Buckminster Fuller's prolific life of exploration, discovery, invention and teaching was driven by his intention "to make the world work for 100% of humanity, in the shortest possible time, through spontaneous cooperation without ecological offense or disadvantage of anyone".

Fuller coupled this intention with a pioneering approach aimed at solving complex problems. This approach, which he called comprehensive anticipatory design science, combined an emphasis on individual initiative and integrity with whole systems thinking, scientific rigor and faithful reliance on nature's underlying principles.

After decades of tracking world resources, innovations in science and technology, and human needs, Fuller asserted that options exist to successfully surmount the crises of unprecedented scope and complexity facing humanity - he issued an urgent call for a design science revolution to make the world work for all.

Entry Criteria
The Buckminster Fuller Challenge seeks submissions of design science solutions within a broad range of human endeavor that exemplify the trimtab principle. Trimtabs demonstrate how small amounts of energy and resources precisely applied at the right time and place can produce maximum advantageous change.

Solutions should be
- Comprehensive - a clear demonstration of holistic systems thinking.
- Anticipatory - projectively tracking critical trends and needs; identifying and assessing long term consequences of proposed solutions.
- Ecologically responsible - reflective and supportive of nature's underlying processes, patterns and principles.
- Verifiable - able to withstand rigorous empirical testing.
- Replicable - capable of being readily undertaken by others.
- Achievable - likely to be implemented successfully and broadly adopted.

How to Enter
Entries for The Buckminster Fuller Challenge will be accepted via our web-based platform or the post beginning September 4th and ending October 30th, 2007.

Entries will be limited to a maximum total of 1500 words. You will also be permitted to submit up to six images with your entry.

The final application will ask you to address the following:
- The problem you are trying to solve and/or the preferred state you are trying to achieve.
- Your solution and your plan to implement it.
- How you are going to finance it.
- Who is going to do it.
- Who will vouch for you and your plan. 

Prizes
The Buckminster Fuller Challenge Winner:
The winner (individual or team) will receive a 100.000 Dolar cash prize to support the on-going development and implementation of their winning solution.

Additional benefits conferred in 2008 to the winning entry include:
- Round trip airfare to New York City (accommodations included) to receive the Prize at a ceremony to which the press and guests will be invited.
- Opportunities to present winning work at events organized by the Buckminster Fuller Institute in the United States, and subject to funding, abroad.
- Opportunities to present winning work to the international press.
- Exposure of winning work through the Buckminster Fuller Institute's outreach programs.
- Work will be featured in an annual Buckminster Fuller Challenge print publication.

The Buckminster Fuller Challenge Finalists:
Finalists in the Challenge will receive:
- Featured recognition of work through the Buckminster Fuller Institute's outreach programs.
- Presentation of work in an annual Buckminster Fuller Challenge print publication.

The Buckminster Fuller Challenge Semi-finalists:
Semi - finalists will be invited to feature their entries for public access on the program's easy - to - use searchable website. A press announcement will be published and circulated encouraging the international press and interested public to view the work.