The World's Largest
Innovation Consulting Competition
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Where some of the most brilliant professionals compete to bring innovative solutions to companies across 40+ industries
8-WEEK PROCESS
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3-4
Week 5-6
Week 7-8
Innovation
Intent
Opportunity Insights
Fields-of-
Play
Business Concepts
Mini Business
Case
Define challenge & Innovation Intent
Preliminary Research & Insights
Select growth platforms to pursue
Five prioritized concepts from each team
Five pressure-tested mini business cases
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4 CYCLES A YEAR - KICKOFF DATES
Winter
March 2nd
Spring
April 5th
Summer
June 7th
Fall
October 11th
Until Winter 2022 Edition Starts
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LED BY A TEAM OF INNOVATION EXPERTS
Execution & Mentoring Partner
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Training & Knowledge Partner
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GET READY TO SPARK EUREKA MOMENTS
OUR INNOVATION OLYMPICS EXPERIENCE
$5B+
In value of solutions and pressure tested business cases
250+
Elated corporate sponsors from around the world
6,000+
High Performing Consulting Teams of MBAs and PhDs worldwide
2,000+
Certified on
GIMIL1 Innovation Associates
10+
Years of successful program experience
Up to 50 consulting teams solving corporate innovation challenges every quarter
SOME PARTICIPATING COMPANIES
+100s more
and 200 more
SOME PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
and 100 more
“The best idea from the Innovation Olympics was transformed into reality with a minimum viable product and alignment with player along the value chain. This new business contributed 150 million dollars to the overall price of our credit card transaction business that we sold."
General Manager