Here are the pitches - Organized Upcyclers, The Man Couchers, Home Is Where The Heart Is, Plush 4 Patience, C&E Certified.
These are all great ideas. Our generous panel of judges - Toby Portner, Thanh Apostolides, Frank Valenti, Karl Okemura and Casey Agena had valuable comments and suggestions for each group. They scored each of the groups according to this table:
( 1 = “I strongly disagree.” | 2 = “I disagree.” | 3 = “I’m not sure.” | 4 = “I agree.” | 5 = “I strongly agree.” )
For each statement circle the number that corresponds with your feeling.
1 |
This project is solving a problem. |
2 |
This project has thoroughly thought about the impact of their product on people and the planet over the lifetime of the product. |
3 |
This project is innovative. |
4 |
This project is a social enterprise using financial profit as a means to achieve a greater social benefit. |
5 |
This project makes a product/service that I or someone I know would purchase/use. |
6 |
This pitch told a story with which I connected and from which I learned. |
7 |
This pitch presented an out of the world idea - a whole new way of doing something. |
8 |
This pitch engaged the audience through interaction. |
9 |
This pitch admitted mistakes and assumptions. It explained how the project team addressed those problems. |
10 |
This pitch explained the complete value and cost from production to where the product ends up. |
11 |
This pitch represented well the team and partners. |
12 |
Overall, this was great! Go team and project! |
The highest marked team was Home Is Where The Heart Is, with a total of 219 from four judges. Congratulations and great job to all the teams!