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Imagine that you and a few friends are given a project to complete in an eight-week period, without help from anyone outside the team...
The project involves designing and constructing a technical device that must move from point A to point B under its own power. Imagine that you must also write, produce, and star in a story that involves the technical device. You need to make props, costumes, and everything else, and package it into an eight-minute Presentation. Now imagine that you and your teammates are 10 years old… and you are hearing the thunderous applause of an enthusiastic audience as you present your completed project!
If you think this is far-fetched, you haven’t been to a Destination ImagiNation® Tournament! Our teams work on – and solve – Team Challenges like these, completely on their own.
Why Team Challenges? Our Team Challenges encourage development of Creative Problem Solving techniques, teamwork and creative process over a sustained period of time, usually eight to twelve weeks. Our Challenges are designed to be:
• Fun to solve
• Academically-based (corresponding to education standards) and include a research component
• Focused on one or more of the following areas:
• Technical/Mechanical Design
• Structural/Architectural Design
• Theatrical/Literary/Fine Arts
• Scientific Exploration
• Improvisation.
Each year, teams of two to seven members select one of five competitive Challenges. With the guidance – but not help – from a Team Manager (who serves as facilitator, not coach), the team creates an action plan and works together to create everything needed for their Presentation.

View the 2008-2009 challenges here.