Challenge Competition Management

While there are those rare instances where innovations come through little effort or as an accidental byproduct, most advances require a fertile environment that fosters a competitive collegial energy.

Capital Consulting has been involved in creating these fertile grounds since the inception of the America COMPETES Act. Whether development of a physical product (e.g., medical device, unmanned aircraft system), solving a public health concern, or developing digital/data applications, you can trust that Capital Consulting and its Best-in-Crowd proprietary platform are poised to support all your challenge management needs.

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Over the last 14 years, CCC has become one of the most experienced and innovative government contractors to support innovation and challenge competition programs. We manage the challenge process end-to-end—from convening expert panels to selecting innovation topics, holding the competitions, and awarding the prizes. Our end-to-end management includes:

• Designing and conducting crowdsourcing campaigns to gather feedback from stakeholders
• Conducting surveys to gather feedback from stakeholders
• Designing and conducting challenges using Challenge.gov
• Conducting landscape analysis to support dissemination and outreach
• Providing communications and marketing support to raise awareness of a program among stakeholders

And as part of our competition process, we also include:

• Convening expert panels and design sessions
• Providing bootcamps, intensive multi-day workshops, where users learn the foundation of innovative practice including:
  • Lean project startup
  • User-centered design
  • Customer discovery
• Developing challenge structural materials such as rules and regulations, FAQs and evaluation criteria, including a fully developed Design Document
• Providing outreach and promotion
• Accepting and managing submissions through our proprietary platform
• Managing the review process
• Disbursing award funds

Why Choose Us?

• Proven Leadership in Government Innovation: With 14+ years of experience, we are a trusted partner in designing and executing government challenge competitions that drive real-world impact.
• End-to-End Challenge Management: From ideation to award disbursement, we handle every aspect of the competition process, ensuring seamless execution and measurable results.
• Expert-Led Innovation Frameworks: We bring together top industry experts, facilitate design sessions, and conduct bootcamps to instill cutting-edge innovation practices like Lean project startup and user-centered design.
• Data-Driven Insights for Maximum Engagement: Our crowdsourcing campaigns, stakeholder surveys, and landscape analyses provide the intelligence needed to shape successful challenges and competitions.
• Strategic Outreach & Marketing: We amplify awareness and engagement through targeted communication strategies, leveraging Challenge.gov and other platforms for broad participation.
• Proprietary Submission & Review Platform: Our custom-built system streamlines submission intake, evaluation, and award distribution, ensuring an efficient and transparent process.
• Commitment to Driving Meaningful Innovation: Whether supporting government agencies, industry leaders, or entrepreneurs, we help unlock innovation potential and bring groundbreaking ideas to life.