What participants say …
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Hoopla Rack,
third place and $4,000,
2008 Schoofs Prize for Creativity;
third place and $700,
Tong Prototype Prize;
and Younkle Best Presentation Award
“Through the whole process, I actually began to see my design turn into a prototype, and now my prototype might actually become a patented reality. By the end, I was so happy that I had chosen to take a chance on myself and do something that brought my engineering and hooping life together.”
—Danielle McIntosh
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Pen Smart,
$1,000 Judges’ Award for Special Merit,
2008 Schoofs Prize for Creativity
“I thought of this product two years ago—I wrote it down and kind of forgot about it for awhile. And I realized that if I didn’t do it, I’d always regret it, so I just decided to pursue it. The competition is a great outlet for anyone interested in innovation and development. The experience gives you the tools to develop the idea and the confidence to continue.”
—Daniel Gartenberg
Innovators in the news …
articles about past competitors
Interlocking Bowl and Tray
Interlocking Bowl and Tray: An interlocking bowl and tray system for use with a baby's high chair. The system locks the bowl in the tray preventing the child from throwing the bowl to the floor.
2005 Schoofs Prize for Creativity fourth place winner (tie) and Tong Prototype Prize entry. (large image) |
"You have to prototype to see if it works, unless you have something
that you can test. For my project, with a bowl locked in, I had to know
if it would lock in or I wouldn't know if it would work. I tested it
with kids and the very first thing they tried to do was pull out the bowl.
I work with kids with disabilities and I have some kids that really like
to throw things. I was thinking 'How can I stop them from throwing the
bowl?' and then I actually had a dream that I owned this product. I woke
up in the morning and said, 'I wonder...' I looked and the product
didn't exist so I decided it needed to be made."
— Tara Jo Schiltz
Innovator: Tara Jo Schiltz
This entry won fourth place in the Schoofs Prize for Creativity.
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