Behind the scenes of World Changing Ideas 2025

The World Changing Ideas Awards has been recognizing innovative projects that make the world a better place for eight years. This year, the awards feature 100 projects that are pursuing innovation for good. The editorial team spent months reviewing over 1,500 applications, and selected winners based on criteria, including impact, design, scalability, and ingenuity. The team looked for ideas that can improve lives, society, or the environment, and have the potential to grow and bring change to a small or large number of people. The winners were chosen after multiple rounds of judging and conversations about each project's impact and ingenuity. The team of writers, judges, and editors worked together to curate the list of projects that are delivering the most impact and ingenuity in their sectors. The winners were selected based on their role in addressing current needs and challenges. The process took months to ensure that every project chosen is representative of the best work in its field. The team behind the awards consists of writers, judges, editors, copy editors, coordinators who worked together to make it happen. The awards celebrate the people and companies working to make the world safer, cleaner, more sustainable, and more equitable.