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Innovation award practice interview

Originality, impact, evidence that it works and potential to scale. Practise the 5 questions selection panels ask with follow-ups. Paid plans add scored feedback on every answer.

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Free with an Intaviu account: 320 credits a month, at 10 credits a minute of practice. Private: interview creators never see them.

About the award

An innovation award interview lets judges examine a new product, process or idea before choosing a winner. They look at how original it is, what difference it makes to people, evidence that it actually works and whether it can grow beyond its current users or location.

How to prepare

  1. Explain in one sentence what is new about your innovation compared with what already exists.
  2. Gather proof that it works, such as test results, user feedback or before and after comparisons.
  3. Prepare a clear plan for scaling and the main obstacles you will face.
  4. Practise a short demo that still works if the internet or power drops.

Common mistakes

  • Claiming originality without knowing the similar solutions already out there.
  • Describing what the innovation could do instead of what it has done.
  • Relying on a live demo with no backup if it fails.

What to expect

A real selection interview

5 questions the way selection panels ask, with follow-ups when an answer needs more.

Spoken, like the real thing

Speak your answers in your browser or the free desktop app, with live captions. You can ask the interviewer to repeat anything.

Scored on 4 areas

The things this interview weighs most. With a paid plan, your report shows how you did on each one.

A private report

On Plus, Pro and Premium: every answer scored, your strongest lines quoted and what to say differently next time. Interview creators never see it.

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