Anthill’s ‘SMART 100′ Index was developed in 2008 to identify and rank Australia’s 100 most innovative products, proving to be one of the largest surveys of its kind in Australia.
- Dates & Deadlines
- Nomination Form
- Eligibility Criteria
- Judging & Application Process
- What is a ‘maven’ judge?
- 2009 Winners (Inaugural Top 100)
- Smart 100, 2009 Cocktails (the Video)
Eligibility Criteria
The 2010 SMART 100 Awards are governed by three simple eligibility requirements:
The innovation must be Australian.
We’ve adopted a broad approach to this eligibility requirement. If the innovation is the product of an Australian team working for an international company, we define that as an Australian innovation. If the innovation is the product of an international team working for an Australian company, we define that as Australian. Use your own common sense and if in doubt, email: info[@]australiananthill.com.
The innovation must be a product or service.
While incremental innovations that assist an organisation improve its internal processes are important in a broader context, the SMART 100 was developed to recognise innovations that can be bought and sold. If your innovation was not developed for commercial purposes (i.e. you work for a highly innovative organisation that has developed many innovations for internal process improvement purposes), perhaps check out the Anthill Cool Company Awards, which were developed to recognise innovative companies, rather than innovations, per se.
The innovation must have been launched in the last three years.
We understand that an innovation can sometimes take a while to gather some steam and attract target market adoption. However, in our eyes, an innovation must also be novel and new (see criteria). We do not mind if the innovation was developed many moons ago. Sometimes that happens, particularly in research institutions. But it must have been launched for commercial use in the past three years (after June 2007). Innovations on the cusp of launch for commercial use will also be accepted.
We have made some exceptions for research.
Sometimes research innovation takes a while to move from the lab into a commercial context. Sometimes the innovation was developed for one purpose but finds a market elsewhere. If your research has developed a solution to an existing problem with a clear prospective commercial purpose, we will accept your submission. But please bear in mind that our maven judges will be reviewing each application with the commercial function of the innovation at top of mind.
We ask applicants to use there own discretion and understanding of these terms if in doubt.
Judging & Application Process
The application and judging process follows a number of stages.
Stage One (Nominations): Anthill Magazine, through online, print and direct mail channels, invites nominations from its readership and the broader Australian marketplace.
Stage Two (Applications): Nominated organisations will be given the opportunity to complete an online submission form and survey outlining the innovative attributes of any given product/service.
Stage Three (Initial Screening): Submissions will undergo an initial screening based on the clarity of the application, condensed and uploaded to a private holding area of the Anthill website (Important: To get past this stage of the process, it is essential that you ensure that your entry is clear, concise and articulate.)
Stage Four (Maven Judging): The maven judges will be invited to rank 12 submissions each according to a set of criteria, presented as a survey form online. Through this ranking system, the 100 most innovative products or services will be selected and published.
Stage Five (Readers’ Choice): Readers will be given the opportunity to read and evaluate the Top 100 submissions and vote according to a three tier process.
Stage Six (The Announcement): The Top 100 Index will be announced, along with the Readers’ Choice winner. Winners will be provided with tools to assist them promote their selection for the Top 100.
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