by Braden Kelley
Cisco has announced its second Cisco iPrize Competition. At stake is a $250,000 Grand Prize that will be awarded after eight selected finalists have the opportunity to present their innovation idea to Cisco's selection commitee using Cisco Telepresence.
The first Cisco iPrize was awarded to an idea focused on reducing the energy consumption in the electrical grid. This idea is currently undergoing development in Cisco. But the winners are back at it again and have entered an idea in Cisco iPrize v2.0.
I had the opportunity to do a video interview with Sharon Wong, Director of Business Development in Cisco's Emerging Technology Group about the competition:
Interview with Sharon Wong about Cisco iPrize from Braden Kelley on Vimeo.
Interview with Sharon Wong about Cisco iPrize from Braden Kelley on Vimeo.
In this open, global competition entrepreneurs submit proposals and collaborate to create the seed idea for Cisco's next billion-dollar business.
You have until April 30, 2010 to submit your idea. Idea submissions should fall in one of four categories:
1. The Future of Work: New solutions that accelerate and change the way we do business
2. The Connected Life: Technological inspirations that dramatically improve living conditions and disseminate culture
3. New Ways to Learn: Next-generation solutions that transform when, where, and how people learn.
4. The Future of Entertainment: New solutions that change how people play together
Below on the left you'll find a video of Marthin De Beer announcing the Cisco iPrize Competition and on the right you can watch Guido Jouret speak about some of Cisco's views on what makes a big idea:
You can submit an idea by yourself or you can work together as a team. Once ideas are submitted, iPrize community members can vote for the best ideas, and otherwise engage with the community of people who have submitted ideas. For complete rules and other information, please check out the Cisco iPrize Questions and Answers.
Original from Blogging Innovation: http://www.business-strategy-innovation.com/2010/02/cisco-announces-250000-iprize.html