What you need to know
What you need to know
Why take part?
Discover how ideas become impact. Through YES, you'll learn from entrepreneurs, industry experts, and innovation leaders who have successfully translated ideas into products, services, and ventures. product/service and what to avoid.
You'll gain practical skills in commercialisation, innovation, teamwork, and pitching, while building connections with researchers, mentors, and industry professionals.
Working in teams, you'll develop a hypothetical product or service and pitch your idea to a panel of industry experts. It's a unique opportunity to expand your network, build career-ready skills, and explore new pathways for your research and ideas.
How do you come up with an idea?
Ideas can come from many places. You might explore whether research being undertaken by a member of your team could be developed into a new product, service, or solution. Scientific journals, industry publications, and emerging technology trends can also provide valuable inspiration.
As you develop your concept, consider the problem it solves, who might benefit from it, and the impact it could create.
If your idea is based on unpublished research, seek guidance from your research leader, or technology transfer office, before sharing details. As you will learn, disclosure of confidential information may prevent patenting the idea that has been disclosed.
What are the benefits of taking part?
Create new knowledge
Explore how innovations attract funding, investment, and support
Gain practical experience in innovation and business planning
Learn how to transform research into market-ready products and services
Understand your customers, market, and value proposition to maximise impact
Develop creative problem-solving and critical thinking skills
Expand your network through connections with researchers, mentors, and industry experts
Strengthen your leadership, teamwork, communication, and pitching skills.
Learn about ethical, legal and health and safety aspects
Other important Points?
Individuals cannot take part if they have already participated in a previous YES Competition.
There is no limit to the number of teams that can enter from one university. Teams are allocated places on a first come first served basis.
There is no age limit.
WHat will we be tasked with?
Your YES challenge is to develop and pitch a hypothetical product or service based on a research innovation service.
Working as a team, you'll explore the market opportunity, potential impact, customers, partners, and pathway to adoption for your idea. You'll then prepare an investor-style pitch that brings your concept to life.
The competition culminates in a presentation to a panel of industry experts, where you'll compete to convince them that your idea has the potential to deliver meaningful impact and is worthy of investment.
A bit about the process
YES Australia is designed to be a fun, collaborative learning experience that brings together researchers, innovators, industry leaders, and mentors. Along the way, you'll develop new skills, grow your network, and gain insights into innovation, entrepreneurship, and pathways to impact.
about yes auSTRALIA
YES Australia is a social venture supporting an innovative global competition developed to grow knowledge and skills, raising awareness among early career researchers, post grad students and people who work with researchers (including technicians), how ideas can create solutions for industry.
The global Yes Competition community, is the perfect way for people to develop their entrepreneurial spirit and bring innovative ideas to life and create connections with industry.
happy birthday yes uk!!!
Our parent YES UK is celebrating their 30th birthday this year!
An amazing achievement with over 6,500participants completing the competition.