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    "title" : "Crowdsource Ideas with New Competition Platform |Digital.gov",
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    {"title" :"Crowdsource Ideas with New Competition Platform","summary" : "Federal agencies now have the ability to create a challenge competition website that accepts submissions and allows public voting with a new, no-cost tool. The Challenge.gov team unveiled and demonstrated the capabilities of GSA’s new crowdsourcing and prize competition platform, Challenge.sites.usa.gov on a DigitalGov University webinar. The platform is now available for any","date" : "2014-03-11T12:26:37-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"tlowden" : "Tim Lowden"},"topics" : {
        
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      "filepathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/blob/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2014/03/2014-03-11-crowdsource-ideas-with-new-competition-platform.md",
      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/news/2014/03/2014-03-11-crowdsource-ideas-with-new-competition-platform.md","slug" : "crowdsource-ideas-with-new-competition-platform","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2014/03/11/crowdsource-ideas-with-new-competition-platform/","content" :"\u003cp\u003eFederal agencies now have the ability to create a challenge competition website that accepts submissions and allows public voting with a new, no-cost tool.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"image image-right image-right-legacy\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg\n    src=\"https://s3.amazonaws.com/digitalgov/_legacy-img/2014/03/Challenges-NewTools-iPad_250x312.jpg\"\n    alt=\"Challenges-NewTools-iPad_250x312\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Challenge.gov team unveiled and demonstrated the capabilities of GSA’s new crowdsourcing and prize competition platform, \u003ca href=\"https://www.challenge.gov/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChallenge.sites.usa.gov\u003c/a\u003e on a DigitalGov University webinar. The platform is now available for any federal employee to log in and explore its functionality (just be careful not to publish anything not intended to be public).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than twenty people have already registered to use it, one competition is live and a couple more will launch within the month. The tool is built to be a seamless experience for users who start on challenge.gov and then find themselves in this interactive component. Challenge.gov also lists competitions that are hosted on specialized platforms and on agency sites, in addition to the “sites” platform.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis ideation crowdsourcing tool comes packed with features to help federal agencies create, launch, and manage public prize competitions, including the following nine functions:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Click on the hyperlink to be taken directly to that discussion point in the webinar recording, or jump to the noted time in the embedded video below)\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePost your challenge title, tagline, details, and rules\u003c/strong\u003e (2:02)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a short title (3-6 words, acronyms not recommended), a one- or two-sentence tagline, and a more in-depth description for the details section, you’re \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw58jVvppAw\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u0026amp;t=2m2s\"\u003eready to get started\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdd media to the challenge page\u003c/strong\u003e (3:05)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInsert photos, logos, or other visual media with the “Add media” button. \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw58jVvppAw\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u0026amp;t=3m5s\"\u003eEmbed videos\u003c/a\u003e simply by pasting a url into the text body.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote the terms and conditions of submissions and how to enter\u003c/strong\u003e(6:20)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll entrants will have to accept the terms and conditions included in \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw58jVvppAw\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u0026amp;t=6m20s\"\u003ethis section\u003c/a\u003e before they can submit an entry.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescribe prizes offered and list post-challenge winners\u003c/strong\u003e (7:02)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe platform offers the option to \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw58jVvppAw\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u0026amp;t=7m2s\"\u003elist multiple prizes\u003c/a\u003e, both monetary or non-monetary. After the challenge is over, return to this section to add in the respective winners.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eList judging criteria and judges for your competition\u003c/strong\u003e (8:20)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMake sure the participants know how they’ll be scored by \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw58jVvppAw\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u0026amp;t=8m20s\"\u003einputting the judging criteria\u003c/a\u003e and the weight of each criterion in the final scoring. Also, list your judges in this section.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnter the appropriate dates for the competition\u003c/strong\u003e (10:17)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe easy calendar format allows you to \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw58jVvppAw\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u0026amp;t=10m17s\"\u003edisplay dates and times\u003c/a\u003e for opening and closing of the submission period, judging, public voting, and winners announcements.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccept submissions from entrants\u003c/strong\u003e (25:05)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw58jVvppAw\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u0026amp;t=25m5s\"\u003eSubmissions from the public\u003c/a\u003e can include media and/or attachments, and they will be sent directly to the email address of the person who created the challenge.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCreate a submission gallery the public can vote on\u003c/strong\u003e (27:25)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose which \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw58jVvppAw\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u0026amp;t=27m25s\"\u003esubmissions you’d like to show publicly\u003c/a\u003e, if any, and allow the public to vote on them using a 5-star rating method.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInteract with solvers using the discussion tool\u003c/strong\u003e (14:00)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe discussion section allows the solvers to ask questions and interact with other competitors or \u003ca href=\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw58jVvppAw\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\u0026amp;t=14m\"\u003ewith the challenge manager\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChallenge.sites.usa.gov was built with the shared sites.usa.gov service, which aims to offer agencies a system to provide content without having to build a site from scratch.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more information, contact the team at \u003ca href=\"mailto:challenge@gsa.gov\"\u003echallenge@gsa.gov\u003c/a\u003e. Happy crowdsourcing!\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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