2009 Game Changers Awards

What’s A Game Changer?

Game Changers lead society to knowledge. They inspire involvement and action through media. They provide example, insight and inspiration for leaders and visionaries from all fields by demonstrating how to navigate and lead the connected society.

We invited entries from all fields. Big companies, little startups, social entrepreneurs, independent thinkers, brands, causes, tools, ideas, commercial, nonprofit – all were welcome.

The Community Choice winner, SocialVibe, was selected by online voting.

Criteria

Whether through exceptional story-telling, novel business models, significant social impact, brilliant design or powerful vision, we’re seeking to honor achievers and examples that can serve as beacons of inspiration for the next generation of game changers.

Story: Create and apply a unique storytelling experience through journalism, discovery, narrative, exposition, or new methods and metaphors.

Design: Creatively engage multiple levels of intelligence and understanding of complex info with clarity, style, and meaning.

Social Impact: Impact the social condition, stimulate citizenship, raise awareness, influence public policy, marshall support.

Pattern Change: Pioneer original approaches and paradigms.

Purpose: Express a purposeful vision through values reflecting ethics, credibility, responsibility and authenticity.

Community: Organize community, virtual or geographic, in new way.

Sustainability: Innovative business practices, entrepreneurial quality or sustainable model.

More About:

2009 Judges