What is DI (Destination Imagination)?​

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Destination Imagination (DI) is an educational nonprofit.

Our mission is to inspire and equip youth to imagine and innovate through the creative process.

We want to ignite the power of ALL youth to be the creative and collaborative innovators of tomorrow.

Each year, more than 150,000 students across the U.S. and in 30-plus countries participate in

DI tournaments.

60% of CEOs polled cited creativity as the most important leadership quality, compared with 52% for integrity and 35% for global thinking.

– IBM Global CEO Study

65% of today’s students will be employed in jobs that have yet to be invented.

– U.S. Department of Labor

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DI's Challenge Experience

DI’s Challenge Experience is a project-based academic competition in which students work in teams to solve open-ended Challenges.

Each of our seven, annual Team Challenges has a different educational focus:

▶ Scientific

▶ Technical

▶ Engineering

▶ Fine Arts

▶ Improvisational

▶ Service Learning

▶ Early Learning

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Each team selects one of our Team Challenges, and then works on their solution over several weeks or months.

A solution is a presentation that is then brought to a local tournament to be scored and celebrated.

As students work together, they get to explore their passions, discover their own talents and abilities, and learn life skills.

DI challenges are open to all kindergarten through university level students worldwide

Student teams of up to seven members select their Challenge and work together to develop a solution.

Each team has at least one Team Manager to help keep the team on track, but does not assist or interfere with the team’s solution. This volunteer role is typically filled by a parent, teacher, or community member.

Teams share and celebrate their innovative Challenge solutions at an in-person or virtual tournament.

For more details about each challenge please refer to the "Challenge categories".  

Who does Destination Imagination?

What's next after Asia Tournament? - GLOBAL FINALS 2025 KANSAS CITY, USA MAY 22-25, 2025

Global Finals is the culminating tournament for each season of Destination Imagination’s

Challenge Experience, with the top teams from around the world competing in their respective Team Challenges. The Asian local tournament winners will be selected for each challenge area, categorized by elementary, middle, high school, and university levels.

DI Finals, Kansas city, USA

Team Managers of qualified teams will receive an invitation to register for Global Finals via email within 36 hours of Asian Premiminary Tournament.