Innovation challenges and prizes: post a hard problem, fund a prize, get solutions from the public, and carry the best one forward.
SkaFld Champions is in development. It is not available yet.
The problem
Organizations and funders with hard problems have no simple way to frame them well, attract serious solvers, judge entries consistently, or do anything with the winner once the prize is paid.
Plans
SkaFld Champions for Organizations
For corporates and nonprofits running open-innovation challenges
SkaFld Champions for Governments
For cities and agencies running public prize competitions
SkaFld Champions for Funders
For foundations and philanthropists funding prizes in a cause area
How the work moves
- 01
Frame
A sponsor describes a problem; Brief turns it into a challenge brief with success criteria.
- 02
Fund
Prize purse, sponsors and in-kind awards committed and held.
- 03
Launch
Public challenge page with rules, eligibility, IP terms and deadlines.
- 04
Recruit
Matching invites solvers: the public, students, startups and labs.
- 05
Submit
Teams submit; Guide coaches submitters on clarity and evidence.
- 06
Judge
Rubrics mapped to the Synthetic Balance Sheet; panels score blind; people decide.
- 07
Award
Winners announced, prizes paid, tax forms collected.
- 08
Adopt
Winners routed to a sponsor pilot, SkaFld VC or SkaFld.Ignite.
