PARTICIPANT HANDBOOK v1.5

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2 INDEX 00 PROGRAM 01 Overview of Learning Journey, Workshops and Event Dates. REGISTER 02 InnovationACT Teams, Supported Ideas, and Registration DATES 03 Event dates and locations COMPETITION 04 Overview of Competition, Tasks and Participation Points System. SHORTLISTING 05 Final Judging, Pitching, Report & Continuation Plan. SEED POOL 06 Seed Grants

3 THE LEARNING JOURNEY InnovationACT takes participants through a journey that guides them through the process of developing and validating a clear and credible venture. Completed business models will be assessed by a panel of judges from the local innovation ecosystem, and those deemed feasible will receive part of the $ seed pool. PROGRAM 01 THE WORKSHOPS The main component of the Learning Journey is a series of five hands-on Workshops. During these, participants will obtain the tools required to develop a business model for their venture. Workshops will take place on Saturday mornings at the Canberra Innovation Network, located at level 5, 1 Moore St, Civic. (see dates below) Launch Night Registration Closes Mentor Matching Intellectual Property Seminar Continuation Avenues Seminar Submission Date Journey As Reward Seminar WORKSHOP 1 Initial Idea & Team Building WORKSHOP 2 Vision, Brand & Pitch WORKSHOP 3 User Journey & Customer Needs WORKSHOP 4 Returns & Rewards WORKSHOP 5 Finish Business Models PITCH NIGHT Shortlisted Teams Pitch to Judges

4 REGISTER 02 TEAMS Teams are comprised of 2 or more students, staff and graduates from the ANU, UC, UNSW Canberra, CIT, AIE, ACU and CSU. In order to be eligible for a grant, at least 50% of team members must be students. Student or graduate means being enrolled to study/having completed at the time of team registration a qualification of a minimum of six months duration (full-time load), or part-time equivalent. SUPPORTED IDEAS InnovationACT places very little restriction on the types of ideas it supports and funds. All kinds of ideas from small businesses to social ventures to technology startups are encouraged to participate. REGISTRATION The team must register via the InnovationACT website before 5:00pm Monday 24 th August. This will require each team member to have registered as an individual on the Team Hunt as well. Team registration will open at the end of June WINNERS BehavioMatrix (UC) A diagnostic aid for depression using facial recognition, based on over 15 years of university research. KRIGE Tech (ANU, CIT) Home electricity monitoring and reduction technologies. OzGuild (ANU) An online platform and digital scanner for cataloguing and trading Magic: The Gathering Cards. Siege Sloth Games (AIE) A team from the AIE Incubator developing a zen creative video game. Vacant Space (ANU, UC) A business model for the utilisation of vacant real estate in Canberra.

5 DEVELOPING YOUR IDEAS Over the course of the 10 week program you will develop ideas, undertaking cycles of development and validation to maximise your idea s chances of success in the real world. At the end of the program you will have documented a fully developed business model and plan for the future. Important Dates DATES 03 Date/Time Event Location 12/08 6pm 8:45pm 15/08 9am - 3pm Launch Event Workshop 1 Initial ideas The John Curtin School of Medical Research, ANU. CBRIN, Level 5, 1 Moore St, Civic. 22/08 9am - 1pm 26/08 6pm - 7:30pm 05/09 9am - 1pm 09/09 6pm - 7:30pm 19/09 9am - 1pm 23/09 6pm - 7:30pm Workshop 2 Vision, Brand & pitch Mentor Matching Workshop 3 User Journey Freedom to Operate IP For Start-ups Workshop 4 Returns & Rewards Continuation Avenues Innovation Ecosystem CBRIN, Level 5, 1 Moore St, Civic. CBRIN, Level 5, 1 Moore St, Civic. CBRIN, Level 5, 1 Moore St, Civic. 03/10 9am - 1pm Workshop 5 Finishing Business Models CBRIN, Level 5, 1 Moore St, Civic. 07/10 Submission Date Online 14/10 6pm - 7:30pm 21/10 6pm 31/10 6pm Journey as Reward Learning from Experience Pitch Night Shortlisted teams pitch Awards Night Announcement of grants

6 SHORTLISTING ROUND 1 - POINTS To make it through to the first round of shortlisting, teams accumulate points by engaging with the program, with the top 20 teams being shortlisted. Well coordinated teams that participate together earn additional points, as do teams containing members from sponsoring institutions. (ANU and UC) Your team can earn points according to the following tables. The maximum points any team can earn is 31. General Item Points Earned Notes Sponsor Institutions Bonus Sponsor Institutions Bonus Team Mentor Preference List Team consists only of members from ANU or UC. Team contains at least one member from ANU or UC. Submitting Mentor Preference List before 9am 26/08. COMPETITION 04 Launch Event and Workshops Hands-on sessions for teams to develop their ventures, providing access to materials, toolkits and expert guidance. Item Points Notes Competition Launch Attendance Team Competition Launch Attendance 1 At least one member registers and attends the Competition Launch (12/08) 1 Bonus point if all team members register and attend Competition Launch (12/08) Workshop 1 1 At least 1 member registers, attends and completes Workshop 1 (15/08) survey before 9am 22/08. Team Workshop 1 1 Bonus point if all members register, attend and complete Workshop 1 survey before 9am 22/08. Workshop 2 1 At least 1 member registers, attends and completes Workshop 2 survey by 5pm 26/08. Team Workshop 2 1 Bonus point if all members register, attend and complete Workshop 2 survey by 5pm 26/08. Workshop 3 1 At least 1 member registers, attends and completes Workshop 3 survey by 5pm 09/09. Team Workshop 3 1 All members register, attend and complete Workshop 3 survey by 5pm 09/09. Workshop 4 1 At least 1 member registers, attends and completes Workshop 4 survey by 5pm 23/09. Team Workshop 4 1 Bonus point if all members register, attend and complete Workshop 4 survey by 5pm 23/09. Workshop 5 1 At least 1 member registers, attends and completes Workshop 5 survey by 5pm 07/10.

7 COMPETITION 04 Speaker Series Points Covers a range of seminars, networking and social events, including the Pitch, and Award Nights. Item Points Earned Notes Mentor Matching Event Team Mentor Matching Event Intellectual Property Event Continuation Avenues Event Team Continuation Avenues Event 1 At least 1 member registers, attends and completes Mentor Matching Event survey before 9am 05/09. 1 Bonus point if all members register, attend and complete Mentor Matching Event survey before 9am 05/09. 1 At least 1 member registers, attends and completes Intellectual Property Event survey before 9am 19/09. 1 At least 1 member registers, attends and completes Continuation Avenues Event survey before 9am 03/10. 1 Bonus point if all members register, attend and complete Continuation Avenues Event survey before 9am 03/10. Bridge Network Experiment Informal networking sessions held every second Thursday, including expert consultations & pitch practise. Item Points Earned Notes Bridge Attendance 1 At least one member registers for and attends a Bridge event after 12/8. Max 1 point total. Challenges Challenges are short tasks to be completed online to help you develop your idea. Details will be given throughout the program. Item Points Earned Notes Challenge 1 1 Completing Workshop Challenge 1 before 5pm, 19/08/15 Challenge 2 1 Completing Workshop Challenge 2 before 5pm, 26/08/15 Challenge 3 1 Completing Workshop Challenge 3 before 5pm, 09/09/15 Challenge 4 1 Completing Workshop Challenge 4 before 5pm, 23/09/15 Challenge 5 1 Completing Workshop Challenge 5 before 5pm, 07/10/15

8 COMPETITION 04 Social Media Posts Points can be earned for sharing particular learnings or experiences to our InnovationACTFacebook group. Details will be given throughout the program. Item Points Earned Notes Social Media Post 1 1 At least 1 member completes Workshop 1 Facebook post before 9am, 22/08 Social Media Post 2 1 At least 1 member completes Workshop 2 Facebook post before 9am, 05/09 Social Media Post 3 1 At least 1 member completes Workshop 3 Facebook post before 9am, 19/09 Social Media Post 4 1 At least 1 member completes Workshop 4 Facebook post before 9am, 03/10 Social Media Post 5 1 At least 1 member completes Workshop 5 Facebook post before 9am, 07/10

9 SHORTLISTING 05 SHORTLIST ROUND 2 - SUMMARY Teams successful in the first round of shortlisting will have a Summary of their idea evaluated by our Judging Panel. To make it through the second round of shortlisting, the team s Summary must be judged as one of the top 10 by our Judging Panel. FINAL JUDGING PITCHING, REPORT & CONTINUATION PLAN The top ten teams as determined by the Judging Panel will have a Report and Continuation Plan reviewed by our Judging Panel. They will also be invited to Pitch the venture to the Panel on 21/10, with a pitch of less than 5 minutes. These teams will be judged on the credibility of their team, how compelling their idea is, the clarity of their communications and how justified their future plans are.

10 SEED POOL 06 SEED GRANTS A total of $50, will be distributed in the form of Seed Grants to the highest judged teams for the express purpose of undertaking their Continuation Plan. When deciding how much to award to any one team, the Judges will take into account how much each team needs to be successful in achieving their Continuation Plan.