Destination Imagination, Inc.

08/21/2026

27 years of competitive creative problem solving serving students in 27 countries—all with the support of 13,000+ volunteers! Documentary filmmakers, if you're listening....give us a call.

08/18/2026

Always wanted to try your hand at filmmaking? Now's your chance! 🎬

In Destination Imagination's (DI) Team Film Challenge, students collaborate over the course of 8 weeks to turn an original idea into a finished short film. Throughout the process, they build skills in storytelling, creativity, communication, problem-solving, and teamwork through the DI Creative Process.

Films can be recorded using everyday recording devices like phones, tablets, and cameras to bring their ideas to life. No special equipment is required.

🎥 Starts September 2026

Learn more about this year’s Challenge, That Escalated Quickly, and start your team at the link in our bio.

08/14/2026

As the 26-27 Destination Imagination season kicks off, we're wishing the best to new teams and returning teams alike! To get you started, here's an agenda for your first meeting 📝

To find more resources such as meeting agendas and team-building activities, download the 26-27 Destination Imagination Roadmap—available in the resource area!

08/11/2026

Exciting news! 🎉

FIRST (the world's largest youth robotics community) and Destination Imagination are joining forces to expand STEAM learning for students everywhere.

Kids learn best when they can build, make, and explore. This alliance brings together robotics and creative problem-solving so more young people can develop the skills they'll use for life: teamwork, resilience, innovation, and creative confidence.

Find out more: https://hubs.ly/Q04sBfl10

08/07/2026

We have a new addition to the Destination Imagination social media team: welcome alum, Deepti Aravapalli!

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08/05/2026

We asked 760 people how creativity shows up in their lives. Here's what we learned:
✅ 96% of parents and teachers say creativity is essential for learning and future readiness.
❌ The same people described systems that work against it.

Teachers talked about fear of failure and packed curricula. Professionals described workplaces that don't encourage new ideas. Families juggle overscheduled weeks with no room for open play.

But here's the thing: people want to experiment, collaborate, and try new approaches. They just need the space to do it.

Creativity thrives with the right conditions. Supportive relationships. Room to take risks. Time to explore.

The research is clear. Now the question is whether we're willing to build those conditions.

Read more:

When we asked 760 teachers, parents, professionals, and lifelong learners how creativity actually shows up in their lives, the gap between belief and reality became impossible to ignore. We all believe creativity matters. Across our research, one message came through loud and clear: creativity is no...

07/31/2026

The 2026–27 Challenges are here!

Students work in teams to solve open-ended Challenges. No script or single right answer. Just their ideas and a process that teaches them how to think.

Pick your challenge and start building today.
https://hubs.la/Q04qTh7H0

07/30/2026

War couldn't stop them.

Ukrainian kids held regional tournaments in bomb shelters, traveled by train across a continent, and made it to Global Finals in Kansas City.

Jenn DeBarge Goonan captured why DI matters: it's not about the competition. It's about giving kids the freedom to create, solve problems their own way, and discover they're not alone.

Read her full story and learn three ways you can help more young people find a place where their ideas belong. 💙
https://hubs.ly/Q04r9b_m0

07/29/2026

A new season means new teams, new ideas, and new moments where kids surprise themselves. The 2026–27 Challenges launch July 31. Is your team ready?

07/21/2026

Six Massachusetts DI teams spent a day at the Robotics and AI Institute in Cambridge, driving Boston Dynamics Spot robots and solving pirate-themed Instant Challenges that taught them about AI, collision avoidance, and data collection.

DI alumna Noam works at the lab. When she told her team lead about DI, they recognized the same creative problem-solving skills they use every day. So they built a room-sized board game and invited teams to play.

By the end of the day, the kids navigated robots through all 10 challenges without any adult help. They came up with solutions the RAI team hadn't thought of during testing.

Turns out the skills you practice in DI are exactly what show up in real-world tech work.

Read the full story: https://hubs.la/Q04pSmcJ0

By Noam, DI Volunteer & Alumna Editor’s Note: DI alumna Noam works at the Robotics and AI Institute in Cambridge, where her team teaches robots to get smarter using AI. When she told her team lead about DI, they invited six Massachusetts teams to the lab for an afternoon of robots and hands-on cha...