System and method for managing innovation challenges

A system for managing innovation challenges comprising:

• a computing apparatus having a processor and a memory with computer readable program code, wherein the processor under control of the computer readable program code is configured to implement:
• a content management system that operates to automatically generate an innovation challenge for students using a common template of information blocks, the innovation challenge comprising a problem to be solved, the information blocks comprising:
• challenge details including student eligibility requirements;
• a challenge curriculum comprising educational resources for solving the problem;
• wherein the content management system chooses a set of digital tools to the students needed for completing the challenge and the content management system auto-populates tutorials for selected ones of the digital tools, the digital tools including one or more of word processing, 3D design, coding, or video tools;
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• challenge milestones;
• a user management system that operates to collect user information, obtains consent to participate in the challenge, and determines individual student eligibility for specific innovation challenges;
• a submission management system that operates to automate ingestion, review, display, storage, and judging of challenge entry submissions, wherein the entry submissions include one or more of a word processing document, video, photograph, image, program code, CAD file, animated presentation, robotic model, or 3D printed object;
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• a dashboard display that operates to manage innovation challenge participation.