Judges
Judging for the BIG Idea Competition
The judging takes place in early November each year and can be done completely online. In most cases, the judging takes about 2 hours time and does not have to be done all at once. Once a judging account has been created, judges are assigned entries to score through the judging website. The judges are provided with a scoresheet to complete online with each entry. See the scoresheet below. To be a judge, just email your interest to kelly@growsd.org and you will be notified when your account has been created.
Judge Login- https://judging.bigideasd.com/
Judging the Submitted Idea
During the judging period, judges will use the login above to access their Judging Dashboard to score each entry and provide constructive comments. Comments are a critical learning opportunity for students. They will only see their total score and the comments offered. There is a maximum of 500 points that will be awarded in the first round.
Every BIG Idea submission will be judged on the following criteria:
- Concept Overview (50 points)
- Product or Service (100 points)
- Market Opportunity (100 points)
- Competition (100 points)
- Management and Operation (75 points)
- Creativity and Innovation (25 points)
- Quality of Written Communication (50 points)
Each entry is rated by 3 different judges and those scores will be averaged to determine the final Round 1 score.
The eight top scoring ideas will be finalists who advance to the final competition. Those entries that score within 10 % of the finalists’ scores will be designated as Honorable Mention.