The World’s Best Awards

Selection of winners is a two-fold process: judges’ shortlisting and subsequent public voting.

First Part of the Winner Selection Process: Judges’ Shortlisting

Here are the salient details of the judging process:

I. NOMINEE TYPE

Nominees’ accomplishments are assessed based on their nominated nominee type, which could be any of the following:

• Nonprofit
• Educational
• Government (non political)
• Individual
• Invention
• Product
• Service
• Initiative, Project, or Campaign
• Micro Enterprise (Less than 10 employees)
• Small Enterprise (10 to 49 employees)
• Medium Enterprise (50 to 249 employees)
• Large Enterprise (250 or more employees)

II. CALCULATION OF POINTS

Nominees will be shortlisted for an award if they obtain a minimum score of 80 points based on the following:

A. JUDGING SCORE
Judging Score = Raw Score + (Judges’ Overall Score x Evidence Sufficiency Multiplier)
= 100 points

B. RAW SCORE (75 points)

Judges’ raw score for a nominee based on the following:

1. Industry relevance score (25 points) – Judges take into account the specific industry of each nominee and evaluate the significance of their accomplishment within that industry context. What may be groundbreaking in one industry may be commonplace in another.
2. Accomplishment scope score (25 points) – Judges gauge the scope of the nominee’s accomplishment. They recognize achievements within the nominee’s nominated scope.
3. Accomplishment type score (25 points) – Different types of accomplishments require different evaluation criteria. Whether it’s a technological innovation, leadership achievement, or sustainability initiative, judges tailor their assessment criteria accordingly.

C. JUDGES’ OVERALL SCORE (25 points)

Judges give:
a) Full points if the nominee’s accomplishments are what’s expected for their nominee type based on their chosen industry, accomplishment scope, and accomplishment type.
b) Extra points to nominees exceeding what’s expected for their nominee type based on their chosen accomplishment industry, accomplishment type, and accomplishment scope.
c) Additional points for the accomplishment(s) with any indications of the following focus of the awards: top brands and visionary leaders, cutting edge products and services, innovations that reshape industries, or social and environmental initiatives.

C. EVIDENCE SUFFICIENCY MULTIPLIER

Judges will then gauge the supplied evidence for the nomination. They will determine if the nomination has sufficient credible evidence for any accomplishment(s) mentioned. Here are the possible evidence sufficiency multiplier values depending on whether or not the nomination has sufficient supporting evidence for the nominated accomplishment(s):

• If “Yes,” the multiplier is 1.
• If “More credible evidence is needed,” the multiplier is 0.5.
• If “No,” the multiplier is 0.

D. SAMPLE CALCULATION

1. Sample Judging Scoreboard for Nominee 1
a. Nominee type – Large Enterprise (250 or more employees)
b. Raw Score:

• Industry relevance score – 22 points
• Accomplishment scope score – 22 points
• Accomplishment type score – 22 points
  b. Judges’ Overall Score
• 22 points
  c. Evidence Sufficiency Multiplier
• More credible evidence needed = 0.5
  d. Judging Score = Raw Points + (Judges’ Overall Score x Evidence Sufficiency Multiplier)
  = 66 points + (22 points x 0.5)
  = 77 points
  = Not recommended for shortlisting

2. Sample Judging Scoreboard for Nominee 2

a. Nominee type – Individual
b. Raw Score:

• Industry relevance score – 20 points
• Accomplishment scope score – 20 points
• Accomplishment type score – 20 points
  b. Judges’ Overall Score
• 20 points
  c. Evidence Sufficiency Multiplier
• Yes = 1
  d. Judging Score = Raw Points + (Judges’ Overall Score x Evidence Sufficiency Multiplier)
  = 60 points + (20 points x 1)
  = 80 points
  = Recommended for shortlisting

SECOND PART OF WINNER SELECTION: PUBLIC VOTING

Public voting lasts only for approximately 23 hours only. Nominees are notified about the voting schedule in advance.

Bookmark the Voting Hub page here, to keep track of when the next public voting commences.