Announcing the H Prize!

Dear Community,

I hope all is well! I’m writing today with an exciting announcement. We will be launching the H Prize on November 2, 2021.

There will soon be a landing page with more details at 7cups.com/hprize. For now, here is a flyer that gives a broad overview:

What is the H Prize?

The H Prize is designed to honor our collective efforts and highlight how we help one another

grow. People of all sorts - experts and non-experts both - are invited to create their own growth paths on 7 Cups.

A growth path is a series of steps (text, video, images) designed to help strengthen us as

individuals and as a global society.

What are the categories?
Categories for Growth Paths include:

Compassion
Courage
Spirituality
Hope
Leadership
Motivation
Change
Depression
Anxiety
Substance Use
Relationships
Gratitude
Happiness

What is the prize?
There will be a $2,000 USD award for each category.

How will growth paths be judged?
There will be 4 criteria: number of steps taken, number of upvotes, quality of content, relevance of content. Please do not try to game the steps or upvotes.

When will winners be announced?
The date is TBD, but likely the end of February or March 1.

How do I build a growth path?
Great question! Here is a video that walks you through it!

Are current growth paths eligible?
Yes, any growth path that has already been built is eligible. Please just add a category tag to the growth path so we can find it.

Why are we doing this?
We believe that growth path steps are a sort of digital therapeutic or digital medicine that can help people overcome specific challenges. At present, we have over 100 growth paths that address dozens of issues. There are many issues that people struggle with that have therapy protocols or growth path steps that are too difficult for people to consistently take. It feels too much like homework. Instead, growth path steps need to feel a bit easier to do - kind of like eating a snack (I love those “healthy” snap pea snacks and can eat a bag without even thinking about it) and even enjoyable. That is what want to do for exercises and interventions to help people better cope with and master challenges.

Another reason is we want to increase growth paths for areas that do not yet have therapy protocols so we can help more people that experience a variety of problems. For example, Emre, the main developer that built the growth path tool has a fear of dogs. We don’t yet have a growth path that helps people overcome a fear of dogs. Soon we will and many more areas as well!

How was this funded?
A philanthropic foundation funded this project to help increase growth paths that address positive and strength based areas like religion, spirituality, and flourishing.

Is Hope a judge?
Yes! The Dean of our Academy is also a judge. Thanks Hope!

I am interested, how can I participate?
We encourage you to think about the category(s) you would like to build growth paths for - thinking of the target population (users) as well as the specific area/topic within these categories are a great way to formulate your growth path plan.

If you are ready to start building your growth path, please submit this Participant Information Form so we can award you the badge (Path Builder) to build a growth path that is publicly available for usage for the 7 Cups community.

I have signed up but need support
We’ve got your back! Please submit the Support Form for assistance.

Ask any other questions below and we'll answer them and update this main post as well. Thank you!

Thank you,

Glen