Celebrating more than a decade of Innovation by Design, the 2022 honorees include nearly 600 projects, products, and services from Nike, Verizon, Microsoft, and others. Cannondale's SmartSense was honored as a finalist in Fast Company's Innovation by Design Awards for 2022 in the Transportation category and received an honorable mention in the Wellness category.
WILTON, Conn., Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Cannondale's SmartSense was honored as a finalist in Fast Company's Innovation by Design Awards for 2022 in the Transportation category and received an honorable mention in the Wellness category.
The Innovation by Design Awards, which can be found in the October 2022 issue of Fast Company, honor the designers and businesses solving the most crucial problems of today and anticipating the pressing issues of tomorrow. The competition, now in its 11th year, features a range of blue-chip companies, emerging startups, and hungry young talents. It is one of the most sought-after design awards in the industry.
Cannondale has opened the door to road cycling with the introduction of its SmartSense technology, instilling confidence and adding convenience to cycling through an actively intelligent system of lights and radar. It is the first technology of its kind to actively communicate with the rider, bicycle, and surroundings powered by a single battery.
"We are honored to be recognized by the design community. Our mission is to inspire and enable the future of cycling," said Henning Schroeder, Cannondale's senior vice president of product development. "Cannondale product is driven by rider desires, and it is where we extend a hand to help solve a problem. SmartSense provides enhanced awareness while also creating heightened visibility so the rider can more effectively see and be seen while cycling. It is designed to make road riding more enjoyable for experienced riders, more inviting for new riders, and more convenient for everyone."
"A common theme among this year's Innovation by Design honorees, which range from healthcare interfaces to autonomous driving technology, is permanence," said Brendan Vaughan, editor-in-chief of Fast Company. "The products that leaped out to our editors and judges went against our quick-fix consumer culture, while also manifesting a more inclusive vision of design."
Honorees for the 2022 awards were selected in the following categories: Accessible Design; Apps and Games; Automotive; Branding; Circular Design; Data Design; Design Company of the Year; Enterprise; Experience Design; Experimental; Fashion and Beauty; Finance; General Excellence; Graphic Design; Health; Home; Hospitality; Impact; Learning; Marketing; Materials; Packaging; Pandemic Response; Products; Rapid Response; Retail; Social Justice; Spaces and Places; Sports and Recreation; Students; Sustainability; Transportation; Urban Design; User Experience; Wellness; Workplace; Best Design Asia-Pacific; Best Design Europe, Middle East, and Africa; Best Design Latin America; Best Design North America; Years in Business (On the Rise: 0–4 Years, Established Excellence: 5–19 Years, Enduring Impact: 20+ Years); and Size of Business (Small Business: Fewer Than 100 Employees, Midsize Business: 100–999 Employees, Large Business: 1,000+ Employees). New categories included Accessible Design, Automotive, Circular Design, Enterprise, Experience Design, Hospitality, and Rapid Response.
The judges include renowned designers from a variety of disciplines, business leaders from some of the most innovative companies in the world, and Fast Company's own writers and editors. Entries are judged on the key ingredients of innovation: functionality, originality, beauty, sustainability, user insight, cultural impact, and business impact.
Winners, finalists, and honorable mentions are featured online and in the October issue of Fast Company magazine, on newsstands September 27, 2022.
To see the complete list, go to https://www.fastcompany.com/innovation-by-design/list
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About Cannondale
We are free thinking people. We defy convention to remove barriers to riding. Our purpose is your experience. Our product is your ride. Our very first bikes changed the industry forever with their oversized aluminum frames, and since then, our reputation for unconventional, performance-based, and design-driven innovation has become legend. We are always inventing, always refining, and always innovating in our quest to create a ride like no other. For more information, visit http://www.cannondale.com.
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