Module 2: It’s All About the Teams – The Importance of Operational Incentives in Prizes

This module will cover why teams compete and what incentives need to be included that encourage teams to compete. Teams do not compete for the prize purse alone. As such, it is important to spend financial resources on operational incentives including the recruitment of teams, marketing, education, testing of the team’s technologies, launch and award ceremonies, and other incentives that encourage teams to compete. This module will also cover disincentives to teams – including requiring teams’ intellectual property (IP) to be transferred to the sponsor (whether that be the government or someone else), or requiring that solutions be open sourced — and how to address those potential disincentives. Learn more about the Challenges & Prizes Community of Practice: https://www.digitalgov.gov/communities/challenges-prizes/