Prize recipients reflect on how participating in an open innovation challenge impacted the development of their products. See more from Luminary Labs' survey of prize recipients: http://www.luminary-labs.com/insight/open-innovation-outcomes-prize-recipient-survey/

1. Prize recipients reflect on how participating
in an open innovation challenge impacted
the development of their products
Making it real —
in their own words

2. 2
Journeys
Finalist · Reach Higher Career App Challenge
The feedback from the mentors, and
continued relationship with many of
them, was invaluable. The process
helped shaped both our short- and
long-term roadmap and has helped
bring credibility to our vision.”
O N S H A P I N G A V I S I O N
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3. 3
This exposure to [teachers and other
people working in the industry] helped
us understand the problems that our
end users are facing in order to build
better products.”
O N E M PAT H Y
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Smart Sparrow: LifeCraft
Finalist · EdSim Challenge

4. 4
Veterans Advancing the New Paradigm for ALS/MND
Winner · PiPH Collaborate | Innovate Innovation Challenge
The questions, answers, and
comments from the judges were
probably the most reinforcing
and powerful statements we
could have had.”
O N F E E D B A C K
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5. 5
EnduringFX
Finalist · 2012 Data Design Diabetes Challenge
[Learning more about diabetes]
opened me to the world of healthcare,
inspired me to get a master’s in Health
IT (May 2018 grad!), and provided the
revised basis for my software system.”
O N L E A R N I N G
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6. 6
LiveHealth
Finalist · 2012 Data Design Diabetes Challenge
The first benefit was the community and
relationships we made. I still work with
some of the mentors from the
Challenge, and in fact, some of our
early investment came from [a mentor].”
O N R E L AT I O N S H I P S
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7. 7
The Irregular
Finalist · EdSim Challenge
The challenge created an opportunity
to explore a space in education we
would not have considered otherwise.
This led to meeting new friends and
colleagues, and gave us incentive to
grow … into a new field.”
O N E X P L O R I N G N E W M A R K E T S
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8. 8
Laborlink Trafficking Module
Finalist · Rethink Supply Chains Challenge
Getting second place in the challenge
gave us funding, momentum, and
credibility. The result is the successful
development of a scalable product that
can be used industry-wide to identify
and mitigate illegal labor practices.”
O N M O M E N T U M
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Hats & Ladders
Winner · Reach Higher Career App Challenge
We’ve benefited in so many ways —
from the inspirational problem and the
guidance we received from mentors
and students during the accelerator,
to the tremendous validation and
prize we received from winning.”
O N G U I D A N C E A N D VA L I D AT I O N
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10. 10
The Irregular
Finalist · EdSim Challenge
The challenge pressed us to develop
at rates we hadn’t hit before, ensuring
we had deliverables for aggressive
deadlines. … It put us well ahead
where we would be otherwise.”
O N T I M E P R E S S U R E
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About the survey
From January through March 2018,
Luminary Labs conducted a survey of prize
recipients (including semi-finalists, finalists,
and winners) that participated in 14 open
innovation challenges held from 2011-2017.
Learn more: luminary-labs.com/open-innovation