"The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret to outward success."
Henry Ward Beecher

"Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors"
African Proverb

"Your imagination is your preview of life's coming attractions."
Albert Einstein

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science."
Albert Einstein

"Life is a challenge, meet it"
Mother Theresa

"Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present."
Albert Camus

"The power of imagination makes us infinite."
John Muir

"Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared."
Eddie Rickenbacker

"Fall seven times, stand up eight."
Japanese proverb

"Wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape within the problems."
Nelson A. Rockefeller

"There is nothing like a challenge to bring out the best in man."
Sean Connery

"Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles."
Jawaharlal Nehru

"Never let the fear of striking out get in your way."
"Babe" Ruth

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall."
Confucius

"There is no happiness except in the realization that we have accomplished something."
Henry Ford

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Welcome to VIA Challenge

VIA Challenge is committed to help the world solve it's problems one challenge at a time.  We are dedicated to innovation, change, growth and empowerment that comes with rising to the occasion and creating a solution for a better world and future.  From the smallest local challenges to the world's most urgent, you can find them here on VIA Challenge.

The rewards for solving the challenges vary from goodwill to millions of dollars. Individuals, companies, charitable organizations, government agencies and different groups worldwide have created challenges. The idea is simple: they have a challenge, and you may have the answer.

Have a Challenge?

Are you an individual, company or group looking for a solution to a particular challenge? Posting your challenge on Via Challenge may help you get a much needed answer in a fraction of the time and cost than you ever thought possible.

Crowd sourcing, open challenges and open innovation have a long history in helping to solve issues.  With the growth of the Internet open challenges have become ever more popular and our strategy has the advantage and potential to reach an audience worldwide in one site.

Research and Development in the past would be the collective thought of a small group and a high cost.  Having it available as an open challenge gives you a very large group and a very low cost.

Some high profile companies such as Netflix and X Prize have had seemingly impossible challenges accomplished in a fraction of the time and cost than would have taken a corporation to develop them on their own.

For your interest you may review the following articles of interest to see how an open challenge has benefited others and may benefit you.

• Want a solution? Try offering a prize
• Prizes: a winning strategy for innovation
• P&G open to outside ideas, but no kitty Swiffers
• A $1 Million Research Bargain for Netflix, and Maybe a Model for Others

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The Via Challenge blog also provides updates to our website and news involving the world of challenges and crowd sourcing.

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