Ten years ago, with a design competition you'd see the brief, and a few months later you'd see the results; the selection process was largely opaque. But nowadays it's a much more transparent process with YouTube videos and websites presenting entrants' pitches.
As an example check out this update to Sony's Open Planet Ideas Challenge, the design competition seeking sustainable applications for technology. They've winnowed down hundreds of entries and come up with a top three:
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