World Cerebral Palsy Day - Sept.04.2012

FAQ

1. Will World Cerebral Palsy Day happen every year?

2. Yes! World Cerebral Palsy Day is now an annual event and will celebrated each year on the first Wednesday in October.

3. What type of ideas are you looking for?

4. We are looking for ideas to improve the quality of life of people with cerebral palsy. These ideas could impact on any aspect of a person's life such as mobility, independence, accessibility, communication or social connection.

5. Are the proposals to turn the idea into a reality restricted to a minute?

6. Yes.

7. What if my idea takes longer than a minute to explain?

8. The theme is 'Change my world in 1 minute', and it might surprise you how much can communicate in a minute! We are restricting the word limit and video time, to be fair to everyone. Also it means more people will read the suggestions or watch the videos if it only takes a minute.

9. Who owns the idea that I submit?

10. When you upload an idea your idea is made public and you offer your idea to World CP Day with no further claim on the idea/concept. You waive all rights or claims to the idea or any claim that is was misappropriated if the finished product differs from your original suggestion. You must ensure any idea you upload to the World CP Day website hasn't been trademarked, copyrighted or patented by you. If your idea is chosen for promotion to be invented, the ownership of the idea resides with the inventor. Part of the inventors’ contract will be that a percentage of the profits must be given to World CP Day to fund further innovation.

11. Who chooses the best ideas?

12. The World Cerebral Palsy Day Panel will review all submitted ideas in October. Ideas will be shortlisted that the panel believes have the greatest potential to be developed and succeed in changing the lives of people with cerebral palsy.

13. What process do I need to go through if I want to develop and submit a working prototype?

14. Any individuals or groups who wish to submit a working prototype for any of the shortlisted ideas, must register their intention via the application form which can be accessed by clicking on the button ‘I can invent this’ next to each idea.

15. Can anyone submit a working prototype for a shortlisted idea?

16. Yes!! You don’t have to be a developer, inventor or engineer to have a go at making the shortlisted ideas turn into reality. You just need to be able to put together a working prototype. The only limit is your imagination!

17. What if I don’t live in the United States and I want to submit a working prototype for judging?

18. The World CP Day committee will pay for one working prototype to be transported to the United States for judging, as long as it is deemed to have the potential to be commercially viable and adequately reflects the original idea submitted. The creators/inventors will be responsible for paying for their own travel to the United States if they wish to personally present their working prototype to the panel.

19. When will the winning proposals be announced?

20. Progress on the winning submissions will be updated on the World Cerebral Palsy Day website, social media, print and broadcast media. The winning applicants will be announced via the World Cerebral Palsy website as soon as possible. The website will also feature videos from the winning applicants.

21. What happens if my working prototype is one of the eventual winners?

22. If you are selected by the World CP Day panel as a winner, you will be awarded your share of the $25,000 prize pool. You will then have the opportunity to take your working prototype to the open market for development and manufacture. If you are successful in it becoming commercially available, the World CP Day committee will receive 10% of profit from sales. However, if you choose not to take your working prototype to the open market for manufacture, the World CP Day committee may choose to outsource your prototype for development. If this occurs, you would receive 10% of all profit from sales.

23. How will the Stage 2 winning proposals be funded?

24. Inventors and creators are asked to develop a working prototype which reflects the shortlisted ideas selected by the World Cerebral Palsy Day Panel. These working prototypes need to be presented to the Panel for judging in April 2013 in the United States of America.

    The panel will choose ONE winning prototype for each of the shortlisted ideas. The panel’s decision will be based on how commercially viable the prototype is and how well it reflects the shortlisted idea.. However, if no prototypes are deemed suitable or commercially viable for any or all of the shortlisted ideas, then no winner will be awarded in that category.

    A total prize pool of $25,000 will be divided between the winning prototypes (maximum of THREE prizes in total, and maximum of ONE prize per category).

25. When will we know if the idea has become a reality?

26. The solutions or products will be launched on the next World Cerebral Palsy Day, Wednesday 2 October 2013.

27. What is the timeline for finished products to be available for the general public?

28. The World Cerebral Palsy Day campaign spans 12 months. The timeline below summarises the campaign's major events including when winning products may be available for the general public:
    
    Tuesday, 4 September 2012
    World Cerebral Palsy Day launch with a global mass media campaign. People with cerebral palsy and their supporters upload their ideas and vote online throughout September.

    October 2012
    World Cerebral Palsy Day Panel reviews ideas and selects the best concepts for shortlist.

    November 2012
    Shortlisted ideas are promoted globally to find a creator or inventor. Applicants have until April 2013 to create a working prototype that best reflects one of the shortlisted ideas, and is also commercially viable.

    April 2013
    World Cerebral Palsy Day Panel meets in the United States to assess all submitted working prototypes. A winner is announced for each shortlisted idea, as long as the working prototype is commercially viable and reflects the original shortlisted idea. A prize pool of $25,000 is divided among the winning submissions (maximum of THREE prizes in total, and maximum of ONE per category).

    Winning prototypes are announced on World Cerebral Palsy Day website which features videos of the winning submissions.

    April - September 2013
    Inventors' progress in developing the prototype into a commercially viable product is updated on World Cerebral Palsy Day website, social media, print and broadcast media.

    October 2013
    Second World CP Day launched on Tuesday, 2 October 2013. Products successfully developed from the 2012 campaign now available on the open market.

29. What causes cerebral palsy (CP)?

30. Cerebral palsy is caused by injury to the developing brain. For most babies this occurs sometime during the mother's pregnancy. More children live with cerebral palsy than any other physical disability.

31. How does CP affect people?

32. Cerebral palsy is a permanent disability that affects movement. It also affects vision, hearing and speech. Children and adults with cerebral palsy may also experience intellectual disability and epileptic seizures. CP is a life-long condition.