Registration is closed. Challenge submissions are underway!
Mark your Calendars
Key dates for this year's Next Great Innovator Challenge:
August 19, 2009:
Pre-Launch. Try out the new Innovation Mini Challenge!
September 23, 2009:
The NEW Challenge question revealed and registration OPENS.
November 1, 2009:
Registration closes.
December 6, 2009:
Final day for submissions.
January 20, 2010:
Challenge finalists announced.
January 20, 2010:
Peer voting opens.
March 3-5, 2010:
Winners announced.
Businesses thrive on innovation, creative problem-solving, and well-designed solutions.
RBC Royal Bank challenges you to become Canada's Next Great Innovator by developing your creative solution to a real world problem.
The workforce and nature of work in the Financial Services industry is changing. A large number of employees are established and mid- career. Your generation, who have had very different experiences are just beginning their careers.
The Next Great Innovator Challenge Question:
Suggest innovative methods or tactics to transform the workplace to match the needs of an evolving and increasingly diverse workforce.
Teams must consist of three or four students from Canadian universities or colleges. Team members can be from different schools. Registration is now closed for this year's Challenge, and registered teams are able to submit their entries starting Monday November 2, 2009. Submissions are due by Dec 6th. You can download the template 
here.
Cash prizes and invaluable exposure
The top 5 teams will compete for $45,000.00 in prizes. However, the Challenge's rewards are worth more than the money. Your idea will be judged by RBC for real-world application, and if your team is among the finalists, you will present your case to RBC executives. This kind of exposure shows RBC - and others - your capabilities far beyond the classroom.
See your idea in action
The Next Great Innovator Challenge isn't another theoretical what-if. RBC is serious about innovation. The runner-up submission of the first Challenge has already gone live to great acclaim: it became 
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Our Applied Innovation team and partners from various business units are currently testing Year Two's winning idea, TelePresence. Year Three's winners designed a personal virtual online financial advisor to answer any financial questions a customer might have. What innovations will Year Four bring? You tell us. You could see your idea grow and even change the way RBC does business.
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You are on: Quiz What's your innovative style? Take our innovator quiz to find out if you're more analytical and logical, or intuitive and holistic in your thinking. You are on: Innovation Course Curious how to turn your innovation into a winning solution? In September, you can download a "how-to" guide, covering innovation theories, best practices, examples of winning innovations and innovation resources. You are on: Innovation Feed Get our Innovation Feed to read up-to-the-minute news on the latest innovations and industry innovators. You are on: Innovation Mini Challenge The Innovator Mini-Challenge winners have been chosen. Congratulations to all our participants! |
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