Digital.gov /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/authors/judy-romano/ Recent content on Digital.gov Hugo en-us Mission Possible: Experts Plot the Steps for Running Successful Prize Competitions /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/09/18/mission-possible-experts-plot-the-steps-for-running-successful-prize-competitions/ Fri, 18 Sep 2015 01:00:24 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/09/18/mission-possible-experts-plot-the-steps-for-running-successful-prize-competitions/ Long before the final prize is awarded, a successful challenge starts with a master plan. That’s the point experts drove home during Operational Best Practices and Lessons Learned, the third webinar in Challenge.gov’s ongoing series on running successful prize competitions. Sandeep Patel, open innovation manager for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Idea Lab, Services Mean Success for Federal Challenges /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/08/18/services-mean-success-for-federal-challenges/ Tue, 18 Aug 2015 10:00:15 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/08/18/services-mean-success-for-federal-challenges/ Challenge.gov offers a number of services to help agencies create successful competitions. One challenge that recently wrapped up made use of the full range of these services to come up with some creative, useful apps that have nationwide implications. Presidential Challenge Module 2: It’s All About the Teams—The Importance of Operational Incentives in Prizes /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/08/12/challenge-module-2-its-all-about-the-teams-the-importance-of-operational-incentives-in-prizes/ Wed, 12 Aug 2015 11:10:17 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/08/12/challenge-module-2-its-all-about-the-teams-the-importance-of-operational-incentives-in-prizes/ A strong incentive is the lifeblood of solving any challenge. That’s the message experts offered August 4 as part of a Challenge.gov webinar series on running successful federal competitions. Sam Ortega, manager Challenge Module 1: Prize History, Prize Theory and What Makes a Good Prize /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/07/29/challenge-module-1-prize-history-prize-theory-and-what-makes-a-good-prize/ Wed, 29 Jul 2015 10:00:52 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/07/29/challenge-module-1-prize-history-prize-theory-and-what-makes-a-good-prize/ Two powerhouses in the Challenge and Prize community came together at GSA for the first in a seven-part learning series recently. Chris Frangione, Vice President of Prize Development for the XPrize and Alexis Bonnell, Innovation Evangelist at USAID offered insights Challenge.gov Program Launches New Training Opportunities /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/07/14/challenge-gov-program-launches-new-training-opportunities/ Tue, 14 Jul 2015 13:52:31 -0400 /preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/2015/07/14/challenge-gov-program-launches-new-training-opportunities/ Seven new training modules aim to help Federal Challenge and Prize Community members learn more about using prize competitions to solve problems.