Case Studies

Ruckus Nation

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HopeLab’s Ruckus Nation idea competition was designed as the first phase of HopeLab’s effort to develop effective products to address childhood obesity by increasing physical activity in tweens. The competition tapped into the power of the global community — including kids — to generate new ideas for products that will get kids moving. Ruckus Nation challenged participants to imagine innovative products that would increase physical activity among middle-school-aged kids (“tweens,” ages 11 to 14). The competition awarded $300,000 in cash and prizes. 

Red Hat Challenge

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In the spirit of open source collaboration, Red Hat’s CEO made the development of new open source business models a community affair through the Red Hat Challenge.  The competition awarded $25,000 and a trip to the Red Hat Summit to the most innovative team. 

Hilton Hotels

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Since 2004, Hilton Hotels has been a lead sponsor of the Innovation Challenge® MBA competition. Every year Hilton taps the valuable perspectives of emerging business travelers for fresh insights.