Cedarbaum Prize Evaluative Criteria
| Categories of Criteria | 3 – Superior | 2 – Average | 1–Doesn’t meet standard |
| Explanation of the Innovation | Innovation is valid, appropriately current, understandable by target audience, authoritative, and appropriate. | Innovation is partially valid, less than appropriately current, garners less than complete understanding by target audience, is incomplete in elements of authority and appropriateness. | Innovation is invalid, outdated, not understandable by target audience, deficient in authority and appropriateness. |
| Creativity – under Inspired Innovation | Breakthrough approach or new paradigm. | Incremental improvement or new practice or tool | Standard approach |
| Feasibility & Risk under Support Implementation | Is feasible/realistic and highly likely to produce desirable outcomes. Associated risks are minimal. | Is reasonably feasible/realistic and likely to produce desirable outcomes. Associated risks are moderate. | Is unrealistic/unfeasible and unlikely to produce desirable outcomes. Associated risks are unacceptable. |
