COBE BB&T Innovation Competition
What to Expect
This competition is open to ALL students from the Radford University community, graduate and undergraduate. You will utilize your creativity and innovative skills to effectively solve a real-world problem. Students form groups of four or five and there are two rounds to the competition.
In the first round, students write a one-page summary of what the innovative idea is, how it is useful, and who it helps. This round also includes a 60-second commercial. These commercials will be sent to other participants for critiques.
The second round involves professors looking at student videos and narrowing the field to the top ten teams. After this, those teams present their idea to outside judges and winning teams are presented with their prizes.
Fall 2016 Winners
Millenial Refurbishing
Judges' Choice
Team Innovation
Best Freshman/Sophomore Group
Entertainment Group
Most Creative
Helping Hands
Runner Up
Best Social or Nonprofit
Words of Fitness
Best Use of Analytics
Fall 2017 Winners
Team Backpackers
Winner - First Place
Team EcoCase
Best Nonprofit or Social Innovation
The Herd
Most Creative Effort
Team Animal House
Runner Up - Second Place
Team GTech
Judges' Choice
Group 40
Best Use of Analytics