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Co-Creating Solutions to Solve the World’s Toughest Challenges
You already know your challenge is complex. We make it simple to solve it together.
We are The Innovators Team
We are a global community of changemakers, problem-solvers, and bridge-builders who unite to take on interconnected challenges: poverty, inequality, unemployment, food insecurity, climate change, health, and education gaps.
This platform is our home base for co-creation. A place where anyone can host an innovation challenge, join forces to solve one, or help scale solutions that work.
Here, collaboration goes beyond a project’s lifetime. We share what succeeds and what fails, because real systems change takes collective learning and long-term commitment. We believe the best solutions emerge when diverse communities, cultures, and sectors bring their perspectives together, just as the light of the sun holds every colour of the spectrum.
Problem
Co-innovating solutions is difficult without guidance.
Tackling complex challenges together is difficult without a clear, practical process to guide the work. Without structured steps, even the most committed teams can struggle to move from shared ambition to tangible, tested solutions. And once an innovation is out there and piloted, it is even harder to continue and scale, especially when a project and its funding has ended. Too often, the connection between partners and collaborators fade away, insights get lost, knowledge does not remain accessible and the momentum for making impact at scale dissolves
Solution
The go-to space for solving complex challenges together.
The Innovators Team platform offers a home for teams and partners to co-innovate solutions using a clear, step-by-step approach grounded in human-centered design principles. Whether working internally or with external collaborators, the process helps unpack the challenge, generate ideas, build prototypes, and validate them with the people they are meant to serve. The innovations, learnings, and M&E data remain accessible and people can stay connected well beyond a single project.
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Benefits
Boost the uniqueness of your project proposals
Include the platform as your online space for participatory research and design, setting your proposals apart and adding tangible value for funders and partners.
Easily manage co-innovation processes
From setting up a challenge to guiding teams through each stage, the platform makes complex collaboration simple and organised.
Increase the chance of scaling innovations
Disseminate project learnings, publish the innovations you have co-created, and invite partners to scale them—ensuring your work continues to grow after the project ends.
Boost the uniqueness of your project proposals
Include the platform as your online space for participatory research and design, setting your proposals apart and adding tangible value for funders and partners.
Easily manage co-innovation processes
From setting up a challenge to guiding teams through each stage, the platform makes complex collaboration simple and organised.
Increase the chance of scaling innovations
Disseminate project learnings, publish the innovations you have co-created, and invite partners to scale them—ensuring your work continues to grow after the project ends.
Partners
Trusted by leading
innovators
Innovators Team is a platform driven by bold organisations who believe complex challenges
can only be solved together
Frequently Asked Questions
What is The Innovators Team
The Innovators Team is a global platform where organisations and individuals come together to co-create solutions to complex challenges. It combines community, learning tools, and structured project spaces to turn ideas into real impact.
Is the platform already fully launched?
We are currently in a soft launch phase. This means you can already explore the platform and connect with others, while we continue to refine the experience and prepare the launch of the first challenge with GAIN.
Can I give feedback on the platform?
Yes, we highly value your feedback. Every comment, suggestion, or idea helps us improve the platform and make it more useful for everyone. You can share your thoughts directly through submitting a ticket or by contacting our team.
Who can join Innovators Team?
Any organisation or individual committed to solving complex challenges. This includes NGOs, corporates, governments, funders, social entrepreneurs, researchers, designers, community leaders, Entrepreneur Support Organsiations, and so on
Can I join as an individual?
Yes. Individuals can sign up for free, connect with others, join public groups, take part in public challenges, or learn from shared resources.
How do I participate in challenges?
You can browse open challenges on the platform, join a team, or submit your own ideas. Guided tools and resources will walk you through each step from understanding the problem to prototyping and testing solutions. Organisations also run private challenges for which you can apply to join. If you meet their eligibility criteria, you will be granted access.
How do organisations use the platform?
Organisations can host private or public challenges, create communities of practice, deliver training, and share research or project insights.
What does it cost to join?
Individual membership is free. Organisations can choose between free access or paid packages that unlock features such as private groups, advanced challenge hosting, or custom branding.
What makes Innovators Team different?
Unlike generic forums or social networks, it is purpose-built for co-innovation. The platform combines structured project spaces, learning tools, and community support, and is designed for long-term continuity through free and paid services and a multi-stakeholder ownership model.