Our partners

"Our work with Challenge Works on the Mobility Unlimited challenge was critical for us on many fronts. The work allowed us to connect with end-users, entrepreneurs, advocates, practitioners, thought leaders, and SMEs across multiple disciplines. This diverse perspective brought new ways of thinking about old problems in the assistive technology space as well as our own perspective on mobility in a broader sense. Not only did the challenge highlight innovations in the space but helped raise awareness on the broader challenges that exist for many when it comes to living barrier free. Since we launched the challenge several years ago, it has served as a proof point to our commitment to mobility and a launching pad for others to connect with us in an expanded space. NESTA was really the driver to make this happen in a thoughtful and organized manner."

"Our partnership with Challenge Works on the Afri-Plastics Challenge revealed much more than a one-winner scenario. Challenge Works is at the forefront of employing human-centered design (HCD) for impactful programs. They inspire the development sector by showcasing how HCD nurtures a profound understanding of societal issues, ignites innovative ideas and enables iterative learning cycles for everyone involved – and how to use that to build sustainable change."

"It has been a great pleasure working with Challenge Works on the Longitude Prize on Dementia. Their extensive experience has made the whole process, from inviting applications through to the initial selection of first stage awardees, seamless and efficient and makes it a pleasure to Chair the judging panel."

"We chose to work with Challenge Works because of their deep experience in running these big multinational prizes in complex medical areas. The combination of being able to help us put an international judging panel together and being able to coordinate across their deep experience in how prizes should be structured were key reasons why we chose to work with Challenge Works, and it's been an excellent partnership."

“Challenge Works have been an excellent challenge partner in the delivery of the competition phase of the Climate Smart Cities Challenge. They planned and delivered processes for selecting cities and innovators, coordinated the innovator selection process and led communications and outreach activities. We look forward to continuing to working with them in future innovation challenges”

“Since 2017, it has been our great pleasure to collaborate with Challenge Works, who served as our seminal guide to establishing the Impact Canada challenge program, which was designed to tackle some of the Canadian Government’s most pressing policy priorities. The team at Challenge Works helped us to inaugurate our team’s approach to challenge research, design and implementation, and served as critical mentors for us as we sought to establish a new practice in Canada. As long-time collaborators, Challenge Works is as good a partner that you can ask for in the innovation space – knowledgeable, flexible, creative, driven and curious.”