Judging criteria
To improve your chances of winning, check out the marking rubric for each age category below.
Webinar series
Judges Sarah Washbrooke and Julie Baker are here to help you make your entries the best they can be. Check out the six webinars covering each stage of the design thinking process below.
Webinar 1: Introduction to Samsung's 2024 Solve for Tomorrow Competition
An introduction to Samsung's Solve for Tomorrow competition for teachers and students who are thinking about participating.
This webinar outlines the updated entry categories, key competition dates, the entry process and examples of winning projects.
Webinar 2: Identifying and Solving problems
Julie Baker, Head of Education at MOTAT, and Sarah Washbrooke, Deputy Chair at TENZ, are here to help you develop your Solve for Tomorrow project plans!
In this webinar, they focus on the initial stages of the Design Thinking process: Empathise and Define.
Webinar 3: Mastering Ideation
Julie Baker and Sarah Washbrooke take you through the crucial ideation stage of the Design Thinking process,
providing practical tips for brainstorming, conceptual design, and documentation.
Webinar 4: Prototyping and Iteration
In this webinar, Julie Baker and Sarah Washbrooke guide you through the essential prototyping stage of the Design Thinking process.
It’s time to turn your idea into a working solution!
Webinar 5: Testing and Implementation
This webinar focuses on the testing and implementation stages of the design thinking process.
It’s time to put your project to the test to ensure its fit for purpose!
Webinar 6: Evaluating your solution
In this final webinar, Julie Baker and Sarah Washbrooke teach you how to effectively evaluate your project;
guiding you through gathering stakeholder feedback, refining your final solutions, and documenting your process to ensure your project is ready for the judges.
Check out our Solve for Tomorrow Project Plan Template↗ to help you develop your idea.
Our friends at TENZ have also kindly developed some design-thinking resources for teachers to download and help students with their entry projects.
