Congratulations to the Class of 2026: Meet Our Scholarship Recipients

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As graduation season arrives, we’re proud to celebrate the Destination Imagination (DI) Class of 2026 and recognize this year’s scholarship recipients. Through Destination Imagination, these students have grown as creative thinkers, collaborators, leaders, and supporters within their schools and communities. Some discovered confidence they didn’t know they had, some found new ways to encourage and […]

2026 Team Film Challenge Registration Is Now Open

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Team Film Challenge registration is now open. In this 8-week filmmaking experience, students work together to create an original short film while exploring storytelling, creativity, collaboration, and the Creative Process using everyday recording tools.

The 2026 Destination Imagination Pin Auction Is Underway

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For more than 25 years, teams, Affiliates, volunteers, and alumni across the Destination Imagination community have created pins to showcase their creativity and trade at tournaments and Global Finals. Over time, those pins have become more than collectibles. They represent memories, friendships, team identities, state and country pride, and little moments of DI history shared […]

Stream Global Finals 2026 Live

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Every year, Global Finals brings together some of the most creative, collaborative, and courageous young people in the world. And this year, even if you can’t be there in person, you can still be part of the experience! Families, teams, alumni, volunteers, and supporters from around the globe are invited to tune in live for […]

Help Improve Roadmap for Team Managers

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If you’ve managed a Destination Imagination Challenge Experience team, you know that Roadmap is something many Team Managers return to throughout the season. It’s there when you’re figuring out how to start, when your team hits a roadblock, or when you’re trying to balance structure with letting students take the lead. It can also help […]

2026–27 Challenge Previews Are Here! See What’s Next

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What if you were asked to build a machine that can sort objects? Or engineer a system that can measure weight and help crack a case? Or write your own fable and bring it to life on stage? In the Destination Imagination Challenge Experience, that’s exactly what teams do. Teams take on open-ended Challenges, work […]

Team Spirit Spotlight: Celebrate Your Journey!

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Tournament season is here, and we want to celebrate your team’s journey! Over the next several weeks, we’ll be celebrating the creativity, teamwork, and hard work our teams put into their solutions this season—but we can’t do that without you! We want to see your team in action—whether you’re building, performing, problem-solving, or celebrating a […]

We’re Hiring: Global Finals Service Associate

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Destination Imagination is a nonprofit organization that advances creativity as an essential skill for innovating, collaborating, and driving positive impact. Each year, teams from around the world participate in the Destination Imagination Challenge Experience, culminating in Global Finals — a celebration of student creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving. We’re hiring a Global Finals Customer Service Associate […]

How Is Your Team Making an Impact?

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Service Learning teams across Destination Imagination are making a difference in their communities. Share your team’s project and help us spotlight the creativity, collaboration, and impact happening around the world.

Apply for a 2026 DI Scholarship

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We’re excited to announce three incredible scholarship opportunities for students participating in the 2025-26 season of the Destination Imagination Challenge Experience: the DI Graduate of the Year Award, the Founders Award, and the DI Scholar Award. Applications are officially open! Scholarship Details Who Can Apply? These scholarships are open to students graduating from high school […]

Creativity in Motion: Destination Imagination’s 2025 Annual Report

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Creativity rarely looks like a single moment of inspiration. More often, it takes shape over time through trying ideas, working through challenges, collaborating with others, and learning along the way. Destination Imagination’s 2025 Annual Report highlights what that process looked like across our global community during the past fiscal year. At its core, the report […]