Instant Challenge: Exploring Material Properties

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The Instant Challenge component of the Destination Imagination Challenge Experience helps your team learn how to quickly assess a situation, make a plan, and work together to create a solution in a very short period of time. A variety of our Instant Challenges require your team to use certain materials to solve the Challenge. When […]

Journal Review: Destination Imagination’s Impact on Superior Performance Competencies

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We are thrilled to announce that Destination Imagination (DI) has been featured in the Archives of Business Research journal, highlighting how DI helps students to develop superior performance competencies, including effective communication, creative thinking, critical thinking, relationship building, problem-solving, time management, risk management, active listening, leadership, resilience, respect for and acceptance of other cultures, and […]

Bring Your DI Skills to Türkiye!

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Ready to take your DI skills abroad? Destination Imagination Türkiye is opening up its 2024 Affiliate Tournament to all registered teams across the globe! The DI Türkiye Affiliate Tournament will take place in Antalya from February 22-25, 2024, and is an opportunity for international teams to meet new people, showcase their creativity, and immerse themselves […]

Navigating Destination Imagination: How to Choose the Perfect Program

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Creativity is a skill that is essential in today’s world. It is the ability to think outside the box, come up with new ideas, and solve problems in innovative ways. At Destination Imagination, our goal is to teach kids and teens the creative process—a step-by-step approach that helps them to better understand problems, ask better […]

Instant Challenge: Inspiring Teams to Think on the Spot

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At a Destination Imagination (DI) tournament, teams will solve one Instant Challenge in addition to presenting their Team Challenge solution. However, unlike a Team Challenge, where teams have months to prepare, plan, and create their solution, teams will have just minutes to solve their Instant Challenge.   Instant Challenge is worth 25% of a team’s […]

7 Life Skills Kids Learn in Destination Imagination

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As parents and caregivers, one of our main goals is to ensure that our children are equipped with the necessary tools to navigate life successfully. Alongside academic knowledge, teaching kids life skills is crucial to fostering independence, resilience, and confidence. It also helps to empower children to tackle challenges, make informed decisions, and develop into […]

Team Tips: Understanding Clarifications

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As your team members begin developing a solution to their Challenge, they may run into sections they find unclear. If your team runs into this issue, or has a question about something stated in Rules of the Road, the Team Manager can submit a Team Clarification on the team’s behalf. Each team can ask up […]

Our 2023-24 Team Challenges are Here!

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It’s time to kick off a brand-new season of the Destination Imagination Challenge Experience! All seven 2023-24 Team Challenges are now available in our Resource Area. (Please note that our Team Challenges can only be accessed by those who have purchased a Team Number.) Check out what’s in store for this year’s STEAM competition. CHALLENGE EXPERIENCE […]

Show Us Your Team’s Creative Process!

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Destination Imagination (DI) is seeking Team Managers to serve as DI Correspondents for the 23-24 season. DI Correspondents will contribute photos, videos, and/or guest blog content to be utilized on DI’s website and social media.  So often, we only get to see DI teams in tournaments or at an awards ceremony – meaning we don’t […]

23-24 Team Numbers Now Available!

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Ready to use your creativity and imagination in an adventure of a lifetime? We are thrilled to kick off our 2023-24 season of Destination Imagination (DI)! Teams can choose to be part of our in-person Challenge Experience, where they can take on one of our seven standard STEAM-based Team Challenges, or they can opt for our […]

STEAM Activity: Build a Flying Device

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Ready to take your children’s imaginations to new heights? For this STEAM activity, kids will have the chance to create a new and innovative flying device of their own design! ?️ But here’s the best part: THEY get to decide what the flying device will be used for! Will it be a delivery drone that […]

Join the 2023 Digital Open STEAM Competition

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Looking for a STEAM program that’s flexible enough to meet your needs? Join us for the 2023 Digital Open! The Digital Open is a seven-week, travel-free STEAM competition open to elementary, middle school, high school, and university students worldwide. Teams can solve the challenge together in person, remotely, at school, or from the comfort of their own homes! […]