15. Accelerated Design & Validation
• ~50 fully developed designs/challenge
in less than 3 months
• 10 finished concepts validated by lead
consumer community
• IP purchase option
For companies “In order to get a broader view on a
specific problem in your organization,
collaborating with universities is a must.
NimbleBee plays a unique role and is a
good partner to coordinate the project
with all these universities.” - Heineken
“NimbleBee is a flexible partner with a
flexible IT platform that creates the required
process towards best results!” - P&G
ACCELERATION !
16. Accelerated Learning & Reputation
• Guided process & mentoring
• Feedback from companies & lead
users
• Financial Reward and Certificate of
Participation
For students
“The direct interaction with a company helped us
to develop not only as a designer but also as a
person.” Alexander Lizarralde, Mondragon
University, Spain
“This allowed us to have a professional
experience with guidance of great enterprises
and advantages of being an student.” Aura
Ramos, TEC Monterrey, Mexico.
“Nimble Bee was my first step to believe myself
that I can accomplish to understand and push
boundaries of my creativity.” Nihan Sigirci,
Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
ACCELERATION !
17. Accelerated Methods & Marketing
• International reputation
• Showcase talents of their students
• Be part of a network that is driven by
innovation in teaching methods.
For universities “It’s clear that sometimes we need to
use, and create, new ways to exhibit the
talent of our students, so the big ones
can see how powerful the new
generation of designers is. Nimble Bee
does that.” Iván Vidal, Dirección, IED
Madrid - Heineken
“It was an opportunity to be a part of the
Nimble Bee competition. Even the structure
of the whole process was innovative.”
Gülname Turan, Istanbul Technical
University
ACCELERATION !
23. SOME STATISTICS
Total prize money, across all competitions
EUR 0 EUR 5,000 EUR 10,000 EUR 15,000 EUR 20,000 EUR 25,000 EUR 30,000
Appalachian State (USA)
Istanbul Technical University (Turkey)
Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Academy of fine arts Warsaw (Poland)
Tongji University (China)
Mondragon University (Spain)
TEC Monterrey (Mexico)
Shih Chien University (Taiwan)
IED Madrid (Spain)
Howest (Belgium)
24. SOME STATISTICS
Ratio : winnings designs / submitted designs, across all competitions
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20%
Istanbul Technical University (Turkey)
Appalachian State (USA)
Howest (Belgium)
Tongji University (China)
Shih Chien University (Taiwan)
Mondragon University (Spain)
TEC Monterrey (Mexico)
Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
IED Madrid (Spain)
25. SOME STATISTICS
0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160
ESAD (Portugal)
Uantwerpen (Belgium)
Academy of fine arts Warsaw (Poland)
UNESC (Brazil)
University of Cincinnati (USA)
Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
IUT De Chambéry (France)
Art Academy of Latvia (Latvia)
HKU Space (Hong Kong)
Appalachian State (USA)
Mondragon University (Spain)
Tongji University (China)
Tunghai University (China)
Istanbul Technical University (Turkey)
TEC Monterrey (Mexico)
Shih Chien University (Taiwan)
IED Madrid (Spain)
Howest (Belgium)
Total designs submitted, across all competitions