All Events and Competitions

Resource Ford Mobility Challenge: Process and Approach
July 29, 2025
Overview of a mobility innovation contest was by Ford in collaboration with the City of Austin to crowdsource innovative solutions that improve mobility — especially access to health services, food, education, and essential amenities.
Resource Generative AI Tournament Overview
January 7, 2024
The construction and engineering firm Black & Veatch launched an internal tournament in 2023 to spur employees to explore potential ways they might employ generative AI. This slightly-genericized PowerPoint deck provides and overview of the tournament's objectives; rules; and judging process.
Resource Caliber Public Safety: Hackathon Flyer
December 24, 2019
Hackathon overview, definition, and agenda, from a technology solutions company.
Resource Boeing: Innovation Day Pitch Deck
May 2, 2017
A slide deck template for participants in Boeing’s Innovation Day competition.
Resource Harris Computer: The Innovator’s Voice
May 2, 2017
A guide to Harris Computer’s “Innovator’s Voice Competition,” which enables individuals and teams to spend some of their time innovating and creating new, novel products and services for customers. Harris develops mission critical software applications for the public sector, healthcare, utilities and private sector verticals.
Resource NRG Energy: Idea Dash
April 5, 2016
A document outlining NRG’s idea challenge, called Idea Dash, including a 10-week timeline, key activities, and idea submission form.
Resource BBVA: Capitalizing on Innovation
December 22, 2015
Overview of how the Spanish bank runs its “Open Talent” competition for startups focused on the financial services industry, which generated 653 applications in 2015.
Resource Liberty Mutual: Innovation Ideation Session
December 5, 2015
A guide to the insurance company’s 90-minute brainstorming session, including rules and exercises.
Resource NTT Data: Running Global Innovation Workshops
June 17, 2015
Overview of the innovation workshop program at Tokyo-based NTT Data, an IT services firm with 76,000 employees. Includes slides on the benefits of running workshops.
Resource Avanade: Innovation Contest 2015
March 31, 2015
An overview of the IT services firm’s innovation contest process, including timelines, judging criteria, and challenges.
Resource Intuit: Catalyst Innovation Event Booklet
November 5, 2014
Booklet that includes an agenda from Catalyst, a day-long innovation event held at Intuit; an overview of the innovation mechanisms in place at the company, like 10 percent unstructured time and idea jams; and a section on tools and methods like “customer safaris,” storyboarding, and empathy maps.
Resource Pearson: Demo Days Agenda
October 29, 2014
The agenda for the educational publishing company’s “Demo Days,” which highlights pitches from startups and how they propose to work within Pearson.
Resource Nike: Attack from Left Field
October 29, 2014
Slide deck from a fun internal Nike event called “Attack from Left Field,” which includes disruption exercises for a number of the company’s industries as well as an agenda. Key question: “Could a competitor attack from left field and take ownership of the athlete in the future?”
Resource Medtronic: Innovation Workshop Agenda
October 29, 2014
The agenda for a one-and-a-half day innovation workshop at the medical device maker, including sessions on journey mapping, problem statements, and concept refinements.
Resource Capital One: Real Estate Innovation Forum
July 28, 2014
Guiding principles of the financial services firm’s Real Estate Innovation Forum.
Resource Marsh & McLennan: Innovation Workshop Agenda
July 28, 2014
The two-day innovation workshop agenda at MMC, the global professional services firm. Includes objectives, desired outcomes, assignments, and complete agenda.
Resource Marriott: Innovation Days Schedule
July 28, 2014
Detailed agenda from Marriott’s week-long “Innovation Days” program, held at headquarters. Includes day-by-day sessions, descriptions, and more. The theme: “Advancing the INNOVATION Blueprint and Unlocking the Future.”
Resource Xerox: Customer Dreaming Session Agenda
July 28, 2014
A look inside Xerox’s “dreaming sessions,” which bring together R&D staffers and customers. Includes full agenda and five preparation questions to maximize the value of the sessions.
Resource Boston Children’s Hospital: Creating a Culture of Crowdsourced Innovation
July 28, 2014
A review of the Boston-based hospital’s experience with an employee hackathon, raising questions of metrics and “what’s next?”
Resource Brigham & Women’s Hospital: Clinical Innovation Day Agenda
July 28, 2014
Sample agenda of an “innovation day,” include session descriptions and and details on the Boston-based hospital’s Idea Lab.