Design a contemporary solution for a local business

Griffith University’s Responsible Leaders Challenge empowers budding marketers and entrepreneurs in Year 10 and Year 11 to unleash their creativity and business acumen. Working in teams of up to four, challenge participants will devise compelling solutions for contemporary business problems.

Key dates 2024

April 2024

Registration opens

June 2024

Workbook distributed

August 2024

Written submission due

October 2024

Finalists announced

Each team will be provided with a Responsible Leaders Challenge workbook to guide their challenge submission. The workbook provides additional information relating to the Challenge brief, written report, and business case, as well as an industry overview. The workbook will be sent by email to the nominated teacher who is identified on the registration form.

How to enter the competition

Eligibility

To compete in the Griffith Business School Responsible Leaders Challenge you must be:

  • in Year 10 or 11 at a registered Queensland secondary school at the time of submission
  • given permission by your teacher
  • enthusiastic about business and entrepreneurial opportunities
  • eager to solve complex marketing problems that help to make the world a better place.

Your team must:

  • consist of between two and four students in total
  • consist of any combination of students enrolled in Year 10 and 11 from the same school

Register here

Previous challenges

Little Cocoa

The 2022 challenge was to present an impactful and creative solution that would position Little Cocoa as a forward-focused business. The solution would help broaden the company market share across young adults aged 18-25 years, and defining the brand's sustainability credentials.

Responsible Leaders Challenge Workbook 2022

Want to know more?

Visit the GriffithBUSINESS Schools Program site for full details