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Smithsonian Iowa
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of design to https://jacobsoninstitute.org/innovator-competition
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National Hewitt Museum
Economic change the world https://www.cooperhewitt.org/design-competition-des
Finance Challenge
Destination Education
Destination Financial literacy
Communication, https://www.councilforeconed.org/npfc-2/
Imagination Imagination
Delaware Horn Collaboration
business innovation or 2021-22 Challenge Previews - Destination Imagination
Diamond Challenge
Digital Presentation Entrepreneurship
Educaiton Clubs of social innovation https://diamondchallenge.org/
Skills Challenge
Diversity, Equity & America)
Education Clubs of digital presentation
diversity, equity andskills DECA/Knowledge Matters Presentation Skills Challenge
Inclusion Challenge
Entrepreneur of America)
Educaiton inclusion
Clubs of beauty, home, health, DECA-21-MDA-Challenge.pdf
Tomorrow Challenge
(Multiple America)of
Leaders food
skills,orexpand
entertainment
leadership DECA-21-FIDM-Challenge.pdf
competitions) America
Community skills skills,
presentation FBLA COMPETITIVE EVENTS – Future Business Leaders

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Global Issues College
Future Problem verbal persuasive pitch
communications https://www.lorainccc.edu/college-credit-for-highscho
Problem Solving
FPSI Scenario Solving Program in which students
Future Problem skills create Global Issues Problem Solving (GIPS) – Future Problem
Performance
FPSI Scenario Solving Program related
Future Problem and telltoa one
futuristic story Scenario Performace (ScP) – Future Problem Solving Pro
of FPSPI’s
Writing
Problem Solving Solving Program
Future Problem five annual topics.
step problem solving Scenario Writing (SW) – Future Problem Solving Progra
(Ohio) Solving
Future Program
Design designing process
solutions to https://ohiofps.org/
Future Prize School Up
STARTed real world problems Future Design School - Future Prize
Innovate WithIN
Innovation Foundation elevator
Design pitch -
for Delight https://www.innovatewithin.org/
Challenge
Convention Intuit
Invention socialSolving https://www.intuit.com/solutions/job-readiness-educa
Confidence,
Worldwide Convention
Ohio Invention Problems
Confidence, Solving https://inventionconvention.org/home-page/
Invention League
Education National League
Inventionland Problems
speaking and critical https://www.inventionleague.org
SocialContest
Innovation Institute
Junior innovative solutions to Invention Contests - Inventionland Education
thinking
Challenge Achievement
Lowey Bundy community problems https://sites.google.com/ja.org/social-innovation/home
problem solving,
Kids Idea Tank ImpactSichol
Lead4Change on Literacy creativity, elevator
creativity and pitch, https://www.loweybundysichol.com/kids-idea-tank-20
Challenge
Odyssey of the and Learning
Odessey of the communication
Creative Problem Project Submission Rules - Lead4Change
Mind
Network (OAN) Mind
Ohio Afterschool Solving https://www.odysseyofthemind.com
Pitch
OhioChallenge
STEM Network
Ohio Stem elevator pitch https://www.oanohio.org/entrepreneurship
Learning Network Learning Network The Design Cycle, Pitch https://designchallenge.osln.org/
Young Inventor
Challenge
Pirates Pitch People
SetonofHallPlay creativity, innovation https://www.chitag.com/yic
Competition
Tomorrow University idea creation
Educaiton Clubs of Self-direction • Media https://www.shu.edu/undergraduate-admissions/pirate
Challenge
Marketing America)
Educaiton Clubs of Literacy DECA-21-NPCF-Challenge.pdf
Challenge America)
Entrepreneurship social media
business idea and Stukent + DECA Challenge - Stukent : Stukent
thinkBIG! Challenge
World Series of Forum
Teaching executive summary
problems, creativity, https://vealeentrepreneurs.org/thinkbig/
InnovationPitch Entrepreneurship)
Entrepreneur Entrepreneur collaboration, innovation https://innovation.nfte.com/challenges
Challenge Institute elevator pitch https://www.youngentrepreneurinstitute.org/k-12-pro
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Students can compete more Notes
than once in an academic
school year; there's a fall and spring competition
Students must compete on a state level before
qualifiying for the national contest

Open to any DECA chapter that has at least one active

license to a Virtual Business simulation.
Open to DECA members
Open to DECA members
Community College and the other to a local
manufacturing company.
There are fees to enter.

There are fees to enter.

Foundations course that will help you and your team

create innovative solutions during the challenge.
Qualifying Students will move through Levels, State
Virtual Showcase Summer of 2022
Must
highcomplete the local
school course competion
during first; can work
the 2021–2022 with
school a Inventionland rep to create a school/district contest: https://i
year
Cancelled are eligible
as of 3/31/22to ;participate
check back for 2023
information
Teachers must register teams here: https://www.lead4change.org/register

note new web address.

Must register: with the Foundation: https://nationalpcf.org/deca/