Inducing Innovation Through Prizes

Jaison G. Morgan is the lead manager of the Prize Development Department for the X PRIZE Foundation. The Department houses the intellectual property and knowhow that has enabled the successful design of over $60 million of inducement prizes. Over the next five years, the Foundation plans to launch between 10-15 additional prizes, representing a combined purse value of over $300 million. Morgan holds degrees from Hampden-Sydney College (BA) and the University of Chicago (MA) and is a frequent blogger and lecturer on the continuing evolution of prizes to induce innovative breakthroughs.