The Creativity Hub awarded 3rd place in InvestNI Big Idea Awards 2008
Well, the results are in! The Creativity Hub, and in particular my proposal to develop Rory's Verb Cubes, won third place in the 2008 Big Idea Competition sponsored by Invest NI, in association with Advantage NI and UnLtd NI. This event was organised in conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week 2008.
The event was held yesterday and hosted by Myleene Klass. It was presented EuroVision-style with young people from various cities (Brussels, Mumbai, Singapore, Boston and Belfast) all voting on the various ideas. I had entered the Social Entrepreneur category at the urging of Carmel Heaney of UnLtd NI.
The voting was close right up to the end, with the three leaders pretty much neck and neck. Mumbai awarded Rory's Verb Cubes 9/10 points, but my hopes for victory came crashing down when Boston awarded Rory's Verb Cubes just 5/10. In the end Music Theatre 4 Youth took first place, with SOS Bus NI coming second. Netherlea, Blick Studios and the boys from Positive Percussions were the remaining finalists. in the Social Entrepreneurship category.
While I am admittedly a little disappointed to have missed the top spot, I am grateful for the both recognition and money prize that I will be able to invest in developing a prototype of this new version. Watch this space!
Labels: Rory's Story Cubes
Well, the results are in! The Creativity Hub, and in particular my proposal to develop Rory's Verb Cubes, won third place in the 2008 Big Idea Competition sponsored by Invest NI, in association with Advantage NI and UnLtd NI. This event was organised in conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week 2008.
The event was held yesterday and hosted by Myleene Klass. It was presented EuroVision-style with young people from various cities (Brussels, Mumbai, Singapore, Boston and Belfast) all voting on the various ideas. I had entered the Social Entrepreneur category at the urging of Carmel Heaney of UnLtd NI.
The voting was close right up to the end, with the three leaders pretty much neck and neck. Mumbai awarded Rory's Verb Cubes 9/10 points, but my hopes for victory came crashing down when Boston awarded Rory's Verb Cubes just 5/10. In the end Music Theatre 4 Youth took first place, with SOS Bus NI coming second. Netherlea, Blick Studios and the boys from Positive Percussions were the remaining finalists. in the Social Entrepreneurship category.
While I am admittedly a little disappointed to have missed the top spot, I am grateful for the both recognition and money prize that I will be able to invest in developing a prototype of this new version. Watch this space!
Labels: Rory's Story Cubes
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