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Judging Criteria

Criteria Details
Problem Definition (25%)
  • Is it relevant to the challenge imposed?
  • Is it a good solution to the initial challenge?
  • Was the problem appropriately understood?
  • Do they understand the multiple stakeholders who might be involved?
Creativity (15%)
  • How creative is the challenge?
  • Was it incremental of existing solutions or a radical solution?
Practicality/ Execution (15%)
  • Does it work?
  • Is it testable?
  • Did the idea come to live?
  • What is the UI and UX like?
  • How good is the design?
  • User friendliness?
  • Any bugs?
Design and Polish (15%)
  • What is the UI and UX like?
  • How good is the design?
  • User friendliness?
  • Any bugs?
Feasibility (15%)
  • How feasible is the project?
  • What is the key value of the project economically, socially and environmentally?
  • Is it sustainable?
Presentation (15%)
  • How well are you selling it?
  • Is it convincing?
  • Are you confident in their idea and in answering questions?