Care Innovation Challenge
The Care Innovation Challenge
(A creative weekend of idea generation and prototype trialling)
The Care Innovation Challenge is not just about picking one winning team. The programme is designed to help nurture ideas that have the potential to create impactful solutions and viable businesses. This is a unique opportunity to network with experts, influencers and leaders in social care as well as successful entrepreneurs.
Successful applicants are invited to a creative weekend of idea generation and prototype trialling at Coventry University’s Techno Centre.
The weekend starts with a review of the challenges and opportunities in social care
The Challenge ends with teams presenting their projects to a judging panel of industry experts
5 teams with the highest quality ideas selected to go through to the Final at The Care Show in October, NEC Birmingham and receive £500 funding and mentoring
The winning team receive £1,000 in prize money and further mentoring
Lizzy Hilliam (Reg Mgr) at Collingwood Care Home in Longwell Green is taking part in the 2026 Care Innovation Challenge weekend at the end of June. Lizzy is working on a product which will help to enhance the lives of people in Social Care by using Virtual Reality technology.
Join with us here at C&SW in wishing Lizzy and her team luck!