What Are Fast Company Editors Looking for in a World Changing Ideas Awards Application?

[Fast Company]() [World Changing Ideas]() [APPLY NOW]() How does Fast Company judge its World Changing Ideas Awards? Fast Company’s annual [World Changing Ideas Awards]() are now taking applications, and we can’t wait to gather our list of products, concepts, companies, policies, and designs that are pursuing innovation for good! The final deadline to submit your application is Friday, December 8, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Honorees will be featured in Fast Company magazine and on fastcompany.com. Our editors use four key metrics when judging applications: impact, innovation, creativity, and scalability. Explore each metric in detail below: [APPLY NOW]() Application Deadline: December 8 ($345) [JUDGING CRITERIA]() [Impact] Impact Does the project that you are creating (or trying to create) provide substantive, positive change in the world? Whether it's enormous change for a small number of people, or small, substantive change for a large number of people, we’re looking for projects making a difference. [Innovation] Innovation No matter what stage the idea is in, it should be bold, new, and innovative. We don’t want to award a project that is a tweak that iterates on an existing world-changing idea. The best entries offer a pathbreaking solution to an important problem. [Creativity] Creativity The World Changing Ideas Awards honor projects that are building new creative solutions to the world’s most complicated issues. Across 50 categories, we aim to showcase achievements in ingenuity, resourcefulness, and inventiveness. [Scalability] Scalability We’re looking for ideas that have the ability to change the world, so their potential reach should be large, even if it’s only serving a small number of people at the moment. [Get the recognition your company deserves. Apply now and reap the rewards.](#) Questions? We’re here to help. Email us at [wciapplications@fastcompany.com](). [APPLY NOW]() Application Deadline: December 8 ($345) [fb0623.png]() [insta0623.png]() [tw icon0623.png]() [linkedin icon0623.png]() This email was sent to {EMAIL}. If you no longer wish to receive World Changing Ideas Awards Recognition or Fast Company emails, [unsubscribe here](). Visit our [Preference Center]() to manage your email preferences or to opt out of all Fast Company emails. [Fast Company]() © 2023 Mansueto Ventures 7 World Trade Center, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10007-2195 [Privacy Policy]()