Inspire Future Generations
Bright Spark® is part of Bridge Innovate's Innovation for Good® programming and is designed to ignite creative confidence with students and educators using design thinking.
Bright Spark® offers innovation competitions for students 4th-grade through 12th-grade to build design skills such as empathy, creative problem solving, prototyping, and pitching.
Students who are interested in STEAM and entrepreneurship compete in Bright Spark competitions to expand their design skills and innovation portfolio.
Students also gain exposure to industry and education leaders such as IBM, Ford Motors, Georgia Tech, and Morehouse College, serving as advisors and judges.
Participation is free • Program is virtual from start-to-finish
Calling all designers! We are excited to announce the Spring 2024 Bright Spark® Graphic Design Challenge hosted by Bridge Innovate®. For this challenge, we are asking the question: "How Might We… amplify the benefits of being 'One with Nature?'"
Students use the design thinking process to identify a real-world problem, empathize, ideate, and prototype a physical invention.
This year, we are asking: “How might we help the people in communities affected by natural disasters recover emotionally and physically?”
Students are encouraged to explore natural disaster recovery, identify a “real need,” design an inventive solution, and present it in a 90-second pitch video.
Date(s): October 2 - October 27, 2023
Cost: Free
Participants: Rising 4th - 12th Grade Students (ages 9 - 18)
Location: The program is virtual from start-to-finish.
Year on year, sponsor feedback is extraordinary at highlighting the value received in terms of personal inspiration, new innovative ideas, as well as the joy from seeing the students grow their creative capacity. Some sponsors see the competitions as a talent development opportunity and have offered internships to select college and high school students.
Contributing Sponsor
Awards Program Sponsor
Teacher Leadership Award Sponsor
Student Team Spirit Pack Sponsor
Teacher Appreciation Sponsor
District Scholarship
Team Scholarship
Make a general contribution
Gain unfiltered student inspiration for new products and services
Build your brand for investing in youth
Meet social responsibility goals investing in the future creative generation
Engage in a new channel for recruiting talent and interns
Build design thinking within your team by coaching others
For Students
Build creative confidence through solving real-world challenges
Collaborate with diverse teams and professionals
Spark potential internship and career opportunities
For Schools
Build student and educator creative confidence
Build stronger citizenship skills by providing opportunities to create community and business solutions
The Bright Spark resources are designed for students and educators to facilitate learning of design thinking. The resources include curated tools and professional development programs to develop fundamental skills of observing, brainstorming, prototyping, and acquire creative confidence. Along with these skills, build experience working in a highly collaborative environments and solving complex problems with critical thinking techniques.
If you have any questions contact hello@bridgeinnovate.com