Future Impact

Created by those still in education or recent graduates, designs that can demonstrate the potential to create behavioural, environmental, social or policy change upon commercial release. Includes product designs, new materials, packaging innovations, digital design, service or systems design that aim to improve circumstances, access or quality of life.

Strategic action that can demonstrate the potential to create behavioural, environmental, social or policy change upon commercial release. Includes fundraising initiatives, business initiatives, legislative action, forming alliances and community and regeneration projects.

Created by those still in education or recent graduates, strategic action that can demonstrate the potential to create behavioural, environmental, social or policy change upon commercial release. Includes fundraising initiatives, business initiatives, legislative action, forming alliances and community and Regeneration projects.

Solutions designed to fit within a circular system, where an upstream innovation approach has been applied to prevent waste. For solutions not yet commercially released that are reusable, returnable, recyclable or compostable, or where the need for materials has been eliminated.

A fifth judging criteria applies to this subcategory: Is the design circular?

Solutions created by those still in education or recent graduates and designed to fit within a circular system, where an upstream innovation approach has been applied to prevent waste. For solutions not yet commercially released that are reusable, returnable, recyclable or compostable, or where the need for materials has been eliminated.

A fifth judging criteria applies to this subcategory: Is the design circular?

Early-stage designs and initiatives that involve the use of AI or other technologies.

Created by those still in education or recent graduates, early-stage designs and initiatives that involve the use of AI or other technologies.