Cohort 2020/21

Problem

Driver-assistance cameras must be recalibrated after every windshield replacement. Current tools are tedious and too bulky to bring to the customer, wasting technicians' and drivers' time.

What they built

Designed with technicians, beamm uses self-centring tyre targets and a slide-and-lock aluminium frame. A laser rangefinder captures positions and software guides the panel into place in two steps.

Impact

Twice as fast without losing precision, and it fits in a van. Drivers wait less, technicians serve more customers and widen their range.

Problem

Bring the museum and its target groups closer together and make the museum part of people's everyday life.

What they built

Center Piece lets museums and users build modules such as mini-courses, activities or debates from online catalogues, using videos or chatbots. It integrates with existing online behaviour rather than replacing it.

Impact

The museum reaches people who never visited and learns from them. Users get a place to experiment, share skills and find like-minded people.

Problem

How might CRIF engage current and future clients in B2C and B2B2C, with a focus on Gen Z, whose needs differ from earlier generations?

What they built

ESGo scans products and searches companies, returning an easy-to-read ESG score based on quantified factors. Users share ideas and discuss products with their community.

Impact

Gen Z makes informed, responsible purchases. CRIF, trusted in credit scoring, builds a relationship with a generation it must address differently.

Problem

How might digital experiences scale global innovation across Nestlé's brands and continents while fostering trustworthy innovation capabilities?

What they built

A browser extension lets employees add findings to their projects and share them. Knowstlé identifies similar projects, connects their members and recommends useful articles.

Impact

Less double work and frustration, and silos broken between departments and locations.

Problem

Create a new camping experience using cooling. Outdoor cooking is central to camping, yet almost no gear uses low temperatures.

What they built

Mogii smokes food between -10°C and 10°C by simply burning smoke chips, in roughly 15 minutes. Ingredients that would melt or grill at higher temperatures stay in good condition.

Impact

New flavours and a wider range of campsite food, shared around the campsite.

Problem

Migrant students in Finland score 25% lower than native peers, largely because of language. Remote learning during COVID-19 widened the digital divide.

What they built

Schools grant access to Nosta, where an algorithm forms dynamic peer groups supported by facilitators. Learning happens through game-based activities that build friendship alongside language.

Impact

Students expand vocabulary and gain confidence in Finnish, which improves school performance and later job prospects.

Problem

Psoriasis patients face stigma and lifelong treatment, and often abandon it. Consultations last 15 minutes, leaving little time to understand symptoms.

What they built

Patients log medical history, symptoms and crises in one app. During consultation, the physician opens a board view with a temporary code. Reminders and pharmacy ordering complete the service.

Impact

Consultations save time for both sides and focus on what matters. Patients carry less mental load and engage more in their care.

Problem

Transporting produce has a high carbon cost and much of it goes uneaten. Urban life disconnects people from where food grows.

What they built

Fazenda Cubo handles germination and data. Hydroponic units in condominium buildings grow and hold produce ordered through an app; motivated users finish growing at home.

Impact

The freshest produce at the doorstep with less energy, water and no pesticides. Fazenda Cubo gains loyal customers and needs smaller premises.

Problem

International transfers are a hassle: hidden costs, complicated input and uncertain status. PostFinance was losing customers in this service.

What they built

SwiEasy works without opening a new account, needs fewer clicks and supports cards, bank accounts or payment at the Post Office. It shows exchange rate, cost and shareable real-time tracking.

Impact

Secure, transparent transfers for users. PostFinance retains customers and reaches new ones through a marketing plan built around sharing.

Problem

Replacing a vehicle's glass is complex. How can the efficiency and quality of service in repair centres improve?

What they built

Vigia handles inventory checks, stock movements, scheduling and customer registration, with a dashboard that summarises operational information.

Impact

Faster, more accurate stock control and smoother scheduling let repair centres serve more customers. Saint-Gobain could expand its database.