The first initiative under the New DEEP Ideation Portal is the Agentic AI Ideation Challenge, focused on generating ideas that can support the upcoming ASI: Create.

This challenge is intentionally positioned at the idea level, not the proposal level.

📺 Video Spotlight: The Agentic AI Challenge

Get a quick 2-minute overview of the challenge goals, the submission process, and what we’re looking for in your Agentic AI ideas.

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What We Mean by Agentic AI

For this challenge, Agentic AI refers to systems that exhibit the following characteristics:

• Autonomy
  Operates independently to pursue defined goals.
• Goal-Orientation
  Focuses on outcomes, not just executing isolated commands.
  
• Planning & Reasoning
  Breaks down complex objectives into sub-tasks and selects appropriate courses of action.
  
• Tool Use
  Integrates with external tools, APIs, databases, or services to gather information and act.
  
• Adaptability
  Learns from interactions and adjusts behavior as conditions change.
  

Submissions are expected to clearly articulate how these properties are central to the idea, not incidental.

Challenge Timeline

The Agentic AI Ideation Challenge follows a structured but lightweight process:

Submission Period
Dec 17 – Dec 29
Open for idea submissions through the DEEP Ideation portal: https://deep-ideation.ai/

CRISP Review & Filtering
Dec 29 – Jan 12
Ideas are reviewed and filtered by the CRISP team based on clarity, relevance, and alignment with challenge goals.

Spotlights Day Organization
Jan 12 – Jan 19
Community Hubs and the Events Circle organize Spotlight Days across global time zones.

Spotlights Day & Final Selection
Jan 19

• 20 top ideas will pitch and receive an ASI: Create a platform credit voucher
  
• 6 selected ideas will receive a $500 USD financial reward

What Happens After Ideation

One of the core principles of DEEP Ideation is optionality.

An idea may or may not receive funding, regardless of whether it is highlighted, shortlisted, filtered, or awarded during a specific ideation challenge. Likewise, ideas that are not awarded at this stage might still benefit from future funding opportunities.

Ideas filtered through this challenge are not locked into a single path. After CRISP filtering, ideas may progress into different Deep Funding instruments, including:

• RFPs – When a structured request best fits the idea
  
• Hackathons – For rapid prototyping and validation
  
• Funding Rounds – For full project development
  
• Lab – For experimental or research-oriented work
  
  

This ensures that ideas are matched with the most appropriate execution model, rather than forcing execution to fit a predefined format.

A Beginning, Not a Conclusion

DEEP Ideation formalizes something that has always existed in the community: ideas emerging before structure, funding, or teams.

By giving ideation its own strategy, tools, and challenges, Deep Funding strengthens the entire innovation pipeline — from early exploration to mature execution — while staying aligned with the principles of decentralization, transparency, and community-driven development.

The Agentic AI Ideation Challenge is the first step in this direction.

For more information on DEEP’s Ideation Strategy, please visit: DEEP Ideation: Structuring Ideas Before They Become Projects