Judging criteria of a surgathon
| Presentation | ||||||
| Team members demonstrate cohesion and effort | ||||||
| Not polished | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Clearly polished |
| Creativity and ingenuity of the idea | ||||||
| Not a unique solution | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | A unique solution |
| Story of the team moving from problem to solution | ||||||
| Unclear progression | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Clear progression |
| Applicability | ||||||
| What is the problem, and why is it important? | ||||||
| Not well described | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Clearly described |
| Ability to articulate pain point(s) around the problem. | ||||||
| Unable to articulate | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Well-articulated |
| Clearly defined use-case that matches articulated pain points. | ||||||
| No use-case | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Clearly defined |
| Sustainability | ||||||
| Plans for a beta version are clearly laid out | ||||||
| No plans | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Clearly laid out |
| Path to market | ||||||
| No path | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Clear path |
| Business model/scalability/distribution | ||||||
| No model | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Clear model |
| Feasibility | ||||||
| Solution provided is technically sound | ||||||
| Major technical flaws | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Technically sound |
| Team identified next steps to take | ||||||
| None identified | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Identified next steps |
| Feasibility of implementation in the local health system | ||||||
| Unfeasible | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Very Feasible |
| Equity | ||||||
| Solution positively impacts individuals, institutions and/or the community | ||||||
| No impact | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Strong Impact |
| Solution harnesses local resources and capacities | ||||||
| Does not use local resources | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Uses resources |
| Solution has a perceived meaningful value | ||||||
| No perceived value | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Strong perceived value |
| Impact | ||||||
| Positive economic impact on individuals, institutions and community | ||||||
| No impact | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Strong, positive impact |
| Wellness impact on individuals, institutions and community | ||||||
| No impact | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Strong, positive impact |