Destination Imagination Global Finals 2025 Results

BLACKWOOD, N.J. - May 28, 2025 - PRLog -- Nearly 10,000 attendees from around the globe have gathered in downtown Kansas City for the Destination Imagination (DI) Global Finals 2025, the culminating celebration of a season dedicated to student-driven creativity, collaboration, and innovation. Held May 22–25 at the Kansas City Convention Center, the event marks the exciting conclusion of the 2024-25 DI season, which engaged over 30,000 students worldwide.

More than 600 of the top-ranking student teams—representing 30 U.S. states and 13 countries—have earned their place at Global Finals by excelling in regional and national competitions. Their challenge solutions span disciplines such as engineering, storytelling, improvisation, and performance, showcasing remarkable ingenuity and teamwork. These students are the best of the best, exemplifying DI's mission to inspire and equip the next generation of leaders and innovators.

"We are continually inspired by the incredible talent, creativity, and determination displayed by the students at Global Finals," said Michele Tuck-Ponder, executive director of Destination Imagination, Inc. "Reaching this level takes exceptional skill and perseverance, and seeing these young innovators challenge themselves—and each other—in the spirit of friendly competition truly embodies what DI stands for. The global friendships and connections they build along the way give me great hope for the future."

The teams compete in a variety of challenges based around different areas of creativity. Each challenge must incorporate two 'Team Choice Elements' that show off the team's interests, skills, areas of strength and talents.

While it is exceptional for all of the teams present to be part of this competition, there is a definite number of winning teams that have shown exemplary creativity and problem-solving ability through their presentations.

Top three placements and high instant challenge winners can be found alongside additional awards of merit on the website, showcasing the ingenuity of the teams in particularly exceptional ways. https://www.destinationimagination.org/blog/destination-i...#