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Philadelphia Open Innovation Tournament

Join us for the second annual Philadelphia Open Innovation Tournament! We're calling all 🚀 Visionary Founders, 💼 Intrapreneurs, 💪 Doers & Makers, 🏛️ Policy Implementers, and anyone else who needs to innovate to get their jobs done. Be part of a groundbreaking event where ideas collide, innovation thrives, and solutions to real-world challenges are born. Your unique perspective is crucial to our collective success. 🌈 Register now to collaborate, compete, and create the future! 🚀

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2025 Event Details 🗓️

Day 1 - Open Ideation Round

Up to 200 participants will form teams and brainstorm ideas to solve real-world challenges. Teams will create rapid prototypes and present them to peers for evaluation. The top teams, as determined by participant votes, will advance to the second day.

🗓️ Date: TBD October, 2025

⏰ Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (followed by optional happy hour)

📍 Venue: NextFab, 1800 North American Street, Philadelphia, PA | 🍏 Apple Maps | 🗺️ Google Maps

Day 2 - Finalists Presenting

Finalists (no more than 7 teams) will refine their ideas and prepare final presentations. Expert judges will evaluate the pitches, and awards will be given to the most promising solutions.

🗓️ Date: TBD October, 2025

⏰ Time: Finalists will schedule time to present

📍 Venue: Netrality Data Center Conference Room, 401 North Broad St, Philadelphia, PA | 🍏 Apple Maps | 🗺️ Google Maps

Our Mission 🎯

"Our goal is to accelerate Philadelphia's growth by spotlighting and empowering the city's most promising innovators."

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What's an Open Innovation Tournament? 🤔

An Open Innovation Tournament is a dynamic event that brings together diverse minds to solve real-world challenges. Inspired by the framework developed by Profs. Karl Ulrich and Christian Terwiesch at UPenn, it's a systematic approach to generating and evaluating innovative ideas through friendly competition.

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Key features of our tournament:

The tournament unfolds in two exciting stages:

  1. Open Ideation Round: Teams form, brainstorm, and create rapid prototypes. Top ideas advance via peer voting.
  2. Finals: Selected teams refine their ideas and pitch to expert judges. The most promising solutions win awards and potential support for further development.

Join us in this exhilarating journey of innovation and impact. Be part of shaping Philadelphia's future!

Past Tournaments and Resources ℹ️

First Annual Philadelphia Open Innovation Tournament - 2024

Open Source Tournament Resources

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