DiabetesMine: the all things diabetes blog » 2010 Innovation Contest http://www.diabetesmine.com A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Sun, 19 May 2013 11:00:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Jerry the Bear: A Design Challenge Success Story http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/12/jerry-the-bear-a-design-challenge-success-story.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/12/jerry-the-bear-a-design-challenge-success-story.html#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:00:21 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=22519 Ever wonder what happened to the winning entries in the DiabetesMine Design Challenge? In many cases, the entrants went on to get good jobs in the diabetes industry or related fields. But what about their actual design concepts coming to…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/12/jerry-the-bear-a-design-challenge-success-story.html/feed 2 X = Creativity + Diabetes http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/09/x-creativity-diabetes.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/09/x-creativity-diabetes.html#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:00:51 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=19295 To cap off this week of copious diabetes creativity, I am presenting a few favorites from the “Most-Creative” category in the 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge as promised. Again, using the Wired/Tired method, I’m also sharing some key comments from our…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/09/x-creativity-diabetes.html/feed 2 Diabetes Design Challenge: Some Innovative Runners Up http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/08/diabetes-design-challenge-some-innovative-runners-up.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/08/diabetes-design-challenge-some-innovative-runners-up.html#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:00:07 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=19199 According to Innovation.org, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) has a new report out on diabetes, which states: “A record 235 new medicines to treat diabetes, one of the fastest-growing diseases in America, are being developed by America’s…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/08/diabetes-design-challenge-some-innovative-runners-up.html/feed 1 Kids Category Winner Will Blow You Away http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/06/kids-category-winner-will-blow-you-away.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/06/kids-category-winner-will-blow-you-away.html#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:00:14 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=17224 Sixteen-year-old Megan Khoury of Midland, Texas, won our Kids’ Category in the DiabetesMine Design Competition this year. Her entry, a concept called AniMeter, received the most votes among our four kids’ finalists: But even more than the interactive glucose monitor…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/06/kids-category-winner-will-blow-you-away.html/feed 11 Most Creative Design Winner: A Virtual World for Diabetic Kids http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/06/most-creative-design-winner-a-virtual-world-for-diabetic-kids.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/06/most-creative-design-winner-a-virtual-world-for-diabetic-kids.html#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:00:04 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=17536 This year, the “Most Creative Idea” category winner in the DiabetesMine Design Challenge was determined solely by community voting.  And here’s what you guys picked: a program presenting a “virtual world” for kids with diabetes, in which they have to…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/06/most-creative-design-winner-a-virtual-world-for-diabetic-kids.html/feed 3 Grand Prize Idea ‘Test Drive’: Innovation from a Super D-Mom http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/06/grand-prize-idea-test-drive-innovation-from-a-super-d-mom.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/06/grand-prize-idea-test-drive-innovation-from-a-super-d-mom.html#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:00:12 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=17343 The third and final Grand Prize winner of this year’s 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge is Barbara McClatchey, mother of teenage boy with diabetes living in Collierville, Tennessee. She’s been a computer programmer for many years, and she and her husband…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/06/grand-prize-idea-test-drive-innovation-from-a-super-d-mom.html/feed 17 Grand Prize Design ‘Finn the Glucose Fish’: Meet the Mind Behind Him http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/06/grand-prize-design-finn-the-glucose-fish-meet-the-mind-behind-him.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/06/grand-prize-design-finn-the-glucose-fish-meet-the-mind-behind-him.html#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:00:30 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=17341 Today, our second close-up look at one of our three 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge Grand Prize winners.  Samantha Gustafson, a 21-year-old industrial design student at the University of Cincinnati, was honored for her design of a bright and appealing glucose…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/06/grand-prize-design-finn-the-glucose-fish-meet-the-mind-behind-him.html/feed 4 ANNOUNCING THE WINNERS of the 2010 DiabetesMine™ Design Challenge http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/06/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2010-diabetesmine-design-challenge.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/06/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2010-diabetesmine-design-challenge.html#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:30:37 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=17084 A huge thank you and congratulations to all who participated in our 2010 open innovation contest! Once again we feel that this effort is an example of “crowdsourcing” at its best — asking the community for its brightest concepts to…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/06/announcing-the-winners-of-the-2010-diabetesmine-design-challenge.html/feed 19 2010 Diabetes Innovations: Last Chance to Vote!! http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/05/2010-diabetes-innovations-last-chance-to-vote.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/05/2010-diabetes-innovations-last-chance-to-vote.html#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 13:00:55 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=16666 Community voting closes tonight at 6pm Pacific for the 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge. Don’t miss your chance to weigh in on this year’s amazing diabetes innovations. Click HERE to vote! Then what happens?  We will tally the votes, and determine…

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]]> http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/05/2010-diabetes-innovations-last-chance-to-vote.html/feed 0 Voting Now OPEN for the 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge Finalists! http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/05/voting-now-open-for-the-2010-diabetesmine-design-challenge-finalists.html http://www.diabetesmine.com/2010/05/voting-now-open-for-the-2010-diabetesmine-design-challenge-finalists.html#comments Mon, 17 May 2010 13:00:49 +0000 AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/?p=16437 Fabulous news today, Friends: We received just over 130 entries in this year’s innovation contest. And the time has finally arrived for… 2010 DiabetesMine Design Challenge: Community Voting! Remember, your votes will determine the winners of the Kids’ Category, and…

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