The Innovation AwardsSEALED BY PROOF
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The Oscars of innovation. Judged on evidence, not entry fees.

Rolling, problem-focused awards with published scoring rubrics. Every entry is scored on verified numbers. Winners are re-assessed at 12 months. Only those that deliver earn the Seal of Proof.

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Gold Proof of Impact medallion, The Innovation Awards 2026

The Innovation Awards

Verified impact, not pay-to-play awards

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Published rubrics ✦Zero entry fees ✦Verified numbers ✦Named judges ✦12-month re-check ✦Seal of Proof ✦Published rubrics ✦Zero entry fees ✦Verified numbers ✦Named judges ✦12-month re-check ✦Seal of Proof ✦

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Open award rounds

All awards
AIRound 1

Agents in Production

Autonomous agents doing real work for 90+ days.

Intervention rateCost per taskIncidents / 1k
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Public impactRound 1

Replication Award

Public innovations successfully adopted elsewhere.

JurisdictionsMonths to replicateEffect retained
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CommercialRound 1

Pilot-to-Contract

Innovations that escaped pilot purgatory.

Days to contractPaying sitesRetention
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Public impactRound 1

AI in Public Services

AI returning time to the frontline, fairly.

Hours returnedError vs baselineEquity gate
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DiscoveryRound 1

Cross-Domain Transfer

Solutions moved into an unrelated field.

Domain distanceGain vs incumbentTime to adapt
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ImpactRound 1

Proof of Impact

Impact delivered against what was promised.

Promise keptDurabilityImpact per £
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The global league

Big ideas.
Global bragging rights.

Innovation has no borders. Recognition puts your country on the map.

Award wins recognise the evidence. Seals of Proof recognise impact delivered at the 12-month re-check.

Find your next award

Top 5 countries

Preview · example scores
  1. 01

    United Kingdom

    24
  2. 02

    United States

    21
  3. 03

    Germany

    18
  4. 04

    Singapore

    15
  5. 05

    Netherlands

    12

Illustrative standings, not actual winners. Live rankings begin when verified results are published.

How judging works

Four steps, all published. No black boxes.

01

Gates

Pass/fail eligibility checks: date window, evidence present, pre-launch target on record.

02

Evidence check

Every claim is tiered: self-reported, customer-attested or independently audited. Weaker proof scores lower.

03

Synthetic panel

Four independent AI judges score each metric against the published rubric. Disagreements go to a human.

04

Named finalists panel

Named human experts review the shortlist, declare conflicts and confirm winners. All scores are published.

The Seal of Proof

Winning is the start. Sealed is the point.

Twelve months after winning, we check delivered impact against the target you set when you entered. Hit it and your badge is sealed by our mascot, Proof. Miss it and the record says so.

And a Seal of Proof win travels: winners receive the full package, delivered with our media partner The Infinite Loop, seen by buyers, investors and press.

Winner's shield social badge Social media coverage Podcast feature to a global audience Editorial write-up
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Seal of Proof

Pilot-to-Contract Award, Round 3

Promise kept

[x.xx]

Durability

[xx%]

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Media partner

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Globally acclaimed Total Innovation Podcast and Ideas for a Better World Newsletter.

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