CaseSoup video recap: Promoting Innovation interview with Sonal Shah and Jonathan Bays

Next in our lineup of video interview recaps from the public-private strategy session with the White House on promoting innovation through prizes, challenges and open grantmaking, is with Sonal Shah, Director of the Office of Social Innovation & Civic Participation, and Jonathan Bays, Consultant with McKinsey & Company and Co-Author of the recent report, And the winner is… Capturing the Promise of Philanthropic Prizes.

Here are some of the questions Sonal and Jonathan addressed:

• Why is the White House so excited about Prizes and Challenges?
• What are different types of prize and challenge programs meant to promote innovation?
• How do people find out about government run prize and challenge programs?
• How can government agencies partner with nonprofits and foundations for prize and challenge programs?
• How have prizes and challenges evolved as a business strategy over time?
• How can prize and challenge programs engage the public and mobilize communities?
• What kind of impact will prizes, challenges open grant making have on the future of our country?

Check this post for the full lineup of interviewees, and you can also view videos and presentations from the main event here.