Innovation Award ApplicationPlease enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Since 2012, the GSC Innovation Awards have honored organizations for impactful, creative contributions — celebrating new products, services, practices, technologies, or business models that solve challenges and deliver measurable value to stakeholders. Key Dates: Applications due: Friday, July 24 Recipients selected & notified by: Friday, August 28 Awards ceremony: Thursday, November 12 (All-Investors Meeting & Innovation Awards Event) Questions? Contact Leslie Dingmann, GSC Business Development Director, at ldingmann@greaterstcloud.com or 320-252-5247. Note: The form must be completed in one session, as progress cannot be saved. First and Last Name *Email *Company/Organization *Company/Organization Address *Website / URL *Phone *Organization Type *Non-ProfitFor-ProfitDescribe Your Innovation - Please describe: (a) the problem or opportunity you are addressing, (b) your solution or approach, and (c) who benefits and how. (400 words or less) *What Inspired the Innovation? What was the moment, insight, or unmet need that led you to pursue this innovation? (150–250 words) *How Is Your Innovation a Departure from the Norm? How is your innovation different from existing solutions or the status quo? Briefly describe the alternative approaches — other organizations, traditional methods, or prior internal practice — and what makes yours distinct, whether through technology, model, access, experience, or the audience served. (300 words or less) *Results and Impact - What results and impact has this innovation achieved? Please address: (a) measurable outcomes where possible (e.g., customers or people served, jobs created, funds raised, program outcomes), (b) impact on your team and the communities you serve, and (c) for pre-launch applicants, validation or traction to date (pilots, funding, letters of support, regulatory milestones). (400 words or less) * traction to problem Mission or Strategic Alignment - How does this innovation advance your organization’s mission or strategic goals? (200 words or less) *Recognition Summary - Now that you’ve described your innovation, please provide a 75-word summary we may use for recognition copy. Tell us what your innovation is, who it serves, and why it matters. If selected as a winner, this summary may be used as the basis for your “What Set Them Apart” recognition blurb. (75 words or less) *Submit
