVation Challenge Programme 2013 | |
| 6 March to 1 May 2013 (12:00 noon) | Call for ideas. |
| 16 May 2013 | Ideas selected for GeoVation Camp and notified |
| 17 May 2013 | Selected ideas posted. Registration for camp |
| 21 – 23 June 2013 | GeoVation Camp |
| 17 July 2013 | Winners confirmed |
As always if you have any comments, ideas or random thoughts get in touch at champions@geovation.org.uk
Happy GeoVating!
Hello, Will you be tweeting your Geovation challenges, so I can keep up to date? Otherwise, I’ll just check the website from time to time.
Thank you.
KB.
Hi Keren
Thanks for your interest in the GeoVation Challenge. Yes we will be tweeting the challenges and updates on the ideas posted, but keep visiting the site and http://www.geovation.org.uk/challenge/ as well.
The Geovation Team
Great idea. look forward to seeing the solutions that come forward.
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I’ve got a brilliant idea how to improve transport in the UK and save £30,000,000.00 Thirty Billion Pounds.
All you have to do is to cancel HS2 tomorrow. On Wednesday, the day after, you could start to electrify the whole of the rail network and upgrade existing tracks and stations.
And you can add my prize money to the budget to do it! Hoorah!
Thank you. I’m glad you enjoy it. In the New Year we will be launching a new challenge and platform – you will be able to register there if you want to get news from GeoVation.
Great site. A lot of useful info here. I am sending it to a few pals ans also sharing in delicious. And naturally, thank you for your effort!
Interesting site! Looking forward for your future post. Keep it up!
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