18 designs that made a big impact in 2021

Winner

COVID Recovery Insights Platform
UrbanFootprint
A data platform that helped public agencies and frontline organizations respond and adapt to COVID-19

Finalists

Sentinel
Conservation X Labs

Society’s Cage
SmithGroup

Smart Start
Ideo.org and PSI

High-Precision Fasteners
Produktif

Boost
Sabin Vaccine Institute and Dalberg Design

Honorable Mentions

Flwrdwn
Pangaia Materials Science

Aether Diamonds Brand Launch
Aether Diamonds

Plastic Free Deodorant
Native

Robin the Robot
Expper Technologies

Nebia by Moen
Nebia

OneFifteen
Alexandria Real Estate Equities

Core BTS and Kroger Health
Kroger

Paper Packaging
H&M

COVID-19 Response
Noora Health

H&M Looop
AKQA and Universal

Capitol Vista
Determined by Design

First Municipal Vertical Farming Project
AeroFarms

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