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Wazoku Wins Silver STEVIE® Award In 2022 International Business Awards®

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On the 15th August, 2022 Wazoku was named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the Company of the Year – Computer Software – Medium-size category in The 19th Annual International Business Awards®.

The International Business Awards are the world’s premier business awards program. All individuals and organizations worldwide – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small – are eligible to submit nominations. The 2022 IBAs received entries from organizations in 67 nations and territories.

Winners will be celebrated during a gala banquet at the InterContinental London Park Lane Hotel, in London, England, on Saturday, 15 October – the first live IBA awards ceremony since 2019.

 More than 3,700 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories. These included Company of the Year, Marketing Campaign of the Year, Best New Product or Service of the Year, Startup of the Year, Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year, and Executive of the Year, among others.

Stevie Award winners were determined by the average scores of more than 300 executives worldwide who participated in the judging process in June and July.

“We’re thrilled that we’re able to return to celebrating Stevie winners in person this year,” said Stevie Awards president Maggie Miller. “This year’s class of honorees are as innovative, adventuresome, persistent, and successful as we’ve ever had. We look forward to celebrating their achievements with them during our 15 October awards banquet in London.”


Comments from the judges

“Creative solution for idea and innovation management, the nice thing is the credibility is high because of your customers.”

“The company has demonstrated its leadership providing sustainable and scalable innovation to enterprises and delivering remarkable results. Its platform is a unique proposition and their business has shown consistent growth in the period.”

“Amazing offering considering the human and environment part.”

“Great nomination, I am impressed by your creative solution on centralizing innovation, brilliant idea.”

“Congratulations on your company’s success, your nomination is detailed, clear, concise, impactful metrics and interesting case studies.”


About Wazoku

“Through our market-leading technology, proven methodologies, and open innovation marketplace, we empower organizations to solve complex problems and continually drive innovation.

Every day we help people find, capture, and share ideas to improve our world. From new retail concepts transforming the high street, to new ways to purify water in developing countries. We are a global home for all ideas, giving a voice and role to everyone in the innovation process”

About the Stevie Awards
Stevie Awards are conferred in eight programs: the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards, The American Business Awards®, The International Business Awards®, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, the Stevie Awards for Great Employers, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Stevie Awards competitions receive more than 12,000 nominations each year from organizations in more than 70 nations. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Learn more about the Stevie Awards at www.StevieAwards.com.

By Wazoku

Wazoku is an innovation SaaS business that helps some of the world’s biggest organizations to innovate at scale. Whether it’s making the most of your employee's ideas, identifying new partners to collaborate with, or exploring the boundless potential of open innovation – or all three! – Wazoku makes innovation happen.