Nomination Process

THE WINDOW

The nominations window opens on April 8th and closes on May 3rd 2013.

WHO NOMINATES?

We invite YOU, along with Economist readers, our panel of judges and those passionate about innovation, to nominate.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION

A person (not a company) whose innovation has been successful in the last decade can be nominated.

We choose winners based on:

• How much revenue their innovation has made their company or its economic impact on a specific good cause or society in general

• The effect their work has had on the marketplace (or if it's created a whole new marketplace altogether)

• The impact their innovation has had on a new type of science or technology