"Our team of editors and writers assessed each application based on factors such as: Relevancy: What pressing problem does the technology solve? Ingenuity: How novel is the technology? Progress and potential: In what ways has the technology already proven itself? Is it positioned for long-term viability and scalability? Impact: What kind of impact-from economic to cultural-might the technology have over the next five years?"
"Each winner is chosen after multiple rounds of evaluation and conversation between judges about its performance on the above criteria, a monthslong process. "With Next Big Things in Tech, our aim is to honor projects based not only on what they've already achieved but where they're poised to go," says Fast Company global technology editor Harry McCracken. "Whether honorees are still in the lab or already on the market, they're driving progress in tangible ways on an array of fronts.""
Fast Company's Next Big Things in Tech awards recognized 137 innovations across applied AI, telecommunications, and agriculture selected from 1,200 applicants. Selection followed a monthslong, multi-round evaluation process conducted by editors and writers. Applications were assessed for relevancy, ingenuity, progress and potential, and impact, with evaluators asking about the problem solved, technological novelty, proven performance, scalability, and potential five-year effects. Multiple rounds of evaluation and judge conversations determined each winner. A coordinated team including judges, a coordinator, designers, photographers, and developers supported the awards process.
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