Prize Money: The winning team will receive a $3,000 prize to divide between the team members. The winning team's high school will receive $1,000. Eligibility: The Youth Innovation Challenge is open to all currently enrolled Idaho high school students. Competition Format: The Youth Innovation Challenge is a virtual reverse pitch competition. You do not need to come up with a problem to solve, we have sourced a problem statement for you. All you need to do is come up with a solution.
How to submit an entry
- Video should be between 5-7 minutes long - Upload your video to YouTube - Email your video link (Youtube Link only) to EntrepreneurLab@cwi.edu - Video Submissions Due on Friday, November 7th @ 5PM - Questions - Reach out to Kenton Lee (Director, CWI Entrepreneur Lab) KentonLee@cwi.edu
Challenge Questions
Please choose ONE question for your video submission
Challenge Question 1: "What are creative ideas for additional streams of revenue that a one-product farm could implement?"
Challenge Question 2: "What kinds of innovative strategies, tools, and ideas can help agricultural small business owners be more effective delivering their products and services to their customers?"
Deadline: November 7th, 2025, @ 5PM winners will be notified november 21st, 2025
Judging Rubric
How innovative is the solution you are proposing? - Has this been done before? - Can the same solution be found via a simple google search?
How Feasible is the solution? - How realistic is the execution of your idea? - Does your solution require an act of congress? Does it require the discovery of a previously unknown renewable energy source? Or are most of the ingredients and infrastructure already available to you?
How clear are you communicating your idea? - Is the idea and solution easily understood? - Does your submission need to be watched more than once to understand it?
What to do next
Organize yourself into groups of 2-3 students (no more than 3).
Research to problem and make sure you understand it
Brainstorm a solution. Think about it from multiple perspectives. We recommend reaching out to key stockholders, potential customers, or anyone else this problem/solution affects.
Record a video presenting your idea and solution. Make sure the video is no longer than 8 minutes. Self record on Zoom, Teams, Google, or a phone - whatever is easiest for you.
Submit your video before the deadline on November 7th
